Maersk vessel attacked by pirates in Gulf of Oman - YAHOO!

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Pirates in the Gulf of Oman attacked the Maersk Texas, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but onboard guards repelled them, Maersk Line Ltd, a unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Wednesday. The attack on the ...

New Website Offers Vessel Sinks to Turn Bathrooms into Conversation Pieces - YAHOO!

VesselSinks.com a brand new website that specializes in vessel sinks, faucets, and drains -- wants to turn ordinary bathrooms into full-fledged conversation pieces. Vessel sinks sit on top of counters, instead of being built-in, so they look more dramatic ...

Iran Takes Credit for Thwarting Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Vessel - New York Times Blogs

Who scared the pirates away from a United States-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday — armed guards or an Iranian warship? The Danish company that operates the ship, the Maersk Line, said its onboard guards repelled an attack ...

Iranian navy saves US vessel from pirates - twocircles.net

Tehran : Iranian naval forces have rescued an American commercial vessel that was attacked by several pirate boats near the Gulf of Aden, Press TV reported Thursday. The Public Affairs Office of the navy said in a statement Thursday that after ...

Fishing vessel burns, sinks off Whidbey Island - Seattle Times

State officials have suspended mussel harvesting in Whidbey Island's Penn Cove until further notice after a 128-foot derelict fishing vessel anchored there burst into flames and sank over the weekend. Ecology's Richard Walker tells KOMO-TV ...

Colchester search and rescue vessel unveiled - Windsor Star

It took more than 1,700 hours of volunteer labour to complete and just one to celebrate. The Colchester Guardian search and rescue unit finally touched water Saturday during an official launch and celebration at the Colchester Harbour Marina.

7 dredgers, vessel with sand seized - The Daily Star

Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive early yesterday seized seven dredgers and one sand carrying vessel from Bakalia Char in Karnaphuli river near Chittagong Port for extracting sands illegally. The seized vessels were -- dredger TMSG and vessel Gangchil ...

Davenport Flotilla offering free vessel safety checks - Quad Cities Onlines

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and Davenport Parks and Recreation team up for National Safe Boating Week Davenport, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, the Davenport Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard ...

MOL Vessel Demonstrates Ocean-Going Diesel Particulate Filter - JCN Newswire

Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012 (JCN) - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. This is the world's first ...

Coast Guard rescues man after vessel begins flooding in Niagara River - TMCnet

May 21, 2012 (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- CLEVELAND - A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Buffalo, N.Y., rescued a boater Sunday afternoon after the man's vessel began taking on water in ...