The Monitor

Who could resist blogging this??One way to drive up your sagging recruitment numbers: THE Royal Australian Navy is paying for women sailors to have breast enlargements for purely cosmetic reasons, at a cost to taxpayers of $10,000 an operation.Defence officials claim the surgery is justified because some servicewomen need bigger breasts to address “psychological issues”.Darling Point plastic surgeon Kourosh Tavakoli...

Just when you think nothing will surprise you, along comes this little gem regarding the Navy and their garbage in the Arctic.17 years ago the American CG icebreaker Polar Star went through the NW Passage generating a storm of protest over the fact they had no sewage treatment plant. If the Navy is so worried about garbage – fit incinerators...

The Telegram, St John’s Newfoundland Not guilty plea angers fire victimsCompany faces charges for shipboard accident ROSIE GILLINGHAMThe Telegram Colleen Dalton walked out of court room No. 4 in provincial court Thursday morning both disheartened and angry. CanShip Ugland Ltd. — and a man employed by the company — had just pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges,...

As most of you may know, Secunda as a company has been feeling a bit restless lately. I had originally heard they were intending to take the company public, to fund a badly needed fleet revitalization. The days dragged on and a years passed since then, all of a sudden J Ray McDermott, oil industry heavy weight, swoops in and...

Seaspan International order 6,500 bhp tug As part of its fleet revitalization program, Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C., has just placed an order for what it calls a “Titan of a tug.” The new Robert Allan Z-Tech 7500 series design will generate more than 75 tonnes of direct bollard pull. Speeds will exceed 12.5 knots ahead and 12.2 knots...