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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iranian navy saves US vessel from pirates - Express Buzz

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 ...

SpaceX Private Vessel Reaches ISS - Scientific American

Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, The Best Science Writing Online 2012 will change the way... It may lack the poetry of “the Eagle has landed,” but here’s major space news: the ...

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.

Innovative Analog Gateway Simplifies Integration of Engine and Vessel Data onto Multiple Marine Betworks and the Internet - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Versatile multifunction interface from Chetco Digital Instruments provides a gateway between analog vessel sensors and marine networks including NMEA 2000, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi. Chetco Digital Instruments introduces its latest addition to the popular ...

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 ...

Vessel seemed to be searching for a safe spot’ - Independent Online

An eyewitness who watched the Eihatsu Maru longliner run aground at Clifton says the vessel nosed about in First Beach and then in Fourth Beach for almost an hour before returning to First Beach where it ran aground. In that time, Mea Brüning and her ...