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September 2008 |
9/11 and the Explosive Qualities of Branston Pickle,
Helicopters, From the Marine Safety Forum, Lehman
Brothers, ERRV Guidelines, Hurricane Ike |
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August 2008 |
Henry the Navigator, Update on the Ice Maiden, Tony
McGinnity, Sailing Ships, Lifeboats |
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July 2008 |
The Rita, Philippines Ferry
Disaster, Charitable Donations, Guard Vessels, The
Aurora |
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June
2008 |
The Price of Oil. Offshore Emergency Response, The Value
of Investment, The Courageous III |
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May
2008 |
The Webcam, Spanish Fishermen, The Ice Maiden Again,
Podded Propulsion |
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April 2008 |
Treatment of Seafarers by Authorities, The Bourbon
Dolphin Report, The Neftegaz 67, Maersk Crewing |
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March 2008 |
More Ice Maidens, The Bottle Nosed Dolphin, Another
Safety Flash, Tempsc |
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Feb
2008 |
What's Happened to the Ice Maiden, The Windmills of
Aberdeen, Oil Company Profits, Captain Bob |
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Jan
2008 |
Happy New Year, The Departure of the Normand Mariner,
Rumble in the Antactic, Foolhardy Acts in the North
Atlantic, A Bad 2007 |
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Dec
2007 |
Advertising in Aberdeen Airport, Bourbon Dolphin Update,
Thistle, The Festive Season |
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Nov
2007 |
IBC Energy Offshore Support Conference, Submarine
Rescue, Environmental Application, Risk Assessments, The
History of the Supply Vessel |
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Oct
2007 |
Risk Assessments. Driving Supply Vessels. The Webcam.
The History of the Supply Vessel. |
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June
2007 |
Bourbon Dolphin, Vroon Go for It, The Vital Spark,
The Falklands after 25 Years, And the Skills Shortage |
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May
2007 |
Pieces in the Jigsaw, Loss of a Turtle,
Accommodation Ships, One for the Book |
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April
2007 |
The Loss of the Bourbon Dolphin |
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March
2007 |
Activity In Invergordon, The Ice Maiden, Voith
Schneider Propulsion, A Rough Day in the North Sea, A
Topical Picture |
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February 2007 |
The MSC Napilo, Tidewater's Plans, Jigsaw, A New
Year Picture. A Rough Day in the North Sea, Another New
Year Picture. |
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January 2007 |
The View from Market Street. More automation. The
Busiest Oil Port in the World. Fatigue at Sea. A New
Year Picture. |
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December 2006 |
Other sorts of supply ship. Automation. Jigsaw Project
2006. Rig Shifting for fun and profit. A Festive season
picture. |
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November 2006 |
The Emma Maersk (again). The Loss of the Meridian,
Real Seamanship, At the Edge of the Sea. Vic
Gibson |
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October 2006 |
The Emma Maersk. Seafarer Shortages. Anchor-handler day
rates. Vic
Gibson |
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June 2005 |
The Ship With the X Bow part 2. Waldermann Publishing.
The Ocean Carrier and a Bridge Link. Vic
Gibson |
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April 2005 |
Back Again. The Ship with the X-Bow. Vic
Gibson |
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Feb 2005 |
Seacor News. John P Laborde Vic
Gibson |
|
Jan 2005 |
Small change to the presentation - This is the January edition
to allow contributions received during January to be posted
immediately. We live in hope!
New Year Greetings - Vic Gibson. Oil Rigs and British
Colombia - Ted Caucutt. Hot News About Seacor Vic
Gibson |
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Nov 2004 |
Contributing to News and Views - Vic Gibson. Fortress
Aberdeen 2 - Vic Gibson. The Triton 8 - Vic Gibson.
North Sea Fish Stocks - Vic Gibson YOUR WORDS COULD BE INCLUDED HERE!! |
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Oct 2004 |
Contributing to News and Views - Vic Gibson. Fortress
Aberdeen - Peter Barker. Windmills Everwhere - Peter
Barker. Tea-shack News - Vic Gibson. Noisy Ships - Vic Gibson.
Supply ship day rates - Vic
Gibson. The Aquarius - Vic Gibson.
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Sept 2004 |
Fencing at Fittie - Vic Gibson. Goodbye to the BUE
Victor - Vic Gibson. A Personnel Transfer Device
Fatality - Vic Gibson. Safety Case Training - Vic
Gibson. More about Pipelaying Anchors - Nigel Sly.
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August 2004 |
The
Rogue Wave. Tidewater Retirements. The 10,000 Year Storm.
Safety Case Training. Full Employment. The Stevns Power. Star
Offshore Services. All Vic Gibson |
July 2004 |
Being Away. The Yavari. Flags of Convenience. More about ISPS.
Merchant Navy Uniforms. Star Offshore Services. All Vic
Gibson |
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May 2004 |
The
Effect of Watertightness. News of Northlink. The Mayflower
Resolution. Crew Wages. All Vic Gibson |
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April 2004 |
The
Effect of the Oil Price. Beyond Obscurity. Some words about
Charters. The Boa Deep C. The Nautical Institute Retires for
the Summer. All Vic Gibson |
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March 2004 |
A
New World. The Influence of the Health and Safety Executive.
Announcement from BP. New Ships for North Star. Rumours about
Ship Sales. Shell and the North Sea. All Vic Gibson
|
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February 2004 |
Chaos on the Internet. Vic Gibson |
|
January 2004 |
What's Happening. Safe Cargo Handling on Board Supply Ships.
The ISPS Code. Safer Ships. All Vic Gibson |
|
November 2003 |
What
the Port Manager Said. Mud Carriage in India. The End of
Market St. Echoes of the Prestige. All Vic Gibson
|
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October 2003 |
What's Happenin Dude. The Harrods Invergordon Branch. Loss of
a Support Ship.Marex News. All Vic Gibson |
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September 2003 |
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. All John Griffiths |
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August 2003 |
The
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
July 2003
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The
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
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June 2003 |
The
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
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May 2003 |
The
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
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April 2003 |
The
News. Vessel Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
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March 2003 |
The
News. Bits and Pieces. Comment. All John Griffiths |
February 2003
|
The
News. Newbuilding News. Movers and Shakers. Comment. All
John Griffiths |
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January 2003 |
A
Reverse Auction 2. Getting Ashore in America. Change of watch.
All Vic Gibson The News. Newbuilding News. Movers and
Shakers. Comment. All John Griffiths |
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December 2002 |
A
Reverse Auction. ERRV Departures. The Prestige. The Departure
of the Seabulk Eagle 2. A Bit about Tank Cleaning. Another
Collision. All Vic Gibson |
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November 2002 |
A
Tale of an Azimuthing Thruster. More Ferry News. Stena Dee to
Depart Invergordon. The Asco Take-Over. Anchor-Handlers and
A-Frames. The Drillships and the Deeps. All Vic Gibson |
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July/Aug
2002 |
New
Newsletter Arrangements. More About Collisions. And Another
Thing. Latest Jigsaw News. Departures. All Vic Gibson |
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June 2002 |
Renaming Ceremonies. The Offshore Emergencies Conference.
Collisions. The Effect of Worldcom on the Rest of the World.
Arrivals. All Vic Gibson |
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May 2002 |
The
17th International Tug and Salvage Conference. On a Lighter
Note. BP Cuts its Crew Again. News from SBS. Viking and BUE
Connect. Collisions. Renewable Energy. All Vic Gibson |
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April 2002 |
The
Problems with DP. Something about ITS. Stirling Clyde Rebadged.
New Arrivals. 500. All Vic Gibson |
|
March 2002 |
We
Receive a Press Release. The Subject of the Press Release.
Stirling Spica Arrives in New Colours. Sovereign Explorer
Arrives in West Africa. Laney Chouest. Spare a thought for the
Poor Marine Journalist. All Vic Gibson |
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February 2002 |
Another Sad Day. Sovereign Explorer Update. Miss Jane Tide.
What Lies in Store for New Arrivals What's in a Name. Stena
Don Misfortunes. All Vic Gibson |
|
January 2002 |
Olympic Hercules Arrives. Sovereign Explorer Departs. Return
of the Cable-Layers. A Sad Day. Pieces Still Missing from the
Jigsaw Puzzle. West Navion Misfortunes. All Vic Gibson |
|
December 2001 |
Exaggeration. Comparative Disasters. Hot Shipowner News.
Problems with Tank Cleaning. All Vic Gibson |
|
November 2001 |
712s
for Australia. The Leith International Safety Conference.
Phillips Australia Charter Far Scotsman.FPSO for the
Woollybutt Field. Getting it Wrong. First Well Intervention
Ship Ordered. All Vic Gibson. |
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October 2001 |
News
from Invergordon. Meanwhile at the Builders. Tugs and Tugs.
The 728 Arrives. All Vic Gibson. |
|
September
2001 |
Further News on the
BP Jigsaw. Vic
Gibson. |
|
July 2001 |
The Chinese are
Coming. The Maureen Platform is Towed Away. All Vic Gibson. |
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May 2001 |
Gulf Acquire
Seatruck. Vic Gibson. |
|
March 2001 |
Sterling Sells Out
to Seacor. Tidewater Continue to Purchase Ships. All Vic Gibson. |
|
February 2001 |
Invergordon Rigs
Re-activated. Vic
Gibson. |
|
January 2001 |
Sealion Announce
New Offshore Construction Vessel. Large Number of Ships Under
Construction. Edison Chouest to Operate Former R&B Falcon
Fleet. All Vic Gibson. |
|
October 2000 |
ERRVA Shakes up BPs
Jigsaw. Tidewater Goes on Buying Spree. BP Moves on to Next
Phase of Operation Jigsaw. All Vic Gibson. |
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September
2000 |
Marex Website hits
Record. Far Minara Sold. All Vic Gibson. |
|
August 2000 |
BP Submit ERRV
Proposal to the HSE. SMPs Investigaste BP/Amoco SBV Plan. BP
Plan Gas Pipeline Connection to Magnus All Vic Gibson. |
