SS Mendi remembered
22 Feb 2012 95 years ago during World War I one of the greatest tragedies in South Africas military history occurred when in the early morning of 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi was struck by SS Darro
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Pirate threat 'means more armed guards on UK ships'
22 Feb 2012 A number of major UK shipping companies now carry armed teams to combat the threat of Somali pirates, a leading industry security spokesman has said.
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Danish navy finds drunk captain asleep on drifting ship
21 Feb 2012 The Danish navy rushed a helicopter to intercept an 82-meter cargo ship after it was spotted zigzagging strangely in the Baltic Sea maritime authorities said on Friday
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Disputed Sudanese oil cargo yet to unload in Japan
21 Feb 2012 A ship carrying disputed Sudanese crude remained anchored off southwest Japan on Tuesday, despite a British court ruling giving the tanker permission to unload, three shipping sources said.
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2 ship guards held to face murder case
20 Feb 2012 Two armed Italian marine personnel allegedly involved in Wednesdays killing of two Indian fishermen off Kollam were arrested by the police Sunday afternoon and charged with murder
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Navy medical journals reveal all
19 Feb 2012 The Royal Navy Medical Journals from the 19th century have been published last week showing rum wine and vinegar were popular medicines on board ships
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HMS Bounty for Sale
18 Feb 2012 Captain Blighs famous vessel is to be sold Well a replica and the asking price a mere USD 4600000
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Italian ship crew kills 2 fishermen off Kerala coast
17 Feb 2012 Two fishermen were killed when a navy security team on an Italian merchant vessel opened fire on a boat it mistook for pirates at sea off the coast of Kerala
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LNG heralds a new era in ship propulsion
16 Feb 2012 As an important step towards improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions LNG as a ship fuel is attracting more and more attention
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