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PICTURE OF THE DAY
PIC OF THE DAY ARCHIVES
2007 - 77
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2008 - 101
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2009 - 124
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2010 - 118
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2011 - 100
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2012
- 97 Photographs
SHIP INFORMATION
FLEET LISTS
EUROPE PAGE 1
Acergy, Active, Acomarit,
Aries Offshore, Arctia, Arktik-
more, Bibby, Boa, Branding,
BUE, Boston Putford, Bourbon Offshore, Deep Sea Supply, DOF, Eide, Eidsurf,
Eidesvik, ER Schiffart
EUROPE PAGE 2
Esvagt, Fairmount, Fairplay, Farstad,
Femco, Fletcher Shipping, Fratelli d'Amato, Geoconsult, Gulf Offshore,
Harmsbergung, Harrisons, Hartmann, Havila
EUROPE PAGE 3
Heerema, Island Offshore, JP Knight, K
Line, Lauritzen Offshore, Maersk Supply, Marine Subsea, ITC, Noorhoek, Nordane,
Mokster/Eidesvik, Myklebusthaug, North Star, Nomis, O.H.Meling, Olympic
Shipping, OOC Offshore, Ostensjo Rederi, Petrobaltic, REM Offshore, Sartor
Shipping
EUROPE PAGE 4
Sea Mar Shipping, Sealion, Siem Offshore,
Simon Mokster, SMS, Solstad Offshore, TFDS, Telco, Trico, Varada, Viking Supply
Ships, Vroon
S. ATLANTIC
& CARRIBEAN
Astro Maritima, Bourbon Maritima, CBO,
Delba Maritima, Finarge Brasil, Gulf Brasil, GulfMark Trinidad, Norskan,
Saveiros Camuyrano, Sea Trucks Group
INDIA
Garware, Greatship India, Great Offshore,
Procyon Offshore, Varun Shipping
NORTH AMERICA
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Boluda, C&G Boats, Deepocean, Edison Chouest, Harvey Gulf Marine, Hornbeck, L&M
Botruc, Naviera B Tamaulipas, Oddyssea, OIL, Otto Candies, Rowan, Seacor, Sea
Nar Inc, Secunda, Tidewater.
NORTH AMERICA PAGE 2
Trico Marine
FAR EAST & AUSTRALIA
Alam Maritim, Allied Marine,
Britoil, CH Offshore, Go Offshore, Hallin, Huawei Offshore, IOS, Jaya Holdings,
Mermaid Marine, NOR Offshore, Petra Perdana, Swire Pacific,
MED & MIDDLE EAST
Adams, Augusta, Augustea, Brodospas, EDT
Offshore, Finarge Genova, Five Oceans Salvage, Mar Sol, MCT, Med Offshore, NJSC
Chornomornaftogaz, Portosalvo, Remolques Maritimos, Seaways International,
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NEWS AND VIEWS
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Click on the link to read the
following newsletters:
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LATEST |
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December 2012 |
Christmas wishes, Some sort of control over the pirate
problem, Norovirus, The VOS Sailor, Basket Transfer. |
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November 2012 |
The Prestige Court Case Starts, Transocean and Chevron
in Brazil, Ditching. Noerth Sea Oil Spills, Confined
Space Entry, The ECDIS Problem |
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October 2012 |
Transocean and Chevron in Brazil - Or Not, Shell
Security, One from the Archive, Ships Aground, UK ETVs |
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September 2012 |
The Costa Concordia, Cruise Ships in Venice, Macondo
Again, Container Ship Fires, The Flying Angel, The
C-Viking |
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August 2012 |
Victory et al, The Mary Rose Accident, The
Warrior, The Canton, The James Bond Exhibition, Lake
Cruisers |
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July
2012 |
Not Arcadia, The Rock, The Master's Responsibility,
Somali Piracy, The Leiv Eiriksson Consortium, Electric
Ships |
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June
2012 |
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, The Elgin Gas Leak, The ITS
Conference, Heading for the Rig, African Piracy, BP
Shipping - What comes Around |
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May
2012 |
The Elgin Gas Leak Update, The Cruise Ship and
Castaways, Expert Comments, Massive Tide in Australia,
Offshore Wind, The Wreck mof the Samtampa |
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April 2012 |
The Elgin Gas Leak, The Iceberg 1, Amy Jones and the
Deep Ocean Clarion, The Mighty Deliverer and A Turtle,
Black Fish, Shell's Leaks. |
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March 2012 |
The Costa Allegre Accident, The Koosha 1, Off Mombasa,
Waiting for the Results of Investigations, Oil Rig News,
A Dead Zone |
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February 2012 |
The Costa Concordia, The Iron Lady, Teenage Yacht
Persons, Tugs in the Gulf, Stuft in the Falkland
Islands, Passenger Ship Breakdowns, The Thames Estuary
Airport |
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January 2012 |
RigMoves, Rig Moves, The Loss of the Kolskaya, Fishing
in the Ice, The Noydena |
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December 2011 |
RigMoves,
The Mermaid Vigilance, The Onedin Line, The Work Time
Directive, Barometric Pressure |
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November 2011 |
Rebecca Coriam, The Damen PSVs, The Loss of the Koosha
1, The Scottish ETVs, The Iceberg 1 |
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October 2011 |
The Rena, Mermaid Vigilance, The Carriage of Sponge
Iron, Shetland VTS Gaps, Learning |
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September 2011 |
The 9/11 Effect, The Chandlers, The Bear Island Wreck, A
Reunion, Warsash Lake, Fairmount Expedition Rescue |
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August 2011 |
Back in the Groove, Who Should be in Charge, Marine
Investigations, UK Emergency Towing Vessels, Gannet Oil
Spill |
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June
2011 |
The White List, A Presentation, Acetylene in Falmouth,
Where's the Ocean Guardian, The Tunisian Refugee Problem |
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May
2011 |
The MSC Opera, An Allision, The Night Navigator, Pirates
Again, A Captain Goes Home |
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April 2011 |
Tax
Relief for Seafarers, The IMO Message, The Global Call
to Combat Pirate Risks, Marine Safety Forum Safety
Flashes, And Good News for a Very Few |
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March 2011 |
Videos, The Bourbon Liberty Class, Nuclear Matters, More
Bad News, Fake EEBD |
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February 2011 |
Cougar Flight 91, The Mel Oliver Collision, The
Deepwater Horizon and Human Factors, The Carnival
Splendor Fire, A Further Piracy Update |
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January 2011 |
Weighty Matters, Piracy Update, A Big Ship, Working On,
The Seawind Project |
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LATEST |
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December 2010 |
Year of the Seafarer, The Coastguard Tugs, JMM Marine,
Charity, And Finally for 2010 |
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November 2010 |
The Chandlers are Released, Jobs in Aberdeen, The Yellow
Fleet, The Carnival Splendor Fire, The Damon B Bankston |
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October 2010 |
Goodbye to the Coastguard Salvage Tugs, BP and the
Macondo Well, Piracy, The Stena Carron and Greenpeace,
The Death of Akhona Geveza |
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September 2010 |
The Loss of the OSV Voortrekker, BP Have Reported,
Anchor-handling, A Bit of Free Advertising, Alternative
Energy |
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August 2010 |
All Over Bar the Shouting, Passing Portsmouth, Danny F
II, Alternative Energy |
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July
2010 |
The Deepwater Horizon in July, Flag States, AIS
Monitoring, Holidays |
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June
2010 |
The Deepwater Horizon is an Environmental 9/11, Keith
Jessop, Lone Sailors, DP Again, Far Grimshader |
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May
2010 |
The Deepwater Horizon Accident, Pirates, Accident
Investigations, The Windmills of Aberdeen - Again, The
Saudi Arabia of Marine Energy. |
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April 2010 |
The Bourbon Dolphin, A Marine investigation, The
Neftegaz 67, The Windmills of Aberdeen, Fast Supply
Vessels |
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March 2010 |
Marine
Investigations, The Ocean Guardian, The British Airways
Strike, Human Error and Heavy Weather Damage, GPS |
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February 2010 |
Going
to Sea, The Danny F II, The Year of the Seafarer,
Pirates, Sea Shepherd |
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January 2010 |
The
Haiti Earthquake Disaster, The Ocean Lark, Explosive
Underpants |
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December 2009 |
Charity,
Lay-ups, Jobs, Pirates, Eide Wrestler, Christmas
Greetings |
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November 2009 |
Updating
Marine Information, The Webcam, Pirates, The IBC OSV
Conference, The State of Play |
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October 2009 |
Google
Ads, Updating Marine Information, The Siem Pearl,
Pirates, The Anglian Prince |
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September 2009 |
The
Oil Show or as they would like it to be known "Offshore
Europe 2009" |
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August 2009 |
The Bourbon Liberty Class, Demas Victory, Pike (Again),
The UT 790 CD, The Hebei Two |
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July
2009 |
Maritime Cuba, Demas Victory, Pike |
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June
2009 |
A
Safety Flash, Piracy Activity, Yachting, Ship Designers,
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May
2009 |
A
hydrogen-sulphide incident. Pirate activity.
Watchkeeping. Contracting. Supply Ship Operations |
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April
2009 |
Another Helicopter Crash, Illegal Immigrants Die in the
Med, Activity off the Horn of Africa, Submarine
Collisions, Supply Ship Operations |
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March
2009 |
Helicopter Crashes, A Ballasting Incident, Goodbye
Karmsund, AUVs, The Risks of Going Ashore |
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February 2009 |
Google Adverts, The Webcam, The Price of Oil, Q790 (The
Clementine), DP Again |
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January 2009 |
Happy 2009 |
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December 2008 |
Fish Poisoning, Pirates of the Gulf of Aden, Oil Rig
Cancellations, 007, Charity |
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November 2008 |
Marine London, Pirates of the Gulf of Aden,
Anchor-Handler Day Rates, Donald Trump and Aberdeen, Tax |
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October 2008 |
AIS, Pirates of the Gulf of Aden, Last Voyages, Sevan
Hummingbird, Personal Responsibility for Safety |
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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 |
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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 |
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January 2004 |
What's Happening. Safe Cargo Handling on Board Supply Ships.
The ISPS Code. Safer Ships. All Vic Gibson |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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December 2001 |
Exaggeration. Comparative Disasters. Hot Shipowner News.
Problems with Tank Cleaning. All Vic Gibson |
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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. |
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September
2001 |
Further News on the
BP Jigsaw. Vic
Gibson. |
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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. |
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March 2001 |
Sterling Sells Out
to Seacor. Tidewater Continue to Purchase Ships. All Vic Gibson. |
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February 2001 |
Invergordon Rigs
Re-activated. Vic
Gibson. |
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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. |
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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. |
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August 2000 |
BP Submit ERRV
Proposal to the HSE. SMPs Investigate BP/Amoco SBV Plan. BP
Plan Gas Pipeline Connection to Magnus All Vic Gibson. |
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