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Shipping News and information / Ocean Guardian drilling rig on fire
« on: August 14, 2007, 07:23:21 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6946861.stm


"Staff airlifted from blazing rig
Offshore workers are being airlifted from a drilling rig in the North Sea following an engine fire.

Helicopters began taking some of the 87 personnel off the installation once the blaze was reported on Tuesday evening.

The Ocean Guardian rig, which is owned by Diamond Offshore and has a potential drilling depth of 25,000ft, is located 120 miles north east of Aberdeen.

It is understood that the evacuees are being taken to other nearby installations."

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Shipping News and information / MoD confirms
« on: July 25, 2007, 03:07:34 PM »
"Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed orders for two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy."

See The full article here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6914788.stm

Good news for the family of these ship builders.

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Shipping News and information / POLICE FOIL UK FERRY BOMB PLOT
« on: July 12, 2007, 11:37:03 AM »
http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=148760&command=displayContent&sourceNode=148586&contentPK=17815771&folderPk=85349&pNodeId=148317
Also reported on Sky/BBC etc.

"Authorities in Spain say they have scuppered a plot by a suspected member of Eta to blow up a ferry carrying thousands of British tourists, it is reported.

Aritz Arginzoniz Zubiarre, believed to be a member of the Basque separatist group, was detained at a bus station in the Spanish port of Santander.

Reports were conflicting about where in Britain the ferry would be headed.

But reports said the suspect had details of at least two potential targets at the time of his arrest.

One was the ferry linking Santander with Portsmouth, which carries up to 2,400 passengers, and another was a court in Santander."

None of the articles i've seen has mentioned the ferry that could have been involved..

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Shipping News and information / New Acergy Boat
« on: January 26, 2007, 02:01:10 PM »
Does anyone know anything about a new boat build / conversion for Acergy thats currently taking place in Singapore. It's not the new chartered boat Proteus and it's not the new build thats currently happening in Norway. Apparently its quite a large boat and will be the flagship when it's completed.

Also as i have not got my AIS up and running yet.

The Acergy Petrel just left Aberdeen today afaik, anyone know where it's heading? I was going to get a pic to add to the collection as it's not listed in the websites ship photos but i missed it.
They are changing thier ship colours from the SCS yellow to Acergy red the Petrel is just out of dry dock, so wanted to see if it had been painted. Think the Falcon in Amsterdam will also be getting painted..

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