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Genoa: At Least Three Dead In Port Ship Tragedy
At least three people have died and several are missing after a container ship smashed into a control tower in the port of Genoa. Continue reading
General Dynamics NASSCO Christens USNS Montford Point
SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, USNS Montford Point (MLP-1)… Continue reading
Five crew killed in Canaries cruise ship safety drill
MADRID (Reuters) – Five crew members died in an emergency drill on a cruise ship in the Canary Islands on Sunday, police and the cruise ship operator said. Cables snapped on a lifeboat and it plunged 20 meters (65 feet) to the ocean and fell upside down, killing the five and injuring three others aboard, during the mock rescue exercise on the Thomson Majesty, operated by British travel group TUI Travel plc. The boat was docked in the port of the capital of the island of La Palma, Santa Cruz. Continue reading
No money for Cameco after sale of ship that had uranium spill
Saskatchewan mining company Cameco will not get any money from the sale of a ship that once had a uranium spill at sea — and that it spent millions cleaning up. Continue reading
Yemen seeks UN probe into ship seized with arms
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen has asked the U.N. Security Council to investigate a ship that Yemeni authorities said they seized with a cargo of Iranian-made missiles, rockets and other weapons, the U.N. Continue reading
Yemen: Seized Iranian ship carried varied weapons
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A ship seized by Yemeni authorities last month carried a wide variety of Iranian-made weapons, Yemen’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Continue reading
No sign that hull is breached on drill ship in Alaska
A Royal Dutch Shell drilling ship ran aground Tuesday off an island in the Gulf of Alaska. Continue reading
Puntland troops rescue hostages on hijacked ship
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a siege that lasted nearly two weeks, forces of Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship Sunday and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held captive for nearly three years, authorities said. Continue reading
Detained Argentine naval ship leaves Ghana
ACCRA (Reuters) – An Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West African country on Wednesday, a port official said. Continue reading
