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Crews try to corral cruise ship that broke away

U.S. Coast Guard officials say tug boats are working to stabilize the disabled cruise ship that became dislodged from its mooring during high winds in Mobile, Ala.

By Associated Press , April 04, 2013

No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships

A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they are about to board in what for many is the vacation of a lifetime.

February 19, 2013

Tug boats expected to reach disabled cruise ship Monday

Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico had limited access to hot coffee, food and bathrooms on Monday as they waited for two tugboats to arrive to tow them to Mexico, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement.

February 11, 2013

First mate, crew member who skipped Norway trip return to Hjemkomst’s deck

First mate, crew member who skipped Norway trip return to Hjemkomst’s deck It’s been nearly 30 years since Mark Hilde trod the deck of the Hjemkomst, but when he saw the sail Thursday morning, fully unfurled and reaching to the roof of the Hjemkomst Center, a huge smile broke through his bushy beard.

By By Helmut Schmidt , Forum Communications , July 20, 2012

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Ceremony set for USS North Dakota

A delegation from North Dakota is traveling to Rhode Island this week for the keel-laying ceremony for the nuclear submarine being named for the state.

May 08, 2012

Ceremony set for USS North Dakota nuclear sub

A delegation from North Dakota is traveling to Rhode Island this week for the keel-laying ceremony for the nuclear submarine being named for the state.

May 07, 2012

Top five designs selected for USS N.D. crest

BISMARCK (AP) — Five crest designs have been submitted to the U.S. Navy to consider for the USS North Dakota nuclear submarine being built at two East Coast shipyards.

By Associated Press , April 23, 2012

US to sink ghost ship dislodged by Japan tsunami

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to use cannon fire to sink a derelict Japanese ship dislodged by last year's massive tsunami.

April 05, 2012

Navy names ship for Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in an assassination attempt 13 months ago, returned to Washington Friday for double honors. The Navy named a ship after her and she saw President Barack Obama sign the last piece of legislation she authored into law.

February 11, 2012

Workers to pump oil from grounded cruise Saturday

GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — A barge carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea.

By Fulvio Paolocci and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press , January 24, 2012

Italian divers find body in cruise ship corridor

ROME (AP) — The body of a woman wearing a life vest was recovered by Italian coast guard divers Saturday from a narrow underwater corridor of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, raising the death toll to 12 in the week-old accident that has sent some light fuel spilling into the Mediterranean off Tuscany.

By Colleen Barry and Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press , January 21, 2012

Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew

ROME (AP) — The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew after the ship hit rocks, the cruise ship owner's CEO said Friday as the search resumed for 21 missing passengers.

By Colleen Barry and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press , January 21, 2012

Tape reveals conversation over stuck ship

Tape reveals conversation over stuck ship An Italian coast guard official vehemently demanded that the captain go back to his crippled cruise ship to oversee its evacuation, but the captain repeatedly resisted, according to a shocking audiotape made public Tuesday.

By By Colleen Barry, Associated Press , January 18, 2012

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Concordia disaster could cost industry millions

NEW YORK (AP) — The capsizing of the Costa Concordia could not have come at a worse time for the cruise industry — right at the start of the peak booking season.

By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writer , January 17, 2012

Fears rise that stricken cruise ship may leak fuel

Italy’s cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolphins, porpoises and whales. The ship’s Italian operator accused the jailed captain of causing the wreck that left at least six dead and 29 missing, saying he made an “unapproved, unauthorized maneuver” to divert the vessel from its programmed course.

By By Frances D-Emilio, Associated Press , January 17, 2012

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