Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River, Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River
Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill
[Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps
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July 03, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 131)

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River

Saipem confirms that last night, July 1, the jack up drilling rig Perro Negro 6, due to the collapsing of the seabed under one of the three legs, suddenly tilted and suffered hull damages, causing water intake. The event occurred during the rig positioning on location prior to starting drilling operations, between the coasts of Angola and the...
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Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill

Update: Good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spill resulting from the collision...
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[Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps

As of July 1, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. places the broken MOL Comfort’s fore part near 17’02”N...
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Is There a Lesson Still to Be Learned From TBT Paints?

The influence of biofouling on vessel performance has regained prominence due to the recognition that even a microbial...
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Arms Ship Seized by Yemen May Have Been Somalia-bound

An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according...
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[Photo] USCG Continues Response to Sunken USACE Tugboat

Photo: A boatcrew aboard a 26-foot Trailerable Aids-to-Navigation Boat, from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste Marie,...
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China's COSCO Group Retires Chairman Amid Shipping Industry Slump

China's largest shipping group, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (COSCO Group) has replaced its chairman...
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SAMI on PCASP Maritime Security Standards

By Steven Jones, SAMI Maritime Director Abstract A hotly debated subject for some time, the use of privately...
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Chinese Shipping Firms Drop Iran as Newest U.S. Sanctions Come Into Effect

* Foreign firms wary of falling foul of sanctions * Iran reliant on shipping markets for...
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