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Four dead in Sudan cargo plane crash
In less than 4 days second cargo plane had crashed in Sudan. 4 crew members were in the latest incident today. The caro plane crahsed immeditately after taking off from capital Khartoum airport. " A cargo plane crashed in Sudan on Monday shortly after taking off from...
Remember the shipload of Chinese weapons bound for Zimbabwe?
The "Ship of Shame" loaded with Chinese weapons bound for Zimbabwe at the height of the March election drama captured a huge amount of international attention. But what ever happened to those weapons? Press reports... Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness
3 Words.........."Run Penguins Run"!!!"Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darknessReutersPublished: Monday, June 09, 2008WELLINGTON (Reuters) - One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in... California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counte...
US Customs and Border Patrol"California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counterfeit Imported Merchandise (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) contacts for this news releaseOakland, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of...Horror after two bodies discovered in hold of Ayr cargo ship
Two people who were attempting to sneak into Britain as stowaways on a cargo ship filled with manure have been found dead in the ship's holding."TWO stowaways were found dead on a cargo ship docked in a Scottish port yesterday. The gruesome discovery was made by crew members... Plane splits in Brussels airport crash
If you are around Brussels, please report an update with more information.
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An investigation is underway after a large cargo plane slid off the runway and split in two at Brussels Airport during take-off.
The... Museums in the Sea
" SS Tarpon was a twin-screwed steamer, official number 130381, was constructed in 1887 at Wilmington, Deleware by the renowned shipbuilders Pusey and Jones. Christened Naugatuck, the new ship was delivered to the Naugatuck Valley Steamboat Company of Derby, Connecticut. The... Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics
Should we be on the look out for 4 horsemen?"DALLAS - In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards... Terminal operators say West Coast cargo traffic halted
This is going to get people's attention..."LOS ANGELES - Terminal operators say West Coast cargo traffic has come to a halt as port workers stage daylong anti-war protests. Pacific Maritime Association spokesman Steve Getzug says... CBP Officers in Texas Find $3 Million Worth of Dope in 'Empty' Sea Container
"El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working anti-terrorism operations at the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo lot in El Paso discovered 3,343 pounds of marijuana in a sea container yesterday. The huge bales of pot were concealed in a false...Scotland brings in extra oil amid strike
About 10 days worth of oil has been called in to make up for shortages caused by the two-day oil refinery strike in Grangemouth, Scotland. Staff are expected to return to work Tuesday morning."Extra fuel supplies...Boston Tea Party Hit Corporate Monopoly
"The Boston Tea Party was a direct action against a corporate monopoly that led to the birth of the United States. The raiders of the Tea Party pledged silence for 50 years. One of them, George R. T. Hewes, lived... NASA: ATV ready to dock with ISS: Minute by Minute coverage
NASA: ATV ready to dock with ISS: April 3, 2008Update 10:55 am"TOULOUSE, France, April 3 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle spacecraft was successfully docked Thursday... Sailors Trapped in Sunken Tugboat
A Ukranian tugboat sunk off the coast of Hong Kong and is now lying upside-down 35 meters (115 ft) below the surface. Rescue crews are attempting to move the vessel to shallower waters in hopes of rescuing anyone still alive onboard.Update: no further word on the fate of the... High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace
Very well written - exciting - article from Wired Magazine:
"Salvage work has long been viewed as a form of legal piracy. The insurers of a disabled ship with valuable cargo will offer from 10 to 70 percent of the...
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