Malaysian tanker hijacked in Gulf of Aden Aug 30, 2008
"The vessel attempted evasive maneuvering before being overpowered by the hijackers. The coalition forces within the vicinity were alerted but were unable to prevent the hijacking as safety of the crew onboard is of priority," MISC said in a statement ... Two days later, three more vessels an Iranian bulk carrier with 29 crew, a Japanese-operated chemical tanker with 19 crew and a German-operated cargo ship with nine crew were hijacked. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Jobs under threat Aug 30, 2008
Workers on the Seakap, which docked in Newcastle yesterday, have been told their ship will finish service next month and be replaced by two foreign-flagged vessels with foreign crews. The crew has locked down the ship and refused to carry out its final duties until its company, Koppers, offers workers jobs on a different vessel ... "Our position, and the crew's, is that this is our occupation, this is our coast and we're looking for a new vessel to continue on within the trade and be... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Arctic Ice on Track for Another All-Time Low Aug 29, 2008
These latest reports from a Russian research vessel in the Arctic sea are consistent with concerns voiced in previous papers about the danger of warming releasing methane stored in Arctic permafrost and undersea gas hydrates. Methane is 23-25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and is found in great abundance in frozen reserves in the Arctic. (Wired News)
Jim Spires (right) presents this year’s “Zoo to Do” gift to North Carolina Zoo Director Russ Williams. It is a black and platinum gray vessel with elephants. Photo contributed Aug 23, 2008
It is a black and platinum gray vessel with elephants ... Spires showed a photo of a tall teardrop-shaped vessel with a giraffe laying peacefully on the lid ... The vessel was in characteristically brilliant red, blues and greens. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
The poet as seer Aug 23, 2008
He is in this sense a throwback, or a last avatar, of (again) an originating idea of the poet and poetry: a daemon or god-inhabited vessel who "speaks" with a truth beyond the merely or purely mortal. Which cues to another aspect of Yeats's pre-eminence. (Globe and Mail)
Dude, where did I bury my car? Aug 22, 2008
"It's also quite cinematic. The thing about video projection is that it's an impure medium. It has elements of cinema, performance, electronic art and painting. It's a vessel where all these forms and rich histories can be contained.". In recent years, video art has gained prominence in Australia though the work of young artists such as Shaun Gladwell and TV Moore. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'McOpera' bunfight continues Aug 21, 2008
Kirsti Harms, who last performed for Opera Australia in 2004, likened the company to "a ruptured heart vessel" where many gifted artists had been dismissed without good reason and who suffered in silence while wasting the best part of their careers. "I know artists who are dying inside and aren't being given a chance to strut their stuff on stage," Harms said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A century on, the Americans return to mark an epic voyage Aug 21, 2008
But when the destroyer USS John S. McCain marked that event 100 years to the day in its passage through Sydney heads yesterday, it was escorted by the RAN guided missile frigate HMAS Darwin and the oil refuelling vessel HMAS Sirius ... The fleet's vessels, painted a gleaming white and crewed by 14,000 men, were part of a show of American force in the Pacific and Asian region, more specifically to Japan whose navy and army had defeated the Russian tsarist army and navy three years earlier ... But... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Church columnists: Aug 20, 2008 Aug 19, 2008
The main part of the Church where worshipers gather is called the "nave" which means, "ship." The use of this word recalls the Ark of Noah as the vessel in which God preserved His family. The pews in a Catholic Church have kneelers which we use when we pray. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Elwha Ferry Returning To Service Aug 16, 2008
The vessel lost power after there were problems with its propulsion control cooling system problems. Copyright 2008 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
Boy, 4, trapped alone on runaway boat for 45 min. Aug 15, 2008
At first, he tried to swim to the boat using a cooler lid for a float, but then he realized there was nothing he could do if he reached the runaway vessel. Officers tried throwing tow lines to stop the boat. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
U.S. tourist wants out of Guatemala after attack Aug 14, 2008
They were equipping the vessel in preparation for a planned voyage out into the Caribbean and, eventually, to the U.S. east coast. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Husband's murder sends U.S. woman home Aug 13, 2008
They were equipping the vessel in preparation for a planned voyage out into the Caribbean and, eventually, to the U.S. east coast. Dryden, who worked with Eskimo children, said the couple had wanted to help Guatemalan children. (MSNBC -- International)
Russian jets attack Georgia Aug 11, 2008
Russia, which has already moved battleships to the Black Sea and said it has sunk a Georgian navy vessel, is preparing to deploy 9,000 troops to bolster its forces inside a second separatist Georgian region, Abkhazia, a military spokesman was quoted as saying by Interfax. It will send more than 350 armoured vehicles to add to what is officially a Russian peacekeeping force in the breakaway region, the spokesman said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Conor Oberst Aug 9, 2008
Cassadaga (2007), by his long-time creative vessel, Bright Eyes, began the move and it continues on his self-titled solo album. On Conor Oberst the 28-year-old singer-songwriter holds true to his indie-folk leanings, with the flow of verses backed by steady rhythms, subtle harmonies and minimal adornment; he knows what he wants and quite often it's simply less. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sculptures give Maritime show depth, ambience Aug 9, 2008
produced a whimsy of a vessel a boat drawn with wire, rather than pencil or ink. Her wonderfully inventive sculpture features a chubby sail puffed out with iconic wind swirls, crafted from bent wire. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Dredge Thompson deal delayed Aug 9, 2008
The museum s board was recently presented paperwork from the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota Surplus Services and the corps outlining additional steps it must take to obtain the vessel ... It was retired this year and replaced by three newer vessels. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Church columnists: July 30, 2008 Aug 8, 2008
Jesus can pick up the pieces and shape them into a new vessel used for the glory of God Just call on Jesus. So, if you haven t been to church in awhile, God s trying to tell you something. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Shame on World for LNG headline Aug 8, 2008
LNG tanker vessels would not be escorted by armed Coast Guard and fire fighting tugs ... Third, you discuss the fact that Jordan Cove Energy intends to use tanker vessels with LNG content storage capacity of 148,000 cubic meters ... It is documented that there are currently 277 LNG tanker vessels on the world s waters. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
A walk down memory's dark corridor Aug 7, 2008
(Shrine of the Book)) (1990), Dukes takes her lead from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, who writes, "Take these evidences and put them in an earthen vessel that they may continue for many days." Dukes paints the wing of the Israel Museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the sacred texts of her religion, as a massive earthenware lid. In rendering it, she has also offered evidence of the integrity of her own life, one lived with respect for memory's dark corridors and blinding vistas. (Globe and Mail)
Vacations don't always mean rest, relaxation Aug 3, 2008
The first week I was sick, and the second I was scrubbing and cleaning things around the house until I broke a blood vessel in my thumb, which slowed me down a bit. And the rest of the time was filled with tears, tax assessments and termites, about which I will not bore you, although it is all quite interesting now that I think about it. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Chakra According To Tao Beliefs Aug 2, 2008
In this circuit, flows down through the front torso channel called the Conception Vessel Meridian to pool in the Dantian ... From the Dantian, Qi travels back up to the top of the skull via the Governor Vessel Meridian at the back of the spine. (Suite101.com)
Awesome Ayutthaya Aug 2, 2008
On board the 200-capacity vessel, we were treated to a generous buffet spread of Thai and Western dishes. The tom yam soup was so yummy (no pun intended), I had four small helpings. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Modern Art, Environment and Heritag... Jul 27, 2008
(Takitimu is a major grouping of Maori iwi associated with the sea-going vessel of the same name that transported ancestors to New Zealand). The kinetic art trail will be part of a celebration hosted by Ngati Kahungunu iwi and will bring together more than a thousand artisans, musicians and performers. (Suite101.com)
Eek a mouse and other points of order Jul 26, 2008
" These were created by Staffan Terje of Perbacco. -- Those comics and those Guinness record keepers had a parting of the ways, and Mark Pitta's comed-athon next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 142 Throckmorton is now an event that has nothing to do with a book of records. Public eavesdropping "I wonder if this is an oceangoing vessel. " Woman aboard the Liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien, chugging under the Golden Gate Bridge for Wednesday's welcome of the Festival of Sail tall ships, overheard by... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Natural beauty: The work of three generations of wood turners on display at RAM Jul 25, 2008
Together the Moulthrops Ed, his son Philip and Philip s son Matt make up a wood-turning dynasty that has forged and carried on a shared vision and process for celebrating the inherent beauty of wood in a variety of distinctive vessels and forms ... From the large, almost sculptural vessels (some are several feet across) of Ed Moulthrop, who died in 2003, to Philip s fascinating mosaic-formed bowls, and the elegant, flowing vases and chalices of Matt, each piece has a personality of its own,... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
California Ports' Pollution Plan Proves a Big Haul Jul 24, 2008
The ports are requiring cleaner vessel fuels, shoreside electricity so ships will not run their dirty diesel engines at berth, newer truck fleets and cleaner train locomotives. Much of the plan is funded by increased fees for customers. (Planet Ark, United States)
Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat Jul 19, 2008
The 4,500-year-old vessel is the sister ship of a similar boat removed in pieces in 1954 from another pit and painstakingly reconstructed. Experts believe the boats were meant to ferry the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid in the afterlife. (Yahoo News)
Mexico navy seizes makeshift submarine carrying drugs Jul 17, 2008
Similar vessels carrying cocaine have been discovered off Colombia and Central America, but navy spokesman Capt. Benjamin Mar said the seizure is a first for Mexico ... Green-topped and shaped like an arrowhead, the vessel was intercepted when it surfaced hours later ... Colombian authorities have discovered at least nine such vessels over the past three years. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
* [ART JOURNAL] Artists at clay Jul 16, 2008
Vessels, Decoration, Conveyance highlights the creativity and diversity of pieces created in the shape of a vessel, one of the most basic ceramic forms, while Form, Space, Void and Substance focuses on more abstract pieces ... Mimic, which is made up of more than 500 wheel-thrown vessel-shaped objects that resemble mouths, is meant to be a commentary on our culture of self-obsession where, for example, individuals seem much more invested in editing their MySpace profiles than in creating a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Black Hawk crash inevitable, says inquiry Jul 16, 2008
The helicopter suffered "rotor droop" and slammed into the vessel before tumbling into the ocean and sinking rapidly. The report found Captain Bingley died after the antenna on his helmet became snagged and ripped away his breathing apparatus as he tried to exit the aircraft. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Splendor offers high-seas fun Jul 15, 2008
At 3,006 passengers and 113,300-tons, its Carnivals biggest vessel to date ... Splendor was designed by Joe Farcus, the Miami-based architect who for many years has been the chief designer for Carnivals vessels. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Teche Sketches Jul 13, 2008
Instead of crossing the North Atlantic route directly to Britian, however, the vessel was sent on a circuitous journey through southern waters and then over the Mediterranean before finnaly arriving in England. He explained that the military did this to protect us from German U-Boats. (New Iberia, LA)
Meet Holland America's Eurodam Jul 13, 2008
Since 1873 Holland America has taken delivery of eighty ships and Eurodam is the 14th vessel in the current fleet ... Whats newThose that have sailed on Holland Americas Vista-class vessels will find familiar, elegant surroundings on Eurodam, nonetheless, its larger size has allowed for some added pizzazz. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Russian ice camp in rapid shrink Jul 13, 2008
An icebreaker and another vessel are on their way to the scene, about 30-40km from the Spitsbergen islands, to begin the evacuation in the next few days and return the scientists to the Russian Arctic port of Murmansk. The expedition's organisers, Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute based in St Petersburg, told the BBC that the scientists were safe and well, and that they had completed their studies. (BBC News -- Europe)
Beyond the sea Jul 13, 2008
According to Captain Sig Hansen who runs the Northwestern fishing vessel, a single fishing trip could bring them US$1mil (RM3. 2mil) worth of catch. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
India, world shipping's toxic waste dump Jul 13, 2008
Three months later, the rust-riddled vessel sailed into this port - to die. In May, the vessel gunned its engines for the last time and slid up the beach alongside the skeletal remains of numerous other ships at India's biggest ship-recycling yard in the western coastal state of Gujarat ... Like many vessels of its era, the Shcherbakov has asbestos insulation in its engine rooms and elsewhere, according to the ship's chief mate, Andrey Potapov. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Dreams of Laura Jul 13, 2008
But there's only one vessel that can ferry you past Laura's moat, and that's fiction. Sittenfeld has creatively applied her crayons to all the ambiguous blanks in the coloring book. (International Herald Tribune)
Ship Collision May Have Killed Whale Jul 7, 2008
Those types of injuries are consistent with being hit by a large vessel. IMAGES IN THE NEWS. (WNBC.com, NY)
Artist finds her stroke Jul 6, 2008
A blood vessel clotted in the left hemisphere in her brain. The stroke shut down the functions controlled by the left side, causing paralysis on the right side of her body. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Caskets made by veterans for veterans Jul 5, 2008
Redfield was buried in the prototype casket a few years ago, but he wanted to guarantee that all veterans, regardless of their financial circumstances, had a dignified burial vessel ... Instead of spending thousands of dollars on an expensive commercial casket, Vern Lecy gave the VHI program a 500 donation to cover the cost of two "vessels of honor." One for him, and one for an indigent veteran. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Taking maps in a new direction Jul 3, 2008
$39, available at Vessel, Financial District and South End locations, 877-805-1801. Boston city neighborhood posterDr. (Boston Globe)
Exhibiting new appeal Jul 1, 2008
Young visitors are attracted by an ancient vessel on display at Hubei Provincial Museum. China's museums now strive to play a bigger role in public education. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mining the past, identity museums forge a future Jul 1, 2008
The floorboards of this one, we are told, were salvaged from a fishing vessel and laid down as they traditionally had been, with gaps to allow the body heat of the animals kept below to warm the badstofa. During long winter nights, each family would enact a cultural ritual - a kvoldvaka - as the sounds, smells and warmth from the animals would rise from below: reading aloud from medieval Icelandic sagas or the Bible, singing, weaving, talking by candlelight. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
3rd annual Summerfest July 4 Jun 30, 2008
This year, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing has constructed a MAMA derby vessel. We will have one bathtub and we will have a bather sit in it with water. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Biggest Cruise On Earth Jun 29, 2008
When it launches in December 2009, Oasis of the Seas will be larger than any other passenger vessel on the planet: 220,000 gross registered tons and room for 5,400 passengers ... Oasis will be the most "terrapomorphized" vessel to date (a word I made up for "made to resemble land"). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
From the field Jun 26, 2008
To purchase a print and mint stamp, call the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission toll-free at (866) 945-3746, or visit the agency's Web site, Life jacket a necessity for kidsNorth Carolina law requires children younger than 13 years of age to wear an appropriate life vest whenever they are on a recreational vessel that is underway. "Parents should individually inspect each child's life vest to see if it is good condition and that it properly fits," said Capt. Chris Huebner, the state's boating... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Brian Williams still missed Jun 26, 2008
His girlfriend and a guy Williams hired to captain the vessel were also done away with and evidently tossed overboard in shark-infested waters, never to be seen again. Williams' older brother, Miles Dabord, formerly known as Kevin Williams, was the chief suspect. (Arizona Sports -- Rivals.com)
No survivors found in overturned ferry Jun 24, 2008
Philippine coast guard officials made the announcement three days after the vessel capsized with more than 800 people aboard during a powerful typhoon. Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo told dzBB radio Tuesday that most of the bodies were floating inside, trapped when the ship suddenly tilted and went belly up Saturday. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Star turn puts pizzazz into Kensington sale Jun 21, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald)
DiscoverToronto's best-kept secret Jun 20, 2008
All of the oak floors are original to the house but were refinished, and Mr. Hepburn also removed a linen closet from the main-floor bathroom and outfitted the now-larger room with a marble countertop and a vessel sink. "This really fills the gap because I think what people fear is that, if not for here, they go to a [subdivision] in Pickering," he says. (Globe and Mail)
A multi-media adventure Art House presents the original play 'Sea Story' in JC Jun 18, 2008
Christine Goodman, founder of Art House Productions, stars as Margaret Mayfair St. James, the captain and owner of the 17th century vessel. The crew features First Mate McKenzie (played by Helene Taylor), Billie (played by Janice Ducate), Evelyn (played by Jen Ponton), Hopper (played by Katherine Damigos) and Malachy Orozco as "Bob" the only male among the all-female crew, who all wear provocative sea wench outfits - complete with the bodice and boots. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Adventures in angioplasty Jun 16, 2008
Now he's close to reopening a section of the vessel that is 90 percent blocked, thereby providing enough oxygen-rich blood to Speen's ticker to stave off chest pain or a future heart attack ... Standing three feet away from his patient, Alderman is relying on years of experience and his sense of feel to thread a tube called a catheter through the medical piping the team has already placed in Speen's vessels ... Meanwhile, the buildup of artery-blocking plaque - usually made up of bits of fat and... (Framingham TAB, MA)
Potters Rebel on Festival Jun 15, 2008
Owen said when a potter finds something in the clay that is unfriendly to the resulting vessel, he throws it out ... " The museum fails that test with the way is being run and the attitude of some on its board toward potters of this historic region, he said. "This is no different in considering the ingredients that are called potters and supporters in a community named Seagrove," Owen said. "We as potters and supporters must put our best ingredients to work and prove that we can be a vessel that... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Soldiers salute Encounter Center with World War II flag gift Jun 14, 2008
According to Hart, only one such vessel remains. Due to a fellow soldier, at least one flag that flew over a famed "Mighty Midget" is still around. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tackling climate change, artist's career is red hot Jun 13, 2008
His eco-cruise ship was the first vessel on the scene when another ship sank off Antarctica. In his slide lecture at the Brandeis reception, he mentions a trip to Guyana that he took with fellow artist Mark Dion. (Boston Globe)
Acoustics' 08: Tigers, singers, earthquakes, buildings, caves, coveted violins, and more Jun 13, 2008
Clinical Assessment of Blood Vessel Ultrasound ... 1) CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD VESSEL ULTRASOUND ... The life-threatening end product of this process is an unstable blood vessel lesion -- known as a vulnerable plaque -- that has developed a specific chemical composition and distinct form (thin, fibrous cap) that render it likely to rupture and lead to heart attack. (EurekAlert!)
Bikini-clad Coleen soaks up the sun on 80m yacht after 10-hour ... Jun 12, 2008
Coleen, 22, will marry her footballer fiance tomorrow in Portofino, Italy, on board the luxury vessel, which will also host their extravagant reception. The couple have hired the 100,000 a week yacht for three days at a cost of 300,000 and will use it to hold a reception for their 64 wedding guests. (Daily Mail)
Paintings by Larry Forte are a lesson in form Jun 12, 2008
" That orange detergent bottle is not the only vessel represented in the show. The painting "Uncommon Jewels" offers an unexpected mysticism in the form of a ruby red plastic soda cup, looking unnaturally translucent and otherworldly. "I like the old bottles for the same reason people like antiques," says Forte. As far as more recent containers, like the pizza parlor soda cup, goes, "I like those, too," he says. "They've got some history to them. They must remind me of something - my childhood,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rising rivers a threat to safety Jun 11, 2008
Schneider also drove by the Missouri River in Sioux City Tuesday morning and said he couldn't understand anyone making the decision to take a 20,000 to 30,000 boat out onto the high, debris-filled river that could puncture the vessel ... "When rivers are running that high, that is not the time to be out there at any type of vessel. There is too much garbage, trees, logs and hidden in there -- very, very dangerous conditions. That's just common sense, to stay off those things... It is about as... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
'Senseless' death a powerful reminder Jun 11, 2008
A child is exempt from wearing a life jacket if they are in an enclosed cabin, below deck or aboard a commercial vessel with a capacity of 25 people or more. Stocker said even the most experienced swimmer should wear a life jacket while boating. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Sailors survive hours in Gulf; 1 found dead Jun 9, 2008
Coast Guard officials said the keel of the overturned vessel was ripped off, indicating the sailboat may have hit something in the water, according to the school. Race director Kevin Box said the loss of the keel can cause a boat to overturn in seconds. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
EPA research vessel to make Bold visit Jun 3, 2008
The World Link: EPA research vessel to make Bold visit. EPA research vessel to make Bold visit ... This will be the ocean survey vessel Bold s first Northwest appearance along the coast. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Early Renaissance Painters Jun 2, 2008
The instruments include the cross upon which Jesus is hung, the column where Jesus is whipped, the vessel with the vinegar offered to the Lord, the sponge soaked with vinegar offered to him, and the spear used to pierce his side. In the background Judas is coming with soldiers to arrest Christ. (Suite101.com)
Top 10 river cruises around the globe May 31, 2008
Conceived by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig, the ber-modern, 12-suite vessel is designed for maximum comfort on 3-to 7-night jungle expeditions, which embark via Iquitos (airport transfers to the port are provided) ... As one of the maximum of 88 passengers aboard this luxury vessel, keep your eyes on the banks, where a montage of castles, vineyards, and modern cities compose the changing river scenery ... Modernity may have replaced them with larger, more efficient vessels, but Majestic... (MSNBC -- Travel)
