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Royal Caribbean cruise ended after illness outbreak
The Royal Caribbean cruise line on Sunday ended a ship's 10-day trip in the Caribbean early after hundreds of passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness.
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Diver killed working on Concordia in Italy
A diver died Saturday while working on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, apparently gashing his leg on an underwater metal sheet while preparing the wreck for removal, officials and news reports said. Italy’s civil protection agency, which is overseeing the removal of the Concordia from Tuscany’s coast, said the diver hailed from Spain.
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World trade’s dirty secret: abandoned ships
More sailors have been abandoned by their employers than taken hostage by Somali pirates, a controversial practice to avoid big expenses.
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High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace
Almost midnight on the North Pacific, about 230 miles south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. A heavy fog blankets the sea. There's nothing but the wind spinning eddies through the mist. Out of the darkness, a rumble grows. The water begins to vibrate. Suddenly, the prow of a massive ship splits the fog. Its steel hull rises seven stories above the water and stretches two football fields back into the night. A 15,683-horsepower engine roars through the holds, pushing 55,328 tons of steel.
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An old ship transformed into floating forest
Homebush Bay in Sydney, Australia is home to the remains of a demolition site that worked during the mid 20th century. The "SS Ayrfield" a behemoth 1,140 tons built in 1911 and used during World War II as a transport ship was towed to Homebush Bay and disassembled to recover all components that could be reused or sold for scrap.
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Shipwreck in Big Tub Harbour, Lake Huron
Sweepstakes (also known as Sweeps) was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867. It was damaged off Cove Island then towed to Big Tub Harbour, where it sank in September 1885. The remains of Sweepstakes lie in Big Tub Harbour, located in the Fathom Five National Marine Park, in Tobermory, Ontario.
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Ship loses more than 500 containers in heavy seas
On any day, between 5 million and 6 million containers are on the high seas, carrying everything from potato chips to refrigerators. But not all of them make it to their destination, as the crew of the Svendborg Maersk have just found out. Their Danish-flagged ship was in the Bay of Biscay last week as hurricane-force winds battered the Atlantic coast of Europe. Amid waves of 30 feet and winds of 60 knots, the Svendborg began losing containers off northern France.
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Heart attack 'caused US ship deaths'
Two ex-Navy Seals found dead last week aboard the ship made famous in the film Captain Phillips died of respiratory failure after suspected heart attacks, Seychelles police have said. Officials suggested drug use could have been a factor, as a syringe and traces of heroin were found in the cabin, the Associated Press news agency reported.
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Mystery: Russian Warship Docks in Cuba Without Warning
A Russian warship docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Cuba or the Russian government. Cuban state media was also silent on the mysterious arrival of the Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring about 300 feet long and 47 feet wide. According to French news agency Agence France-Presse, the ship docked at the port of Havana’s cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
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Libya Threatens to Bomb North Korean Oil Tanker
Libya's prime minister has threatened to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tries to export oil from a rebel-controlled port.
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So there is a Cruise Ship where Residents Permanently Live as it Travels the World
The World is a private residential cruise ship serving as a residential community, owned by its residents who live on board as the ship travels the globe. It has 165 residences (106 apartments, 19 studio apartments, and 40 studios), all owned by the ship’s Residents who can decorate with their own furniture, art, books and personal touches. There’s a deli and supermarket onboard and six restaurants if you didn’t feel like doing the washing up in your own kitchen.
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The mysterious journey of the Libya oil tanker
What began late last year as a routine new assignment for Pakistani sea captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as U.S. special forces seized the ship
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Iran Is Building A Shoddy Replica Of A US Navy Aircraft Carrier For Some Reason
Iran is building a non-functioning replica of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that analysts believe may be for propaganda purposes, The New York Times reports.
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Oil spill cleanup efforts continue off Texas Gulf shore
Four skimming boats surrounded a partially submerged barge on Sunday at the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel, working to clean up fuel spilled from the vessel into Galveston
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US Navy Adds New Research Vessel
Yesterday marked the christening of the U.S. Navy’s new state-of-the-art Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) scientific research vessel R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) at the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard in Anacortes, Washington.
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How Container Ships Flex in High Seas
Anything to avoid snapping apart in remote stretches of the Indian Ocean.
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Why Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Represents A Critical Test For The Cruise Industry
Quantum of the Seas sets sail in November and could mark the beginning of boom times for the industry. Or forever doom it to a niche vacation option with limited appeal.
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South Korea Ferry Probe: Cargo Was Three Times Recommended Maximum
Prosecutors expanded their investigation into the owner of the sunken South Korean passenger ferry on Wednesday as inspectors confirmed the cargo weight declared by the ship on its final voyage was three times the recommended maximum. Officials from Chonghaejin Marine Co., the operator of the ferry, were banned from leaving the country as investigators raided the offices of the company, its affiliates, the residence of the firm's owner, as well as other companies he owns.
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Videos capturing ferry's final moments fuel fresh outrage over ship's fate
In one video, the captain of the sinking South Korean ferry scrambles to safety. In another, stranded passengers panic. "Wow, it's tilting a lot. We're tilting to this side. Can't move," one says. "You think I'm really going to die?" another cries. The two recordings fueled fresh outrage Monday over the Sewol ferry's sinking as questions swirled over why so many perished in the disaster while many members of the ship's crew survived.
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Found after 500 years, the wreck of Christopher Columbus’s flagship the Santa Maria
More than five centuries after Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, was wrecked in the Caribbean, archaeological investigators think they may have discovered the vessel’s long-lost remains – lying at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Haiti. It’s likely to be one of the world’s most important underwater archaeological discoveries.
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