Indian Navy seizes mother ship, captures 28 pirate suspects
The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard have had their second major success against Somali pirates within days. In the early hours of February 6, 28 pirates were forced to surrender about
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IAATO ships take on passengers from cruise ship that struck rock
Passengers from the MV Polar Star were expected to arrive in Ushuia, Argentina, on Sunday, February 6, 2011. They had been at the Polish Arctowski Station on King George Island after an
Passengers to be taken off antarctic cruise ship that struck uncharted rock
Passengers from the antarctic cruise ship Polar Star were set to be disembarked from the vessel yesterday at King George Island in the South Shetland Islands., according to IATO, the International Association
Washburn & Doughty building new Moran tug
Building on its success with a proven tug design,Washburn & Doughty Associcates, Inc., East Boothbay, Maine, has begun construction of a 93 ft, 6,000 hp Z-drive tug for the Moran Towing Corporation,
Mother ship design for deepwater offshore wind farms
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept. It aims to improve the uptime of deepwater wind turbines and reduce maintenance costs and carbon emissions
Pirates permit medical evacuation of sick hostage
A member of the crew of MV Hannibal II is the first hostage to be released by Somali pirates without the extortion of a ransom. In the early morning of December 17,
Whistle blowers rewarded in pollution case
Here’s another case involving “magic pipes” and golden whistles. Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of making false statements
Engine room fire disables Carnival Splendor
When both tugs were on station and current conditions right, they were expected to slowly two the vessel — at 113,323 gt one of the world’s largest cruise ships — to Ensenada to disembark passengers.
The Carnival Splendor is presently located 150 miles south of San Diego and has 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members aboard. They faced a second day without key hotel systems, including air conditioning, hot food service, and telephones, following an engine room fire that broke out yesterday morning. Last night, the ship’s engineers were able to restore toilet service to all cabins and public bathrooms, as well as cold running water. The ship’s crew continues to actively work to restore other services. though Carnival said last night that “the ship’s crew is actively working to restore partial services.”
No injuries to passengers or crew have been reported.
Units from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy have been deployed to the scene.
At the request of Coast Guard District 11 in San Diego, 3rd Fleet diverted the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan from its current training maneuvers to a position south of the cruise ship to facilitate the delivery of needed supplies, That involved transfering 35 pallets of supplies by Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 carrier on-board delivery aircraft to Ronald Reagan. Once aboard Ronald Reagan, the supplies were to be delivered by helicopter to Carnival Splendor.
The ship became disabled after a fire was detected in the aft engine room at approximately 6.a.m, (U.S. Pacific Standard Time) yesterday.
Carnival said that the ship has been operating on auxiliary generators , with engineers unable to restore additional power to the vessel.
Though passengers were initially asked to move from their cabins to the ship’s upper open deck areas, they later regained access to their cabins and were able to move about the ship. Bottled water and cold food items are being provided.
The current voyage has been terminated and Carnival says guests will be receiving a full refund along with reimbursement for transportation costs. Additionally, they will receive a complimentary future cruise equal to the amount paid for this voyage.
“We know this has been an extremely trying situation for our guests and we sincerely thank them for their patience. Conditions on board the ship are very challenging and we sincerely apologize for the discomfort and inconvenience our guests are currently enduring. The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority and we are working to get our guests home as quickly as possible,” said Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines.
Carnival Splendor was on the first leg of a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise that departed yesterday, Nov. 7, from Long Beach, Calif.Yesterday was a scheduled day at sea. The ship’s normal itinerary includes stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The Fincantieri-built ship first entered service in July 2008.
November 9, 2010
Damen books order for first Twin Axe Catamaran
More than a year in development, the Twin Axe HSSV design is a further development of Damen’s successful Sea Axe concept and the HSSV 2610 is particularly suited for offshore wind industry support.
Martijn Smit, Damen Sales Manager for Europe, says: “Given the tremendous potential growth in the offshore wind industry there is a great need for vessels to access turbines and this can often be in constraining weather conditions. We were driven to find a concept that improves on conventional catamaran designs.”
Managing Director of Marineco UK, Mike Conafray, adds: “As a company we have been monitoring the current vessels available that service the offshore wind farms but we never felt comfortable joining in with the existing vessels. When Damen came along to us with their proposals we quickly realized that by introducing them we would be able to offer the market a much enhanced vessel that would suit most of its needs.”
The Damen HSSV 2610 has been undergoing thorough testing at Delft University in the Netherlands.
“There have been ‘stunning’ results in the vessel’s seakeeping behavior, resistance and at the same time, it has much lower fuel consumption,” Mr. Smit says, adding that the design is an extension of the Damen enlarged ship concept.
“The raised work deck and sea axe bows enable the vessel to keep up its speed in a higher sea state and that is crucial for the offshore industry. And as many of the wind turbines will be located in challenging seas, this greatly extends the operating window.”
The new vessel has dimensions of 26 m x 10 m. It has accommodations for four crew and can transport 12 passengers.
Features include a 20 tm deck crane, a spacious diving platform, HP cleaning unit and extra mooring winches.
The vessel is thus suited for a diverse range of activities for supporting and supplying the offshore wind industry, as well as the wider offshore sector. Ample working and storage space on deck make it suitable for a variety of cargoes, including containers.
With a fuel capacity of 12,000 liters, t can be used tio transfer fuel to wind turbines.
Classed by Bureau Veritas, the vessel operates under the Workboat Code, Category 1.
Depending on the sea state, the maximum speed will be 26 knots with a range of 640 nm.
Currently under construction at Damen Gorinchem in the Netherlands, the vessel is expected to be ready by June 2011.