Europa 2 to Call Cuba for the First Time
Sun, sand and Caribbean ‘joi de vivre’ – Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 will visit the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles for the first time on two cruises in October and November 2016. Maiden ports of call are special moments on cruises with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ ships and never fail to be a highlight for both the passengers and crew. For the first time, several visits to Cuba, the largest of the Antilles, are featured on Europa 2 itineraries in autumn 2016. The island, known as a nation for its Caribbean way of life and white sandy beaches…
Titan and T&T Cooperate for Salvage on Chilean Coast
Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Titan Salvage, based in Pompano Beach, Fla., and its partner T&T Salvage, a maritime emergency and salvage company based in Galveston, Texas, recently completed a challenging wreck removal project off the coast of Chile. The job, which involved the removal and scuttling (the process of strategically sinking a shipwreck) of a grounded bulk carrier on Llolleo Beach, required the use of unique, ship-to-shore equipment – such as an aerial téléphérique and a pneumatic pontoon system…
Shipmast Height Detection for MPA Singapore
Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed Stratech Systems Limited (Stratech) announced that it has been awarded a S$1.16m contract by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore to design, implement and maintain the next-generation Shipmast Height Detection System (SHDS). The ability to provide vessel or shipmast height detection is crucial for waterways that require minimum height clearance. The new SHDS is designed to monitor in real-time the height of marine vessels passing through the waterway at Sentosa Island, which could pose a threat to the safety of Sentosa’s cable car operations. The system will detect and alarm MPA personnel upon any violation, thereby ensuring that MPA’s ship height regulations are adhered to.
TITAN Completes New Carissa Wreck Removal in Coos Bay
The last visible piece of the stern section of the New Carissa was removed on September 23. After four months of work and several days of diving to clear the seabed of the final 50 tons of debris, the last load of New Carissa scrap landed at the Empire dock in on September 29. With the removal earlier this week of TITAN's two jackup barges, the Karlissa A and Karlissa B, which were raised 40 feet above the surf zone, the wreck removal was done. On February 4, 1999 the New Carissa ran aground near .
Transportation Accidents, Natural Disasters Mar 1999
o Jan 25 - A powerful earthquake rips through Colombia's central coffee-growing region killing at least 1,170 people. It measures 6.3 on the Richter scale. o Feb 6 - More than 300 people missing after an Indonesian ferry sinks near Tambelan islands 800 km (500 miles) north of Jakarta. o Feb 23-24 - Avalanches in the Austrian ski resort of Galtuer kill 38 people. o Feb 24 - All 61 people aboard a Chinese Russian-built Tupolev Tu-154 airliner are killed when the plane crashes in eastern China after a mid-air explosion. o Mar 22 - At least 150 people drown at sea off Sierra Leone when an overloaded motorized canoe capsizes off the town of Tasso. o Mar 25 - Forty people are killed in a fire that traps at least 30 vehicles in the tunnel under Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
