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Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids
IRO (AP) — Archaeologists on Monday began restoration on a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the pyramids, one ofEgypt's main tourist attractions. READ MORE
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(Bloomberg) -- Armed guards aboard an Italian crude oil tanker killed two fishermen they mistakenly suspected of being pirates in waters off the south Indian state of Kerala. READ MORE
Fuel removal under way on Italy cruise ship
(AP) GIGLIO, Italy -- Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, one month after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany. READ MOREPirates kill 2 on cargo ship attack off Nigeria
(Fox News) LAGOS, Nigeria – Pirates off Nigeria's coast attacked a cargo ship early Monday, shooting dead its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters for shippers, an official said.
3rd ship with illness outbreak returns to port
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (WSVN) -- A third ship with a reported outbreak of passengers with a gastro-intestinal illness has returned to the port.Quincy Yacht Club fire leaves people scrambling
(WHDH News) QUINCY, Mass. -- A fire at the historic Quincy Yacht Club caused a significant amount of damage inside, which has left numerous people scrambling to find a new location for their upcoming events. READ MOREBoatUS sponsors Vessel Safety Check program
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Boat Owners Association of the United States has stepped in to provide sponsorship of the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Power Squadrons’ Vessel Safety Check program for the next three years, according to a release from the group. READ MOREEPA bans ships from dumping waste off state coast
(SFGate) A federal rule banning ships from flushing their sewage into the sea within 3 miles of the California coast was approved Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. READ MOREResearchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast. Now researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what the men who discovered the wreck believe; that the sunken ship off the coast of Rhode Island is the USS Revenge, commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry and lost on a stormy January day in 1811. READ MOREBoat carrying rocket parts for government space missions allowed to move away from Ky. bridge
(Washington Post) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into space for NASA and Department of Defense missions. READ MORE
