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SS Robin "Airlift"

The newly restored SS Robin, the last remaining steam-coaster in the world, was airlifted by cranes onto a purpose-built floating museum pontoon at Lowestoft on Monday June 28.

The historic ship was lifted onto her new floating base in preparation for her return to London, where she will eventually take up her role as an innovative new museum and learning centre for young people.

US Carrier Movements

On 21 May the aircrtaft carrier USS Harry S Truman sailed from her homeport of Norfolk in Virginia at the start of a six month tour of duty. With the carrier for the deployment are the cruiser USS Normandy and destroyers USS Ross, USS Oscar Austin and USS Winston S Churchill.

The latter visited Portsmouth in early June for a five day stopover.  Allso attached to the USS Harry S Truman’s strike force is the German frigate FGS Hessen.

Australian Circumnavigation for the “Queen Mary 2”

In early 2012, as part of her World Voyage, the Queen Mary 2 will for the first time be undertaking a 22-night circumnavigation of Australia.

Cunard are offering the opportunity to sail out to Sydney from Southampton on 10 January, spend 22 nights doing their own thing in Australia from 14 February to 7 March and then rejoin the ship for the voyage back to Southampton arriving on 27 April.

Parkeston Bay - Now and Then

Seeing the new Stena Hollandica at Parkeston Quay, Harwich, which was featured last month, I thought I would contrast her with this ‘flotilla’ at the same quay from early last century.

It is interesting to draw out the detail and maybe date the image reasonably precisely.

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Special measures have been taken by the Maersk Line to combat what it sees “as an unprecedented shortage of containers” during the traditional peak season for cargo....

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Cruise Ship Detained

Maritime Log | Tue, 20 Jul

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A cruise ship was stopped from sailing from Belfast by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) over safety measures. On June 2, the Italian-flagged passenger ship Vistamar, 7,478gt, had arrived ...

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SAR Change Delayed

Maritime Log | Tue, 20 Jul

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The plan to privatise the helicopter search and rescue (SAR) service provided by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force around the coast of the UK has been delayed ...

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Naval Update

Naval Focus | Tue, 20 Jul

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United KingdomOn 21 May 2010 the Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham rescued 23 seamen from the merchant vessel mv Dubai Moon some 90 miles off Somalia during a tropical storm....

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German Subs Decommissioned

Naval Focus | Tue, 13 Jul

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On June 1 2010 half of the active fleet of German submarines were abruptly decommissioned from ...

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Grounding Off Tauranga

Asia-Pacific | Tue, 13 Jul

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A fully laden log carrier collided with rocks after she lost power while leaving the New Zealand port of Tauranga on 21 J...

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Chinese Yards Post 17-Fold Rise In Orders

Asia-Pacific | Tue, 13 Jul

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Chinese Shipyards have recorded a 17-fold increase in the number of new orders in the first five months of this year to 19.6m dwt compared with 1.1m dwt in the ...

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Going West and Going East

Coastal Commentary | Tue, 13 Jul

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There is a remarkable state of flux within the major ferry fleets, maybe a function of a shaky international economy and big new hulls ordered before the recession now arriving ...

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Delay to Penzance Terminal?

Ferry World | Tue, 13 Jul

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A fine mess for the Scilly Isles as political delays and objections to a new Penzance terminal may have lost them the £44M public funding they need now that the ...

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From Fowey to Inishlyre

Ferry World | Tue, 13 Jul

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Discussing the Cornish port of Fowey and its once vast China Clay trade in these pages back in January 2006 Harbourmaster Captain Mike Sutherland was realistic that with the French ...

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The Flying Angel

The Mission to Seafarers was founded in 1856 and celebrated its 150th anniversary at a special service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on 28th March 2006. Although this service was formal recognition of the Mission’s foundation, it first came into existence in 1835. It was then that the Reverend John Ashley, a young Anglican priest, began visiting ships at anchor in the Bristol Channel. The realisation that no one from the Church took any notice of sailors in ships had been brought home to...

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