Pirates seize Greek cargo ship off Somalia
ATHENS, Greece (AP) Pirates have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, Greece s Merchant Marine Ministry said Friday. The ministry said the St. Vincent-flagged Titan, with 24 crew members on board, was seized...
1.3K - Mar. 21, 2009; scored 597.0

Governor wants to use Carissa funds for ocean projects
FLORENCE (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski has proposed using the remaining $2.8 million the state received in a settlement from the New Carissa shipwreck for research projects on seafloor mapping, wave energy and marine reserves. The money could g...
2.1K - Feb. 5, 2009; scored 832.0

Sports Briefs: Miami rookie Long picked for Pro Bowl
MIAMI Miami Dolphins rookie tackle Jake Long was selected to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday as a replacement for Buffalo s Jason Peters, who had a late-season knee injury. Long, the first player taken in the April draft, becomes the first top overall pick...
8.1K - Jan. 21, 2009; scored 691.0

Drop in scrap market delays departure of Carissa remains
The New Carissa isn t gone yet. All but a few hundred tons of the infamous shipwreck still sits piled at the Sause Bros. yard in Empire, where the scrap was offloaded from a floating barge. Titan Salvage spent the summer cutting up the rusting hulk o...
2.7K - Dec. 20, 2008; scored 879.0

Firm tests wave power in Hawaii
KANEOHE BAY MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii The road to the lookout is rarely used. Grass grows in cracks in the pavement. Just to get there requires crossing a golf course, enduring odd stares from golfers. But behind the golf course, over the hill and ...
6.8K - Nov. 29, 2008; scored 1000.0