ships

India's Navy Destroys Pirate Ship in Gulf of Aden

admin_huliq — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:40:45 -0600

For the second time in a week, India's navy has repelled pirates in the Gulf of Aden. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that compared to other navies patrolling the pirate-infested water, India's warships are showing no hesitation in opening fire to thwart hijackings and protect their national interests beyond its shores.

New York Fleet Week Greets Ships

admin_huliq — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:19:16 -0500

A flotilla of U.S. Navy ships and thousands of Sailors and Marines set sail May 19 from Norfolk, to participate in the 21st Fleet Week New York, which will take place May 21 - 28.

Steps towards warship invisibility

harminka — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:51:32 -0600

Naval warships might look like all-powerful vessels but they are also highly vulnerable to being spotted by the enemy.

Ukraine resumes search for sunken Bulgarian ship crew

admin_huliq — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:46:08 -0600

SIMFEROPOL, January 4 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian rescue services have resumed search for eight missing crewmembers of a Bulgarian cargo ship that sank Thursday in the Azov Sea between Ukraine and Russia, an emergencies service spokesman said Friday.

Two crew killed as Russian cargo ship sinks off Sevastopol

admin_huliq — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:50:04 -0600

Two crewmembers have died and one is missing after a Russian cargo ship sank off the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Ukraine, a regional administration official said on Sunday.

The Freedom Ship: City At Sea

admin_huliq — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:49:59 -0500

The Freedom Ship has little in common with a conventional ship; it is actually nothing more than a big barge.

Ferry collides with ship off coast of Turkey, about 30 injured

admin_huliq — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:04:07 -0500

A Turkish ferry rammed head-on into a Ukranian-flagged freighter ship, which was anchored off the northwest coast in the Sea of Marmara on Friday, slightly injuring dozens of ferry passengers, a spokesman of the ferry boat company said

Piracy attacks rise sharply

Anastvatz — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:37:45 -0500

The IMB report shows that so far this year, 13 vessels were hijacked by heavily armed attackers, 152 crew members were taken hostage, 41 were kidnapped and three were killed.

Ports could hasten freight traffic by doubling up on crane trips

harminka — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:07:03 -0500

A massive crane reaches down 25 stories, picks up a container filled with Asian goods, and sets it on a truck for delivery. This quay crane works day and night. But even running nonstop, the cranes can barely keep up with the growing volume of freight moving from Asian factories to American stores. Slow-moving, expensive cranes sit at the crux of an overloaded freight system.

Ship with 281 passengers runs aground near Alaska

Narek_abrahamyan — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:59:51 -0500

A cruiser with 281 passengers onboard has run aground sustaining damage off the Alaska coast, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said Monday.

The discovery of America-revolutionary claims of dead historian

harminka — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:31:23 -0500

Dr Alwyn Ruddock, a former reader in history at the University of London, was the world expert on John Cabot's discovery voyages from Bristol to North America (1496-98). What she was said to have found out about these voyages looked set to re-write the history of the European discovery of America.