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Expedition cruise ship damaged after striking rock in Antarctica
(USA Today) An expedition cruise ship visiting Antarctica with Americans on board was damaged on Monday after striking an uncharted rock. The
4,998-ton Polar Star currently is floating free from the rock and no
one was injured in the incident, but an initial damage assessment shows
the ship's outer hull was breached, according to a statement from the
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators. READ MORE
Post to TwitterPhil Pauley envisions cruisers that could fly and submerge
(PhilPauley.com) The Sub Cruiser can boast many innovative features, with one
distinction. It will allow you to disappear into the Big Blue. It will
take you just beneath the swell and into a whole new world of piece and
relaxation. The Fly Cruiser operates at the forefront of performance
through cutting edge design and innovation dressed with classic
contemporary furnishings. If you need to go from A to B quickly and
effectively, the Fly Cruiser Series is designed to respond to your
needs effortlessly and on demand.Freighter captain jailed for being drunk while piloting vessel on Juan de Fuca Strait
(The Vancover Sun) The
captain of a South Korean freighter was sentenced to jail in Tacoma,
Wash., last week for commanding his 590-foot vessel through U.S. waters
in the Juan de Fuca Strait while drunk. READ MORESteady as she goes! The heartstopping moment £1bn cruise liner squeezes under bridge... with just '1.5 inches' to spare
(Daily Mail) It required a steady hand... and nerves of steel. Fortunately
for the captain, the world's newest superliner squeezed under this
Danish bridge with ease, even though there was just an inch-and-a-half
margin of error. The
Allure of the Seas - which cost a staggering £1billion ($1.5bn) -
measures around four football fields and accommodates 8,300 people
including crew members. READ MORETiverton Yacht Club sails ahead on rezoning vote
(eastbayri) After a protracted public hearing that began in June and has continued
for hours every month since, Tiverton’s town council last Tuesday night
voted 5-0 to approve a zoning designation for the Tiverton Yacht Club
that would allow it to rebuild a clubhouse that burned to the ground in
2003. READ MOREDestination Newport
(windcheck) Late summer and early autumn is perhaps the best time to visit Newport,
Rhode Island. Situated on the southern tip of Aquidneck Island at the
entrance to Narragansett Bay, Newport has a wellprotected, deepwater
harbor and reliable seabreezes typically keep temperatures eight to ten
degrees cooler than the neighboring mainland. With the summertime
throng thinning, the best part of the sailing season is just beginning. READ MORENewport show sees attendance boost
(soundings) The 40th Newport (R.I.) International Boat Show saw an estimated 10
percent increase in attendance, according to show manager Nancy Piffard. READ MORECruise ships returning early to New York, Boston to ride out Hurricane Earl
(usatoday) After knocking nearly a dozen cruise ships sailing in the Bahamas and
the Caribbean off course in recent days, a northbound Hurricane Earl is
now having an impact on vessels that sail to New England, Canada and
Bermuda. READ MOREPerhaps One of the Quirkiest Yacht Tenders Around
(newport-now) Let’s say you travel the seas in style on board your 100-foot
megayacht, stopping at various ports of call with varying degrees of
land-side transportation alternatives. Well, if you happen to be aboard
one particular yacht in the harbor, you might take the Amphicar out for
a spin. READ MOREMaine officials: Sewage in water after cruise ship visit
(usatoday) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says a foul-smelling
plume of liquid that filled a dock area in Bar Harbor, Maine last month
after a visit by an American Cruise Lines vessel was sewage, not "grey
water" from sinks and showers as originally reported, according to a
local news outlet. READ MORE