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Ships Of Legend

@shipsoflegend

Former chief engineer of oil tankers and LPG gas carriers.

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calendar_today16-07-2021 15:24:58

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🗺️ I've spent a lot of time the past week looking at data in the Strait of Hormuz so here is a quick animation showcasing the sheer volume of activity in the Persian Gulf last Friday. The data highlights "Tanker" only vessels (AIS code 80-89) #map #3d #dataviz

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Tugboat GLADYS B. (1937) 🇺🇸 Built in 1937 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, USA (hull no. 366), under the name FM Whitaker, for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company in Richmond, Virginia. In 1964, the tugboat was acquired by EN Bisso and Son Incorporated

Tugboat GLADYS B. (1937) 🇺🇸
Built in 1937 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, USA (hull no. 366), under the name FM Whitaker, for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company in Richmond, Virginia.

In 1964, the tugboat was acquired by EN Bisso and Son Incorporated
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The double-hulled oil tanker SKS SATILLA in dry dock after striking an abandoned and submerged oil platform 65 miles south of Galveston in March 2009. Damage was limited to the ballast tanks and the cargo tanks did not rupture. Press release at the time: Ensco International

The double-hulled oil tanker SKS SATILLA in dry dock after striking an abandoned and submerged oil platform 65 miles south of Galveston in March 2009. Damage was limited to the ballast tanks and the cargo tanks did not rupture. Press release at the time:
Ensco International
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Great review for 'Spectre' by Warships IFR 'richly detailed, never less than fascinating narrative…Dunn’s easily accessible writing style offers so many fascinating tidbits...this is his most entertaining read’ Seaforth Publishing Pen & Sword Books

Great review for 'Spectre' by <a href="/WarshipsIFR/">Warships IFR</a> 'richly detailed, never less than fascinating narrative…Dunn’s easily accessible writing style offers so many fascinating tidbits...this is his most entertaining read’ <a href="/SeaforthPub/">Seaforth Publishing</a> <a href="/penswordbooks/">Pen & Sword Books</a>
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of JAWS. Millions of people learned about the ordeal of the sailors of USS Indianapolis from Quint's monologue. After the Indy was sunk, the crew had to endure exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks. Only 316 of the crew of 1,195

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Conçu par Nicolas CADIAT et Alphonse OUDRY, le pont Impérial unissant les villes de Brest et de Recouvrance sur la Penfeld est inauguré le 23 juin 1861. L’État retint ce pont tournant contre l'avis de la ville qui lui préférait le projet fou de Joseph-Victor TRISCHLER.

Conçu par Nicolas CADIAT et Alphonse OUDRY, le pont Impérial unissant les villes de Brest et de Recouvrance sur la Penfeld est inauguré le 23 juin 1861.
L’État retint ce pont tournant contre l'avis de la ville qui lui préférait le projet fou de Joseph-Victor TRISCHLER.
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French SME Alseamar signed a contract with the French Navy (Marine Nationale) to provide a batch of five underwater gliders with acoustic payload by year-end 🇫🇷 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

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Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Clear Path For First LNG Delivery of the Year to Asia via Arctic gcaptain.com/russian-nuclea…

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‼️For the first time, a Russian warship openly escorted tankers from the 'shadow fleet' through the English Channel, Mark Douglas of Starboard Maritime Intelligence reported. He explained that AIS data revealed coordinated movements between two tankers and a Russian warship

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Strait of Hormuz under threat: Iran’s parliament signals support amid vessel exodus Following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Iran, MarineTraffic vessel tracking data shows a sharp escalation in daily vessel movements from the Persian Gulf. Between June 1 and 14,

Strait of Hormuz under threat: Iran’s parliament signals support amid vessel exodus

Following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Iran, MarineTraffic vessel tracking data shows a sharp escalation in daily vessel movements from the Persian Gulf.

Between June 1 and 14,
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QUICKSINK turns ordinary joint direct attack munitions into ship killers using an existing guidance kit with a new weapons open system architecture seeker.

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Le 26 juin 1846 a lieu le premier essai du dock flottant construit à Marseille, permettant de mettre à sec rapidement les navires. Le Scamandre, paquebot-poste de 800 tonneaux, est le premier à profiter de ces nouvelles installations.

Le 26 juin 1846 a lieu le premier essai du dock flottant construit à Marseille, permettant de mettre à sec rapidement les navires. Le Scamandre, paquebot-poste de 800 tonneaux, est le premier à profiter de ces nouvelles installations.