The Romanian Navy Sail Training Ship MIRCEA paid us a diplomatic visit again at Valletta from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th July, 2019. She is a three masted barque built in 1938 by the Blohm & Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She’s one of 6 with her sister ships are the GORCH FOCK 1 built …
Last October 2018 P & O Cruises announced their decision that their oldest ship in the fleet – ORIANA has to leave the line in August 2019. In fact at the moment she’s during her final cruise. The 1,880 passenger capacity liner joined the cruise line back in 1995 and will depart from Southampton, UK …
Cruise Liners – P & O Cruises ORIANA – 26.07.2019 Read More »
The Italian fishing stern trawler vessel TRAMONTANA that was seized by the Libyan Coast Guard on 22nd July in the Gulf of Sidra, around 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast reportedly, catching shrimp was released on Wednesday 24th July. Libya considers a 50 mile zone as her exclusive economic zone, claim strongly opposed by …
Panama’s Maritime Administration (AMP) condemned Sunday the use of Panamanian flagged (PAN) ships for illicit acts, confirming that the tanker RIAH seized by Iran was in fact smuggling oil. Last week the tanker RIAH, stopped transmitting its location on Saturday while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Her last known location was in Iranian waters. “We …
Iran Tensions – Panama Confirms Tanker Seized by Iran Was Smuggling Oil – 21.07.2019 Read More »
On Monday 3rd November 1997 the Italian Air force (Aeronautica Militare) presented a single seat strike fighter Fiat G.91R to the Malta Aviation Museum through the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM). She was shipped to Malta via a Sea Malta ro/ro vessel and transported to AFM Luqa Barracks where the presentation was held. Also the …
Aviation – Italian Airforce G.91 aircraft presentation to the Malta Aviation Museum. Read More »
One of the interesting marine assets involved in BFT (BlueFin Tuna) Season 2019 is for sure the former beam trawler THOR BEAMER. We used to see her here at Valletta since she was owned by the Faroese Offshore Company – Thor Offshore bearing the same name used for seismic guard vessel. She was built in …
One of the British Military Boats left in Malta was the 1943 built former Army GSP, converted as a yacht of which back in 1978 she was acquired by Marsaxlokk Fishermen family and renamed her as TEMPTATION registered as F 143. She was 17.83 m long with the Maltese Registry of Shipping Official Number (O.N.) …
The US Navy has reported that North Korea flagged general cargo ship RIM was hijacked by pirates. The 4,800 dwt vessel was taken in the Gulf of Aden to the north of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor. It was not registered with MSC HOA. EUNAVFOR said that the US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS PORTER …
Piracy – Pirates demanding USD 3 Million for vessel RIM – 04.02.2010 Read More »
Royal Navy frigate HMS MONTROSE F 236 has seen off five Iranian gunboats that reportedly tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The boats involved are believed to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. They are said to have approached the BP tanker BRITISH HERITAGE on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz …
Naval News – HMS MONTROSE escorting a BP Tanker in the Persian Gulf – 11.07.2019 Read More »
Atlantic Offshore has received contract extensions for three of its emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) – OCEAN TROLL; OCEAN OSPREY and OCEAN MARLIN. The company on Monday 8th July said it had won a contract extension with Total UK for the OCEAN TROLL (ERRV). The company said in a statement that the OCEAN TROLL …
Offshore News – Atlantic Offshore won contact extensions – 10.07.2019 Read More »
