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Damen Shiprepair Brest completes rapid repairs to LNG carrier Methane Princess

Over four days in January, Damen Shiprepair Brest successfully carried out repairs to the hull of the 266-metre, 138,000m³, LNG Carrier LNG Methane Princess. In order to achieve this in the minimum time it was done while the vessel was both afloat …

May 20, 2019 / Vessels

HMS Argyll rescues 27 crew from blazing ship in the Bay of Biscay (Video)

The crew of HMS Argyll spent eight hours saving every soul aboard the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay after the ship’s cargo of containers and cars caught fire.The frigate – on her way home to Plymouth after nine months away in the Asia-Pacific …

Mar 12, 2019 / Accidents

Damen Shiprepair Brest completes refit of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth (see also CruiseMapper) has left Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr) following a 12-day repair and refit programme. She is the most recent addition to the Cunard fleet, having been delivered in 2010.The programme was highly …

Jan 10, 2019 / Vessels