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The Harbor Report: Fixing up for the races
Spring is approaching, and the boats have returned to Newport Harbor. With this year's Islands Race, Cabo and Transpac all on the horizon, a large number of race boats have gathered here in Newport Beach for their annual maintenance. The most interesting...Tags: Boats, American Legion, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Obama rejects GOP call to appropriate sequester cuts
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- President Obama rejected Republican suggestions Tuesday that he should have more power to carry out $85 billion in pending budget cuts, and instead urged Congress to work out a better solution that involves raising revenue through...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Employees, Barack Obama, Politics
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Titanic II blueprints unveiled, but don't call it "unsinkable"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the doomed ocean liner, although he stopped short of calling the vessel unsinkable. The ship will largely recreate the...
Tags: Cruises, Metal and Mineral, Sinking of the Titanic (1912), Arts and Culture, Folklore and Mythology
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Rigell to travel with president during shipyard visit
It comes as no surprise that President Barack Obama will be joined on his visit to Newport News Shipbuilding by Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, a Democratic stalwart and the shipyard's congressman. The second congressman in the presidential entourage is...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Barack Obama, Manufacturing and Engineering, Newport News Shipbuilding, Scott Rigell
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No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
MIAMI (AP) — A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they're about to...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Carnival Cruise Lines, John D. Rockefeller IV, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard
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Carnival staff members won't receive extra compensation
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThousands of passengers from the Carnival Cruise ship Triumph are finally home. To make up for the ruined vacation, passengers will get a full refund, a credit for another cruise and $500. FactFinder 12 wondered about the crew members, if they're...Tags: Cruises, Festive Events, Travel, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. Sen. Kaine to visit NN Shipbuilding to discuss sequestration
Virginia's newest U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is embarking on a three-day tour of the state next week to talk with the defense industry and military about the impending federal sequestration cuts. Kaine's first stop will be at Newport News Shipbuilding Tuesday,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Theodore A. 'Ted' Dietz, electrician
Theodore A. "Ted" Dietz, a retired shipyard electrician who earned the sobriquet of "40-Watt Dietz" from fellow volunteer crew members aboard the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown, died Feb. 3 of heart failure at his Severna Park home. He was 91.
Born and...Tags: Services and Shopping, Anne Arundel Community College, Heart Failure, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Electrical Services
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Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
Sun SentinelCarnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers Latest Update on Carnival Triumph February 13, 2013 – 5:45pm EST Carnival Cruise Lines has announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph, currently being towed...Tags: Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Sailing, U.S. Coast Guard, Arts and Culture
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Kansans talk about travels on stranded cruise ship
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA stranded cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico will make port Thursday afternoon in Alabama, five days after a fire disabled the boat. Some Kansans are on board and others just finished a cruise on the same ship. "We had sewer gas so bad in our hallway to...Tags: Cruises, Cruise Line Ports, Tour Operations Industry, Festive Events, Travel
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Fusing the Ford
Daily Press photographer Rob Ostermaier spent some time chronicling a day in the life of a late-shift welder at Newport News Shipbuilding. The shipyard's welders ensure the structural integrity of the nation's aircraft carriers and submarines. The...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Aircraft Carriers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Gerald Ford
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The Harbor Report: 104 years and counting
Only one real topic on the harbor this week, and that's the 104th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade with the theme "Surf, Sand and Santa" going on from the 19th to the 23rd. I had a chance to sit down with this year's parade chairman, David Beek,...Tags: Holidays, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, AAA, Manufacturing and Engineering
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