Arctic Drilling Protest Get Star Power from Jane Fonda and Rachel McAdams
Actors Jane Fonda and Rachel McAdams added their star power to protest against Shell’s plan to drill for oil in the Arctic. Both are opposed to Shell drilling in the Arctic. The duo made public appearance at a Greenpeace rally in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday to protest against oil sands development, tanker traffic and Arctic drilling. Roughly 5,500 people attended the Toast the Coast event at Jericho beach on Saturday. The gathering celebrated the beauty of B.C.'s oceans, and opposed Arctic oil drilling, coastal pipelines, and the use of oil tankers. Rachel McAdams, 36-year-old Canadian actress and the acting legend were among those who took part in the Toast the Coast event at the city's famed Jericho Beach.
Multraship Completes Salvage of Gulizar Ana
Salvage and towage company Multraship has successfully righted the Turkish general cargo ship Gulizar Ana, which capsized on September 10 in the Romanian port of Galati while loading cargo, and has redelivered the vessel to its owners. It is thought that the capsizing of the 3,300 dwt vessel was due to shifting of its cargo of steel coils and forklifts, although investigations are still under way. Having been awarded the LOF contract to salvage the vessel on September 13, Multraship mobilised its floating sheerlegs vessel Cormorant (the only sheerlegs in the area with sufficient capacity to undertake the task), and the tug Fonda from its base in Bourgas, in the Bulgarian Black Sea.
Multraship Completes Lifting of Sunken Tug
Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship Salvage BV has successfully refloated the Slovakian pusher-tug Polana, which sank in the River Danube on December 19 last year following a serious fire in it engineroom. Despite a rapid response from local firefighters at the time of the casualty, the fire spread into the Polana's accommodation and other parts of the ship. The vessel subsequently sank in 10-12 m.of water in the Romanian section of the river, off Giurgiu. The Romanian authorities ordered the owners to the remove the vessel immediately because the Polana had over forty tons of fuel on board. Multraship Salvage mobilized its floating sheerlegs Cormorant…
