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2012 May 16
Costa Concordia
Plan for the Costa Concordia removal approved
Italian civil authorities have approved on Tuesday the plan to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
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2012 May 16
Rena debris
ROV to search Rena debris on the seafloor
A Remote Operated Vehicle is being used to see if more than 50 large objects spotted at the bottom of the ocean are containers from wrecked container ship Rena.
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2012 May 14
boat: Fifty Cents
Panamanian fisherman sues Princes Cruises
A Panamanian fisherman, Adrian Vazquez, who survived adrift at sea for 28 days in his small boat has sued a US cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said on Sunday.
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2012 May 14
Oriental Nicety
Oriental Nicety "waiting" anchored off Mumbai port
Oil tanker, Oriental Nicety (better known as Exxon Valdez), which supposed to be headed for the Alang ship-breaking yard for dismantling, is now anchored at the Mumbai port's outer anchorage.
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2012 May 12
IMO
IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee to be held next week
90th session of the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will be held from 16 to 25 May 2012 at the Organization's London Headquarters.
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2012 May 12
Rena debris
Almost $30 million spent on Rena disaster
$27.7 million of the $35 million contingency fund has been spent so far on Rena disaster, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) reports.
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2012 May 11
MV Hussa Alghanim
Captain of the ship docked in China port locked up in the radio room
An Indian captain of a Kuwait-flagged ship has been locked up in the radio room of the vessel that is now docked at Shenzhen port in China.
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2012 May 11
Panos Earth
New problems for Panos Earth stranded in Cape Town's False Bay
It was reported today that Panos Earth's insurers are intending to pull their cover for wreck removal and oil pollution at the end of May. Panos Earth has been stranded for seven weeks in False Bay, Cape Town.
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2012 May 11
warship: USS Freedom
USS Freedom - US Navy's new ship failed 14 of 28 tests
US Navy's internal report shows that their latest warship, the USS Freedom, poses a "high risk" to fail sea trials, can't pass half the basic standards for a warship, and has been called a "no-go" by a senior inspector.
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2012 May 11
Demonstrations in Morocco
Moroccan dockers take action to support stranded Comarit-Comanav's seafarers
Today, on 11th May, Moroccan dockers are taking solidarity strike action to support Moroccan seafarers who have been stranded in Moroccan, French and Spanish ports since December last year.
