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INJURED CREWMAN: Crewman lifted off

28 April 2011

On 19 March a crew member from RMS St Helena was airlifted to hospital by the Portland Coastguard helicopter Rescue 106 after he fell...

ROYAL NAVY: Astute submarine shooting

28 April 2011

Another unwelcome chapter has been added to the short and checkered history of HMS Astute after a serious firearms incident. The nuclear-powered submarine was...

CONTAINER SHIPS: Hamburg Süd orders boxboats

28 April 2011

German liner operator Hamburg Süd has gone to China’s Shanghai Shipyard for a series of eight new container ships, the first time the company...

CARGO CRUISING: Cruising with containers

28 April 2011

French container carrier CMA CGM of Marseilles are offering a 76-day voyage around the world on six of their medium-sized container ships for those...

SHIP DESIGN: Model tested

28 April 2011

Germany’s Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) has been utilised to test an optimised model of a 9,000TEU container ship being developed by FutureShip, a...

MARINE ACCIDENT: Condor in Collision

28 April 2011

On the morning of 28 March Condor Ferries’ 86m Incat catamaran Condor Vitesse collided with the French fishing vessel Les Marquises, in foggy conditions...

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