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Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 10 December 2009
22 hours ago ago from Bryant\'s Maritime Consulting
Headlines : IMO – submissions to COP 15; EU – international shipping and climate change; New Zealand – meeting re Antarctic tourism; Australia – attack of the giant iceberg; USCG – study of port access route off San Francisco; Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal – safety and security zone; MACOSH meetings; NTSB – report on juice carrier allision with dredge in Newark Bay; Bill introduced re Arctic deep water sea port; Application of the ...
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21 hours ago ago from Cheap Caribbean Vacations
In 2007, 150 people got a little closer to the ice than they liked when the ship M / V Explorer struck an iceberg and sank, leaving them in a life raft in freezing conditions. A total of four ships had run aground in Antarctica in the last three years. We were lucky. Nothing is lost in the incident, but the fact that there is no more serious consequences owed more to luck than good management, he said in a speech. Obviously, we are on ...
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15 hours ago ago from Kelsey's Semester at Sea
(more pictures below!) Hawaii… 8 islands of mountains, volcanoes, white sand beaches, clear ocean water, hula dancing, and big-wave surfing! And for my usual country random facts: The islands were first discovered by Polynesians 2,000 years ago and then the Tahitians 900 years ago. Hawaii became the U.S.’s 50th state in 1959, just 50 years ago. The Hawaiian alphabet consists of 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants. Pineapples are in ...
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13 hours ago ago from I'm on a Boat
Well it has come to my attention, with the added help of many of you who actually read this, that I have not updated this in over a month. Which apparently is just far too long?! So I apologize and hope you can bear with me through this update, as it has good potential for being very lengthy. So, where to start?! Well….. I MADE IT TO THE HALFWAY POINT! That’s always a very exciting thing no matter what it is you’re doing. We are still on ...
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3 hours ago ago from meg is in Africa
Our Galley Manager, Jesse. During the sail Jesse, Galley Manager, is cooking his favorite dishes. For example, yesterday we had macaroni and cheese for lunch, and chicken cordon blue for dinner. I'm really liking the "favorites" menu. As you can imagine, cooking for over 400 people everyday is a very challenging task (it's even more challenging now that the ship is moving back and forth). This is a brief look at our wonderful galley. ...
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21 hours ago ago from PopEater
ATHENS, Greece -A Greek shipowning company said it had paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters for the past seven months, and the ship's release was expected later Thursday. Athens-based Alloceans Shipping declined to specify the sum paid, but a man claiming to be speaking for the pirates said it was $2.8 million. The Maltese-flagged Ariana was seized May 1 southwest of the Seychelles islands, carrying a cargo of soya ...
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18 hours ago ago from BBC
A Greek ship with a Ukrainian crew that was held by Somali pirates for more than seven months has been freed, Ukraine's president says. President Viktor Yushchenko made the announcement after Ariana's owners said they had paid an undisclosed sum to secure the ship's release. Pirates claimed that they received nearly $3m ( 1.8m) in ransom. The ship and its 24-strong crew were captured as it sailed south-west of the Seychelles on 2 May. ...
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