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Houseboat salvaged from Amsterdam Canal

Salvagers work to extract a sunken houseboat on the Zwanenburgwal. With every cold snap a couple of houseboats sink. Often due to hulls cracked by...

by Richard Wareham in Netherlands on 07/02/2012

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Holland is under a spell of cold - Almere

Like most of Europe, Holland is under a spell of cold, resulting in waterways being frozen. Many of the waterways are being broken by icebreakers to...

by Ruud van der Lubben in Netherlands on 06/02/2012

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Frozen Dnepr River - Kiev

After days of extreme temperatures as low as -35 °C, the Dnepr River has completely frozen. Kiev, Ukraine. 2nd February 2012.

by James S. Southers in Ukraine on 02/02/2012

BREAKING NEWS

07/02/2012 - Houseboat salvaged from Amsterdam Canal - Netherlands - Salvagers work to extract a sunken...
06/02/2012 - Holland is under a spell of cold - Almere - Netherlands - Like most of Europe, Holland is under a...
02/02/2012 - Frozen Dnepr River - Kiev - Ukraine - After days of extreme temperatures as...
27/01/2012 - The rescue of the ship Costa Concordia - Italy - Rescue divers have been given the go...
26/01/2012 - Sunreef Yachts start production again after large fire - Poland - Sunreef Yachts Shipyard starts...
23/01/2012 - Genmar Companion arrives at Belfast docks after 5 weeks offshore - United Kingdom - Genmar Companion arrives at Belfast...
20/01/2012 - Costa Concordia rescue operations continue - Giglio Island - Italy - The the Costa Concordia cruise ship...
19/01/2012 - Costa Concordia rescue operations continues - Giglio Island - Italy - The operation on the Costa Concordia...
18/01/2012 - Costa Concordia rescue operations continue - Giglio Island - Italy - Operations continue on the Costa...
18/01/2012 - Costa Concordia: The search continues - Italy - At least 11 people died others are...

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Houseboat salvaged from Amsterdam Canal
Salvagers work to extract a sunken houseboat on the Zwanenburgwal. With every cold snap a couple of houseboats sink. Often due to hulls cracked by the ice, in this case a broken water m...
Holland is under a spell of cold - Almere
Like most of Europe, Holland is under a spell of cold, resulting in waterways being frozen. Many of the waterways are being broken by icebreakers to keep shipping in progress. Netherlan...
Graffiti commemorates life of Vittorio Arrigoni - Gaza
Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian reporter who worked with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip from 2008 until his death 2011, is remembered in graffiti ...
Saturday at the Ventura Harbor fish market - Ventura
Ventura fish company owner of the longliner Ventura II holds a Saturday fish market when the boat returns with its catch. The Ventura II can go 1000 miles in search of fish and can be g...
Cormorant fishing in China
Cormorant fishing is an old, traditional practice dating back as far as 960 AD. Fisherman use the large birds to catch fish in a river, then retrieve the fish from the cormorant. Yangsh...
Frozen Dnepr River - Kiev
After days of extreme temperatures as low as -35 °C, the Dnepr River has completely frozen. Kiev, Ukraine. 2nd February 2012.
Milad-un-Nabi celebrated in the Arabian sea - Karachi
Supporters of Jamat-e-Ahle Sunnat ride on boats during Milaad un Nabi, a religious festival which celebrates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Hazrat Muhammad. Arabian Sea. Pakistan. ...
Italian Navy conduct rescue and retrieval mission on Costa Concordia
Following the sinking of the Costa Concordia, marine soldier divers search for the missing. Giglio Island, Italy. 22nd January 2012
The rescue of the ship Costa Concordia
Rescue divers have been given the go ahead to continue searching for missing passengers on board the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia. Island of Giglio, Italy. 27th January 2012
National Fire Department secures the Costa Concordia
The National Fire Department, or Vigili del Fuoco, search for the missing and secure the Costa Concordia for the safety of the rescue teams. Giglio Island, Italy. 21st January 2012
Sunreef Yachts start production again after large fire
Sunreef Yachts Shipyard starts production again in the new hall in Gdansk Shipyard, after a large fire resulted in several million in euro lost in damages. Gdansk, Poland. 26th January ...
Genmar Companion arrives at Belfast docks after 5 weeks offshore
Genmar Companion arrives at Belfast docks for repairs to a cracked deck after 5 weeks moored offshore. Belfast, UK. 23rd January 2012
Lebanese demand Army on border after teen killed
Clashes at the Lebanese-Syrian borders checkpoint after a funeral of a 16 year old boy from Al-Areeda village, after the boy was allegedly killed by Syrian forces while he was on his fi...
Costa Concordia rescue operations continue - Giglio Island
The the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck moved and the operation inside the boat was impossible. The Smit maritime company is preparing the operation to remove the fuel from the boat. ...
Costa Concordia rescue operations continues - Giglio Island
The operation on the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck continues. Special team placed other floating devices and members of the navy penetrated the wreck using explosives. Italy. 19th J...
Costa Concordia: The search continues
At least 11 people died others are missing after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground with more than 4,000 passengers and crew on 13 January, only hours after leaving the Italian...
Pre-Olympic security exercises at Thames River - London
The Green Berets have joined the Metropolitan Police's Marine Policing Unit for a series of training exercises on the Thames, which involve more than a dozen crafts on the water, p...
Costa Concordia rescue operations continue - Giglio Island
Operations continue on the Costa Concordia ship wreck off of Giglio island, Italy. Removing the Costa Concordia will be a huge task that is likely to take months. 18th January 2012
Costa Concordia rescue operations - Giglio Island
Rescue operation on the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck. Divers found bodies in the wreckage and worked until dark. Giglio Island, Italy. 17th January 2012
Divers blast a rescue hole in Italian cruise ships hull
Divers trying to locate survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident used explosives to blow a hole in the hull of the vessel to allow access to rescue teams. Italy. 17th Janua...