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Old 2016-02-01, 21:52   #78
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a happy news: the ship mentionned above have been sucessfully towed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35456682
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Old 2016-02-06, 18:25   #79
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Default Video of NYC crane collapse

This is stretching the category, as no water was involved. The cell footage is reminiscent of the Dutch crane collapse.
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Old 2016-02-09, 08:35   #80
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4,000-passenger cruise ship inexplicably sails into Atlantic mega-storm
Press article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ic-mega-storm/
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Old 2016-02-27, 09:52   #81
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Photographs taken after a tour bus slipped off the cruise ship pier at Kralendijk on Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean). Fortunately, only the driver and tour guide were on the bus at the time, and they managed to climb out unhurt.

Crew centre article: http://crew-center.com/bus-accident-...an-cruise-port
Bonaire article (in Dutch but with extra photo): http://www.bonaire.nu/2016/02/24/toeristenbus-te-water/
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Old 2016-03-26, 23:42   #82
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A compilation video of passenger ships in difficulty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvxgAkJy15E
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Old 2016-03-29, 18:32   #83
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A tourist from the cruise ship Marco Polo, 65 years old, British female so I understand, missed the cruise ship as it left Funchal yesterday evening. So this woman then gets a taxi to Santa Cruz, and as the cruise ship is passing by there she then jumps into the sea to start swimming for the ship...
Blog article: http://www.madeiraislandnews.com/201...ieve-this.html
Update: http://www.madeiraislandnews.com/201...er-update.html
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Old 2016-04-02, 13:37   #84
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Last Thursday, a tour boat unable to stop crashed into the pier at San Diego.

Video of the moment of impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrrDLdeL2HQ

Press article: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/01/us...ock/index.html
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Old 2016-04-02, 14:27   #85
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Last Thursday, a tour boat unable to stop crashed into the pier at San Diego.

Video of the moment of impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrrDLdeL2HQ

Press article: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/01/us...ock/index.html
"...propulsion system malfunctioned..." I would have to think that would really be some part of the control system. Perhaps they could not reverse the thrust.
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Old 2016-04-08, 08:21   #86
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US military christens self-driving Sea Hunter warship
Apparently, it was not able to smash the champagne bottle against its own side.

Will this lead to drone atrocities at sea?

Press article: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...hunter-warship
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Old 2016-04-27, 10:44   #88
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Bad weather in the Mediterranean has hit a cruise ship.
Press article: http://www.cruisehive.com/royal-cari...-strikes/11100

Other reports quote the captain as saying that the bow and stern were raised simultaneously by large waves, putting the central part of the vessel under immense strain.

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