Working with a company called Ocean Rig there was very few issues with Pirates. However most recently on October 5th‚ seven Tanzanian pirates attempted to board a ship that Ocean Rig owns and has currently on its maiden voyage (first voyage out at sea) named‚ the Ocean Rig Poseidon. Tanzanian pirates fired on the ship with automatic rifles but they were soon thwarted by the Tanzanian navy and armed guards on the Ocean Rig Poseidon. How has the strategy of pirates changed over time? With
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hire rates are determined according to supply and demand of the shipping capacity. According to the article‚ the supply of ships available equals the number of ships currently in the fleet plus any new ships added‚ minus any scrapings and sinking. According to Exhibit 2‚ there are a limited number of ships older than 24 years which are likely to be scraped. For those ships under the age group from 15 to 19‚ they will continue to provide supply and are not likely to be scrapped because a lot of them
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to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau as “an act of boarding or attempting to board any ship with the intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the intent or capability to use force in furtherance of that act". (Young & Valencia‚ 269.) Maritime Terrorism is defined as “political piracy” which is “any illegal act directed against ships‚ their passengers‚ cargo‚ crew or against sea ports with the intent of directly or indirectly influencing a government or
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Attendance for Owners H&M Underwriters towage warranty survey and local MSA towage survey for the voyage from Shanghai to Kholmsk. | INDEX S.No | Item | 1 | Introduction | 2 | General Layout | 3 | Towing Equipment | 4 | Stinger | 5 | Brief overview of pipe laying operations | 6 | Sea securing | 7 | AHT Posh Constant | Introduction: Attended on board the PLB Fortuna at ZPMC shipyard dock ‘0’‚ from June 04 to June 19 for the purpose of assisting the Owners H&M Underwriters
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organization‚ Noauthor provided] b-If the Vessel comes into collision with another ship as a result of the negligence of the other ship and any act‚ neglect or default of the Master‚ Mariner‚ Pilot or the servants of the Carrier in the navigation or in the management of the Vessel‚ the owners of the cargo carried hereunder will indemnify the Carrier against all loss or liability to the other or non- carrying ship or her Owners in so far as such loss or liability represents loss of‚ or damage to‚
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rather stable – perhaps not as successful as in the years before‚ but still doing quite good. According to a Lloyd’s List article from October 2012‚ the LNG market has been doing much better than the other shipping sectors‚ with only around 5% idle ships. This of course is mainly due to the high demand for energy from Japan‚ where the same figure was twice as large prior to the Fukushima disaster (Lloyd’s list‚ 2012c). The situation in the spot and in the time charter markets has been different in
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about the collision of their ships last week at Lawis Ledge in Talisay‚ Cebu when they were called in by the Special Board of Marine Inquiry (SBMI) yesterday. The SBMI also called in the captain of Trans Asia Nine as the vessel was reportedly present in the accident area prior to the collision on the night of Aug. 16. Captain Reynan Bermejo of St. Thomas Aquinas said he was traversing the inbound lane on the way to Cebu when he noticed in the radar that another ship was in the same lane. Bermejo
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refers to the engineering of boats‚ ships‚ oil rigs and any other marine vessel or structure. Specifically‚ marine engineering is the discipline of applying engineering sciences‚ mostly mechanical and electrical engineering‚ to the development‚ design‚ operation and maintenance of watercraft propulsion and on-board systems; e.g. power and propulsion plants‚ machinery‚ piping‚ automation and control systems etc. for marine vehicles of any kind like surface ships‚ submarines etc. * The engineering
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in the 15th century and the 16th century and is a light sailing ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese. It was invented by the Portuguese and used by both the Spanish and Portuguese to sail around the seas. They were 15 Metres long and weighed 80 tons. The other ships were giant and very big unlike the caravel which was small and not used in battle or war in any way. Body 1; the caravel was made to go faster than the normal ships with the square sails instead of the triangular sails which made
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Virginia coasts in his ship‚ the Queen Anne’s Revenge taking mostly valuables‚ rum‚ and weapons from other ships that crossed his path. He also captured ships in the harbor and seized citizens for ransom. “It is said that Blackbeard in battle array was an awesome sight and‚ to sailors of the day‚ as feared as the devil himself‚ to which many believed him akin.” (Pirates and Privateers) To prove his ruthlessness‚ Blackbeard stirred things up by lighting pots of sulfur in his own ship‚ or even shooting
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