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SHIP AGROUND: Rena Stranded Off New Zealand

On 5 October the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Rena (1990/37,209gt, ex-Andaman Sea, Zim America, pictured) struck the Astrolabe Reef off New Zealand at full speed...

CUNARD: Dropping British flag

Cunard is to stop sailing under the British flag in order to allow weddings to be held. At present ships registered in the UK...

COASTAL CRUISER: Gainfully employed

The 2001-built US coastal cruiser Cape May Light, which was used for emergency accommodation in the Caribbean last year following the earthquake in Haiti,...

NEWBUILD: New cable layer developed

Cable laying ships have been developing a quite different profile from that of traditional vessels fitted with large cable sheaves for guiding cable directly...

SHIP WRECKED: Cargo ship wrecked off South Africa

In late July the 18,000-tonne oil products tanker Phoenix ran aground about 30 miles from Durban, on South Africa’s east coast. The 34-year-old ship,...

NEW CRUISE SHIP: MSC Divina floated out at St Nazaire

It has been confirmed that MSC Cruises’ new flagship, MSC Divina, floated out at the STX France yard in St Nazaire on 3 September,...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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