Friday, March 5th, 2010
Pirates have hijacked a tanker and are sailing it towards the Somali coast, the ship’s Norwegian owners say.
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Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others were missing.
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Indonesia Ferry Survivor: Woman Found 25 Hours After Ferry Sank
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Before you even consider using your brand new vessel out for a cruise on the sea it is in your own best concern to undergo a boat safety course and have a boat safety review to look for the mandatory safety devices. The US Coast Guard can offer you with a list of compulsory and suggested boat safety equipment.
Life vests, or personal floating tools as they are formally called, should be easily available for every passenger of the vessel. They must also be adjusted to the built of the individual who is intended to wear them in case of an emergency. They must be in good working condition with all the straps and clips situated properly and usable. It is a great suggestion to have them fitted to the passengers so that if needed they can be put on without much further adjusting. In some states there is a minimum age for which the putting on of a life vest is needed every time.
As a large factor of boating safety there should also be present on board a recently checked fire extinguisher. It should be distinctly labelled so that anybody can spot it if necessary and get to it quickly. There are varied kinds of fire extinguishers, engineered to extinguish different types of fires. For boating safety it is suggested to get a Type B or C fire extinguisher, these are designed for putting out fires initiated or fuelled by oil, grease and gas, or electrical fires.
As a last factor of boating safety, particularly for boats with gasoline engines and specifically when the engine is mounted in the vessel, good wind circulation is cardinal.
Not only to keep away from any development of carbon monoxide, threatening the crew with poisoning, but also to avoid gasoline smoke from building up and turning into a dangerous fire hazard.
Jason Myers is a professional writer and he writes mostly about boating news. He’s also interested in travel and tourism news.
Sphere: Related ContentWednesday, September 23rd, 2009
A lawyer for one of eight alleged Russian hijackers of the Arctic Sea says they were in fact welcomed on board the ship.
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Crew ‘welcomed’ Russian ‘pirates’
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
The UK’s largest ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold artefacts is found beneath a field in Staffordshire.
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Untold gold – large hoard of Anglo-Saxon artefacts found
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
A group that hijacked the Arctic Sea threatened to blow up the ship if its ransom demand was not met, Russian officials say.
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Hijackers ‘threatened to blow up ship’
Monday, August 17th, 2009
A Russian cargo ship believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Sweden last month has been located, the ship’s owner told CNN on Monday.
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Missing Russian ship found, crew safe
Friday, August 14th, 2009
MOSCOW — A Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, according to French and Russian officials.
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Missing Ship Found Near Cape Verde
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Eleven Indonesian sailors are released by Somali pirates, almost eight months after their ship was hijacked.
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Sailors freed after eight months
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis inspect their ship for any damage sustained during lift-off.
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Crew inspects shuttle for damage
Monday, April 13th, 2009
In the end, it was a single moment that brought the hostage crisis to its dramatic finish. Three fatal gunshots were fired in the dark by U.S. Navy SEALs as the pirates’ boat rocked off Somalia
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3 ‘phenomenal shots’ ended pirate drama
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
MOMBASA, Kenya, April 12 — An American captain held hostage for five days by Somali pirates in a lifeboat adrift in the Indian Ocean was rescued unharmed Sunday in a surprise U.S. military operation in which snipers killed three pirates with the captain tied up just feet away, American military…
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Navy Kills 3 Pirates, Rescues Ship Captain off Somalia’s Coast
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
The U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama is heading to port in Mombasa, Kenya, a day after it was hijacked off Somalia’s coast, the father of one of the crew members said today. An armed security detail is on board, Capt.
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FBI assisting in negotiations with pirates
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
BRISBANE, Australia — Ten times more oil than originally thought leaked from a ship to blacken miles of white sand beaches along Australia’s northeast coast, a government official said Saturday. Authorities declared a disaster zone along 37 miles (60 kilometers) of some of Australia’s most popular beaches in Queensland state after they were covered in a blanket of heavy fuel oil that spilled from a ship hit by rough seas on Wednesday
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Official: Australian oil spill worse than thought
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
The crew of the supertanker Sirius Star are on their way home after their Somali hijacking ordeal ended, the ship’s owners say.
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Saudi tanker crew ’safe and well’
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