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Lessons learned from the MSC Napoli investigation
Wednesday 7 May 2008- Bill Gray THE Maritime Accident Investigation Board’s excellent report on the catastrophic structural failure of MSC Napoli in January 2007 in the English Channel gives a graphic account of what happened, and why. More » |
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Beware a solution that is worse than the problem
Wednesday 9 April 2008- Bill Gray THE International Maritime Organization, the European Commission, the US Congress, Al Gore and Bill Clinton. Most public figures, politicians and businesses have no valid scientific credentials in the fields of climate change, global warming or any of nature’s workings. More » |
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Security move a dubious honour for US Coast Guard
Wednesday 12 March 2008 IN THE aftermath of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration created a huge new unit, the Department of Homeland Security. More » |
