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  • September 2008

    • Ike Uncovers Mystery Shipwreck

      al.com (Ala.)  |  Sep 20, 08 5:44 AM CDT

      Ike Uncovers Mystery Shipwreck

      (Newser) - The waves of Hurricane Ike uncovered a wooden shipwreck on an Alabama beach that experts think could be a Civil War schooner, the Mobile Press-Register reports. The wreck's length matches that of the Monticello, which ran aground in the area in 1862 while trying to sneak past the US Navy on a run from Havana. More »

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      Hurricane Ike  • Alabama  • shipwreck  • Civil War  • ship  • Confederacy  • Mobile, Alabama

  • June 2008

    • Ship Shortage Stalls Offshore Oil Drilling

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 3:22 AM CDT

      Ship Shortage Stalls Offshore Oil Drilling

      (Newser) - A severe shortage of deep-sea drilling rigs will hold up exploitation of offshore oil for years, the New York Times reports. Existing rigs are booked solid for five years, and shipbuilders around the world are scrambling to fill dozens of new orders. Oil companies are frustrated by their inability to get at huge, newly discovered offshore fields. More »

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      oil drilling  • offshore oil  • oil exploration  • oil reserves  • oil rig  • ship

  • June 2007

    • QE2 to Dock, for Good, in Dubai

      BBC  |  Jun 18, 07 10:41 AM CDT

      QE2 to Dock, for Good, in Dubai

      (Newser) - After 40 years at sea, the glamorous passenger liner QE2 will be sold by Carnival Cruise Lines to a Dubai firm for $100 million, then turned into luxury lodgings. The company promises to restore the interior of the ship, which will be anchored off three man-made islands, and to build a museum celebrating its history. More »

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      Dubai  • Persian Gulf  • boat  • ship  • QE2  • Carnival Cruise Lines

  • May 2007

    • Blaze Ravages London Clipper

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 21, 07 9:13 AM CDT

      Blaze Ravages London Clipper

      (Newser) - A fire ripped through London's historic Cutty Sark early this morning, nearly destroying the 138-year-old tea clipper. But an ongoing £25 million restoration saved the ship, which has drawn 15 million tourists to its south-east London dock since it opened in 1957. Much of its structural foundation, including its original masts and half its planks, had been removed before the blaze broke out. More »

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      London  • England  • tourism  • ship  • Greenwich

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