Fishing Around: The eternal struggle
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:43.
(southcoasttoday) Sometimes fighting the fish is more than just an expression. Will
at Sports Port tangled with a shark recently. From shore. He’d chummed
the water and was fishing dead eels at night from an undisclosed
location (thought to be on the south shore of Barnstable) when he
hooked into something big. READ MORE
Post to TwitterPalfinger Cranes for Offshore Wind Turbines
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:12.
(marinelink) Palfinger systems supplied a total of 24 cranes for alpha ventus,
Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on
each wind turbine make it possible to carry out supply and service work
quickly and straightforwardly on site out at sea. Palfinger systems and
BESCO, its German sales partner in Cuxhaven, have developed a service
handling concept (SHC) for this purpose in cooperation with experts
from the wind power industry. READ MORESleep deprived in the wheelhouse?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:11.(workboat) Are you getting enough sleep on the job? A group of
researchers at Northwestern University wants to know. They are studying
the sleep patterns of towing vessel crews and will eventually recommend
ways for mariners to improve their onboard sleeping patterns with the
goal of promoting alertness and safe vessel operation. READ MORE
Paralympian sailor Crane 34th at Skandia Gold race
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:54.
(darientimes) Sailors, Rob Crane of Darien, and Rick Doerr of the Noroton Yacht Club,
each competed at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, the final of seven
events in the 2009-2010 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing
World Cup. READ MOREUnearthed Ship In NYC Offers Clues Of Colonial Life
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:51.
(npr) They call it the mystery ship: a wooden vessel that may have sailed the
Hudson River and the East Coast, transporting goods between the
flourishing Colonies. Its remains were found last month in the ruins of
the World Trade Center in New York City. They've since been moved to a
science lab in Maryland, where each day brings new discoveries. READ MOREJudge dismisses piracy charges against Somalis
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:45.
(latimes) A federal judge in Virginia threw out piracy charges against six Somali
nationals Tuesday, saying prosecutors had failed to prove that an April
attack on a Navy ship off Africa was piracy "as defined by the law of
nations." READ MORE3 dead, 3 missing after S.Korean fishing boat sinks off New Zealand
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:38.
(Xinhua) Three people have been confirmed dead and
three others are still missing after their fishing boat sank in waters
off New Zealand early Wednesday, according to Seoul 's foreign ministry. READ MOREWith BP spill under control, US looks at drill ban
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 14:27.
(workboat) Now that the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history has effectively
been stopped, the White House is considering an early end to its
moratorium on deepwater drilling. READ MORESmugglers may have made more than $20-million from Tamil ship
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 15:37.
(np) The human smugglers behind the MV Sun Sea may have pocketed more than
$20-million for ferrying a shipload of Sri Lankan migrants to the
British Columbia coast last week. READ MORELessons from Mumbai ship collision
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 15:11.
(business line) What could have caused the collision between two ships in broad
daylight in Mumbai harbour that led to the oil spill along the
coastline and suspension of vessel traffic to Mumbai and JN ports last
week? Human error, negligence on the part of the captain and failure of
communication facilities are being discussed as part of the speculation
doing the rounds. READ MORE
