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PORT NEWS: Linkspan collapses

The collapse of a linkspan at Cherbourg on 30 November 2010 claimed the life of a port worker. Following the sailing of a ferry...

ICE BOUND SHIPS: Ships stuck in Great Lakes

Heavy winter weather on the North American Great Lakes placed two cargo ships in difficulty just before Christmas. On 22 December 2010 the US...

CRUISE INDUSTRY: Cruise incidents cause concern

Equipment failures on two well known cruise ships, Carnival Cruise’s Carnival Splendor and Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, have been serious enough to generate international...

FISHING VESSEL: Profile of a mystery ship

The profile of some ships presents a question mark as to their exact employment. One such is Thorshovdi, recently seen at Punta Arenas, Chile....

CARNIVAL: Splendor returns to service

Carnival’s 2006-built Carnival Splendor, which was damaged by an engine room fire off Mexico in November (see SM, Jan/Feb 2011), departed San Diego for...

ROYAL NAVY: Farewell to HMS Chatham

The frigate HMS Chatham paid her final visit to Tyneside on 20 January when she sailed into North Shields for the start of a...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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