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BOOK REVIEW | Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story
Once your reviewer gained the strength to lift its 500, bigger than A4, hard-covered pages, he not so much read this book as devoured it. It is a brilliant...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Evpatiy Kolovrat – Large icebreaker handed over to Russian Navy
The Russian Navy recently welcomed a new large icebreaker to its fleet of support ships. Constructed at the Saint Petersburg facilities of Almaz Shipbuilding...
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VESSEL REFIT | Judy LaMarsh – Former Caspian Sea tug joins Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking fleet
The Canadian Coast Guard has expanded its fleet of icebreakers with the recent acquisition of a vessel originally built for towage duties in the Caspian...
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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | December 23 – Harsh-environment science platform for France, Chilean and Italian naval research ships and more
Construction is underway on a new drifting research platform for a French science institute, an icebreaking supply vessel for the Chilean Navy, and...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Eddie Somers – Icebreaking buoy tender for Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Rhode Island-based shipbuilder Blount Boats recently handed over a new icebreaking buoy tender to the Hydrographic Operations fleet of the Maryland...
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 21 – UK police boats, Romanian fire and rescue vessels and more
The Canadian Coast Guard expands its icebreaker fleet while the UK and Gibraltar governments will soon take delivery of the first of a new series of...
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Sweden to replace 1970s-built icebreakers
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has confirmed its plans to purchase two newbuild icebreakers. Funding for the purchase of two vessels has...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Sir David Attenborough – British Antarctic Survey’s large capacity research and supply ship
The UK National Environment Research Council (NERC) has placed a new Antarctic research and supply vessel into service. Operated by British Antarctic...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Nuyina – Heavy-duty icebreaking research vessel for Australian service
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), the Australian government’s lead agency in scientific activities related to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean,...
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