Getting Ships in Shape
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The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded grants toward the preservation of two historic British ships, the Mary Rose and the Cutty Sark, Agence France-Presse reported. The fund awarded Â£10 million ($19.7 million) for extensive restoration to the Cutty Sark, a tea clipper shown above in a computer image, after it was gutted by fire last May. And Â£21 million ($41.4 million) went to the Mary Rose, King Henry VIIIâs flagship, which sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982. The money is to pay for a museum in the dockyards at Portsmouth, England, that will house the Mary Rose and the artifacts found with it.
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Even though the ship is called the USS Intrepid, it's not without some trepidation that a small armada of tugboats hopes for a second time to pull it free of Hudson River mud.
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Satellite image acquisitions will be synchronised with the tides as part of an ambitious new project to map coastlines from space. Accurate up-to-date marine charts are essential for safe shipping navigation.
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It might be time for workout warriors to stack a couple more weight plates onto the pile. A recent study showed that many inexperienced weightlifters don't come close to pumping enough iron to change the shape of their muscles, or really get any benefit at all...
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 23--CAPE CANAVERAL -- You can't walk very far when you're on a spaceship, sea breezes are the stuff of dreams, and a good pizza? Forget about it.
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HMS Vengeance returns to Faslane submarine base on the river Clyde. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.Comment
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Avast there, Mr Computer, unfurl the sails A new commercial cargo ship which will harness wind power to achieve greater fuel economy was christened in Hamburg on Saturday. MV Beluga SkySails will use an enormous, football-pitch sized tethered aerofoil to pull itself along, in much the same way as a kite-surfer.â¦
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Last week's spectacular barrel rolls by SpaceShipOne looked a lot more frightening than they were, the project leader says. Also: There was a forlorn face in the crowd.... Sponsors line up behind effort....  New Mexico wants a spaceport.... and more. By Dan Brekke.
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It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them.
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The historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid is fresh from a body scrub and makeover, including a stem-to-stern painting with 7,000 gallons of traditional naval haze-gray &#151; enough to cover about 400 large houses.
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Determined brides have found one way to cut corners by trying to get in shape for less than $20.
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The ancient art of sailing gets a space-age update next year with the launch of the first sunlight-propelled &quot;solar sail&quot; spacecraft.
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Working fishing boats cram this city's docks, brightly painted vessels with names like "Let It Ride" and "Fearless." But tied up alongside them are plenty of rusting vessels that have not shipped out in years, stark reminders of the sea's fickle bounty.
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Stelios, fondateur de Stelmar Shipping, et Polys envoient un courrier aux actionnaires de Stelmar. Voici le texte d&#39;un courrier rÃ©digÃ© pour le compte de Stelios Haji-Ioannou, fondateur de Stelmar Shipping
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The vessel of choice for today's mega-earner? A mega-yacht, of course.
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The Coast Guard is planning its first operating base in the Arctic as a way of dealing with ships that are already beginning to ply the Arcticâs increasingly ice-free waters.
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FAITH:The Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers adapts to changing times. Christmas came early to the Greek ship Orna during its recent stop in the port of Duluth-Superior. A blue haze of cigarette smoke hovered in ...