Maine officials: Sewage in water after cruise ship visit
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:49.
(usatoday) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says a foul-smelling
plume of liquid that filled a dock area in Bar Harbor, Maine last month
after a visit by an American Cruise Lines vessel was sewage, not "grey
water" from sinks and showers as originally reported, according to a
local news outlet. READ MORE
Post to TwitterOil Leak Plugged On Damaged Ship; Indian Port Shut
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:47.
(npr) A fuel leak has been plugged in a container ship that struck another
cargo vessel and spewed 500 tons of oil into the Arabian Sea, India's
government said Tuesday. READ MOREFishing group condemns Greens policy on Coral Sea
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:46.
(abc) A fishing group has rejected plans by the Greens to ban all commercial
fishing and mining exploration in the Coral Sea off the Queensland
coast. READ MORERelief well work halted by storm; some Gulf waters reopened to fishing
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:45.
A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday night,
and was headed toward the Deepwater Horizon oil well site, the National
Hurricane Center said. READ MOREBrokerage sales are flat in July
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:41.(tradeonly) The number of brokerage boats sold in the United States fell slightly
in July, compared with the previous year, while total sales valuations
rose slightly, according to reports from YachtWorld.com member
brokerages. READ MORE
Conservators Examine 18th Century Ship Found At WTC
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:39.
(gothamist) The remains of a ship from the 1700s found at the World Trade Center site were moved to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
last week. All sorts of experts, from tree scientists to conservators,
are working hard on understanding more about the ship's origins. Warren
Riess, professor of maritime history and archeology at the University
of Maine and lead investigator, told the Washington Post, "It's a mystery. It's like a detective story." READ MORECoast Guard suspends search for reported downed aircraft
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 16:06.(coastguardnews) U.S. Coast Guard crews suspend the search for a reported downed aircraft near Charlestown Beach at 8:50 a.m., Aug. 8, 2010. READ MORE
BP Completes Cementing Macondo Oil Well From Top
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 13:32.
(Bloomberg) BP Plc completed a cement plug at the
top of its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, sealing off the
source of millions of gallons of oil spewed into the sea after a
drilling rig exploded in April. READ MOREMan rescued from burning boat
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 13:21.
(WPRI) A local man is safe after being rescued from his burning boat on Narragansett Bay. The man was on his 38-foot cigarette boat Thursday when it caught fire off Black Point, near Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett. READ MOREPirates seize sugar ship Syria Star off Horn of Africa
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 13:17.
(BBC) Pirates have seized a sugar cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and steered it towards the Horn of Africa, EU naval officials say. READ MORE
