 US warships USS Blue Ridge, the destroyer escorted warship USS Chafee in Vietnam
According to Chinese media reports, a group of several US warships, part of Task Force 73 including the USS Blue Ridge warship from the US Navy's Fleet 7 will arrive at... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Kenneth R. Hendrix) The Examiner
Peace Photos Vietnam Warship Wikipedia: USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) |
 Deep-sea fishing in deep trouble
All is not well with the deep-sea fishing industry, thanks to falling catch, exorbitant rise in operational costs and misuse of Letter of Permit (LoP) guidelines by... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Hindu
Fishing Industry Marine Photos Wikipedia: Fishing |
 Titanic tale still king of the sea
IT was outside the canteen of the set of Julian Fellowes's Titanic that I had my eeriest experience. Titanic was filmed at Stern Studios, just outside Budapest --... (photo: US Coastguard) The Australian
Photos Sea Titanic Tragedy Wikipedia: RMS Titanic |
 Single travellers get day in sun
ONE has long been the loneliest number in terms of travel. Solo travellers, it seems, have always been penalised for simply being single, forced to pay steep supplement... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Photos Touism Touism Travel Wikipedia: Traveller (role-playing game) passengers |
 Europe's dark day: NATO blamed for refugee deaths
LONDON: A catalogue of failures by NATO warships and European coastguards led to the deaths of dozens of refugees left adrift at sea, according to an official report into... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker) Canberra Times
Europe Nato Photos Refugee Wikipedia: Refugees of the Libyan civil war |
 EU authorises warships to hit Somali pirate lairs
AFP - The European Union authorised its navies to strike Somali pirate equipment on land as foreign ministers on Friday beefed up the anti-piracy mission and extended it... (photo: US Navy) France24
Africa Photos Piracy Somalia Wikipedia: Piracy in Somalia |
 Chevron executives charged in Brazil oil spill
Seventeen Chevron and Transocean executives were formally charged with environmental crimes in an oil leak off Rio de Janeiro's coast amid prosecutor calls for damage... (photo: AP / Rio de Janeiro's government,Rogerio Santana) San Francisco Chronicle
Brazil Chevron Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Chevron Corporation |
 Senegal boat victims want French probe to continue
Relatives of over 1 800 people killed in Africa's worst maritime disaster say the case must not be buried as Dakar attempted Monday to have a French inquiry into the... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Independent online (SA)
Africa France Maritime Photos Wikipedia: Senegal |
 Brazil bars Chevron executives from leaving over spill
March 18, 2012 -- Updated 0818 GMT (1618 HKT) George Buck, chief operating officer for Chevron's Brazil division, is among a group of executives barred from leaving the... (photo: AP / Ibama) CNN
Brazil Oil Photos Pollution Wikipedia: Chevron Corporation |
 Brazil to file charges against Chevron executives
SAO PAULO - Brazilian prosecutors said Saturday they will file criminal charges against 17 executives of Chevron Corp. and drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. for a new... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Kavanaugh.) Seattle Times
Brazil Chevron Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Chevron Corporation |
 Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane
An eminent UK engineer is suggesting building cloud-whitening towers in the Faroe Islands as a "technical fix" for warming across the Arctic. Scientists told UK... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley) BBC News
Climate Environment Photos Science Wikipedia: Arctic methane release |
 More needs to be done to spur cruise tourism
The SuperStar Virgo ship at anchor at a HCMC port in a file photo. Vietnam has natural conditions to attract yachts and cruise ships but authorities should make concerted... (photo: Creative Commons / Andy P.) The Saigon Times
Cruise Photos Port Singapore Tourism Wikipedia: Cruise ship |
 The Titanic up for auction
By Jessica Dickler March 15, 2012: 5:55 AM ET More than 5,500 items recovered from the Titanic, including this bracelet, will be auctioned in April. NEW YORK (CNNMoney)... (photo: US NARA) CNN
Maritime Photos UK US Wikipedia: RMS Titanic |
 Death toll reaches 112 in Bangladesh ferry sinking
DHAKA, Bangladesh—Rescue workers found more bodies Wednesday inside the salvaged wreckage of a Bangladesh ferry that capsized with about 200 people on board,... (photo: AP / Pavel Rahman) Denver Post
Bangladesh Disaster Maritime Photos Wikipedia: Bangladesh |
 A year after tsunami, Japan's coastal fishing villages haunted by loss
MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The squat 71-year-old fisherman turns his ruddy, weathered face toward the top of the hillside cemetery. With a heavy heart, he climbs steadily... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) Star Tribune
Disaster Japan Photos Tsunami Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami |
 Groups ask SC court to block Savannah deepening OK
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Environmental groups asked the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday to declare illegal a state agency's permit approval for a $600 million deepening... (photo: WN / Marzena) CNBC
Environment Photos River Savannah Ship Wikipedia: Savannah River |
 Rising oil prices fuel piracy
The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen... (photo: UN / UN) Independent online (SA)
Africa Fuel Photos Piracy Prices Wikipedia: Western Sahara |
 Gulf oil spill spawns mega-suit, with likely mega-payouts
Reporting from New Orleans— Spill 4.9 million barrels of oil into the ocean, and this is what you get: the lollapalooza, labyrinthine, mega-mother of all lawsuits.... (photo: USCG / PO3 Tom Atkeson) The Los Angeles Times
Deepwater Horizon Oil Photos Pollution Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
 Shipping Costs Have Plunged So Hard, Companies Are Now PAYING Customers To Use Their Boats
We've been following recent plunges in the Baltic Dry Index—a measure or commodity shipping costs—because it's near its lowest value since August 1986. Today... (photo: WN / Marzena) Business Insider
Baltic Boats Companies Photos Shipping Wikipedia: Shipping |
 238 saved, 100-plus missing as PNG ferry sinks
AUSTRALIAN rescuers helped save more than 200 Papua New Guineans from drowning after their ferry sank at sea yesterday, but by nightfall fears remained for more than 100... (photo: AP / Post Courier, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT) Sydney Morning Herald
Disaster Papua New Guinea Photos Transport Wikipedia: List of maritime disasters |
