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COLUMN | The “angry fruit salad” may hamper the development of future tugs [Tug Times]
Anyone who has been to sea on a tug in bad weather, particularly in the bad old days when Inmarsat C was being introduced, will be familiar with the...
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COLUMN | The rise of the Southeast Asian coast guards [NAVAL GAZING]
[caption id="attachment_169206" align="alignnone" width=""]Vietnam Coast Guard OPV[/caption]The last 20 years have seen an exponential growth in coast...
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COLUMN | Australian shipping hanging by a thread [The Boroscope]
Three years ago, I wrote that the Australian shipping industry was at the crossroads of existence. It’s now hanging by a thread. We have been continually...
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REMINISCENCES | A bit of light on the subject
Back in the days when lookouts were posted on ship’s fo’csl’ heads and as well as keeping a good lookout the man had to repeat the time on the ship’s...
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REMINISCENCES | Two wheels around the world
[caption id="attachment_168182" align="alignnone" width=""]1947 Mercury Military Roadster[/caption]It was the alleged misdemeanours of an aircraft carrier’s...
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COLUMN | Smile, you’re on camera! [Grey Power]
There is just no hiding your most embarrassing moments, in these days of Facebook, when every man and his dog are equipped with a movie-camera. Most...
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REMINISCENCES | Ice, isn’t that nice
[caption id="attachment_166072" align="alignnone" width=""]Icebreaker Murtaja in the port of Helsinki in the 1890s. Murtaja remained in service for...
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COLUMN | Will harbour towage become a victim of rapid climate change? [Tug Times]
An interesting article caught my eye recently, because it claimed typhoons and other adverse weather conditions are wreaking havoc on the schedules...
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COLUMN | Convert with care [Grey Power]
[caption id="attachment_70116" align="alignnone" width=""]Stellar Daisy in 2013[/caption]It seemed a good idea at the time to get hold of some very...
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