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Shipping News and information / Re: Container vessel MOL COMFORT broke in two and sank off India

« on: July 03, 2013, 01:16:39 PM »

why don

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Shipping News and information / Re: UK inquiry points fingers in fatal 2011 sinking

« on: June 13, 2013, 08:12:44 AM »

why do we have two threads on the same topic?

http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,11996.0.html

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Shipping News and information / Re: Costa Concordia Captain

« on: May 27, 2013, 09:05:33 AM »

the report states that the ship was in compliance with SOLAS regulations. But obviously those were not sufficient and in fact have been significantly improved with the "safe return to port" concept. New ships wouldn

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Shipping News and information / Re: Classic International Cruises

« on: May 13, 2013, 08:20:54 AM »

Athena has been renamed Azores

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Shipping News and information / Re: "Costa Concordia" - Follow the salvage operation live on webcam!

« on: April 30, 2013, 07:50:18 AM »

that seems highly unlikely. The may do the parbuckling (=turning) of the ship in the fall, but then they still have to fit the other side sponsons before they can refloat her. I am sure it will be deep into the winter if not next year that they actually refloat her.

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Shipping News and information / Re: OSTEND SPIRIT (EX PRIDE OF CALAIS) RETURNS TO TILBURY

« on: April 19, 2013, 10:03:38 AM »

that is not part of the problem. Under a charter contract, the original owner will always have the right to reposses the ship if the conditions are not met. One can only speculate, but in all probability TEF simply did not pay the rates due.

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Shipping News and information / Re: OSTEND SPIRIT (EX PRIDE OF CALAIS) RETURNS TO TILBURY

« on: April 18, 2013, 03:05:16 PM »

it seems that TEF has suspended all operations.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lyubov Orlova update

« on: April 17, 2013, 06:54:40 AM »

she has been boarded by modern pirates. They are currently hiding the ship in their hideout in the Seychelles. After they have equipped her with modern weaponry, they are going to haunt the seven seas, highjacking cruiseships and container vessels. Captain is busy growing a black beard right this minute.

 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lyubov Orlova update

« on: January 31, 2013, 08:02:25 AM »

what are they going to do anyway? Wait till she is washed onto the shore somewhere?

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Shipping News and information / Re: End of an era of former "Dutch Glory"?

« on: January 24, 2013, 03:11:56 PM »

hmm, GMS is a scrap dealer and the next destination of one of the tugs in India 

but then where would you tow a dead ship to? It doesn

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Shipping News and information / Re: Cruise ship rescued from ice

« on: January 24, 2013, 03:08:54 PM »

the Fram didn

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Shipping News and information / Re: Cruise ship rescued from ice

« on: January 23, 2013, 07:51:06 AM »

and the rescue was no rescue:

http://www.seatrade-insider.com/News/News-Headlines/Reports-of-dramatic-Antarctica-Fram-rescue-are-misleading.html

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Shipping News and information / Re: MV Athena

« on: January 07, 2013, 09:55:31 AM »

Athena has been modified and  modernised to such a large extent that she is technically a much newer ship. I don

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Shipping News and information / Re: MARINE ATLANTIC

« on: January 07, 2013, 09:53:41 AM »

There is a group on facebook in which this topic is discussed fiercely: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/groups/205732132788620/

There have been some cancellations in recent months, a few because of technical reasons, more because of the weather. There are constant rumours about stability issues (ships rolling and ships kept in pprt more often) but it seems to be a discussion more within this group than in the public.

Overall the first year in service has been largely without problems, since this winter the service level has degraded a bit.

Regards

Kai

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Shipping News and information / Re: ship sinking 100KM of Rotterdam

« on: December 07, 2012, 12:07:49 PM »

nobody has to give testimonial against onesself. It is a right to remain silent and very wise to do so, facing any kind of legal investigation.