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One Egyptian was killed and two wounded when a US military ship about to cross the Suez Canal opened fire on barges of hawkers that approached their boat on Monday, a security source told AFP. The ship, Global Patriot, was preparing to travel from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean when a group of Egyptians seeking to sell merchandise approached the boat on small barges, the source said. Americans on board told the barges to stop and opened fire when they continued to approach.

ONE Egyptian was killed and two wounded when a US military ship about to cross the Suez Canal opened fire on barges of hawkers that approached their boat today, a security source said.

Feb 24 2008 10:50AM No news about Russian crew detained by N. Korean coastguards - spokesman VLADIVOSTOK. Feb 24 (Interfax-Far East) - No information is available about the crew of the Russian ship, the Lidia Demesh, detained on Saturday by North Korean coastguards. "The 25-member crew are under arrest. They have no access to the radio set and they did not go on the air," Vladimir Sviridov, spokesman for the Vladivostok Rescue Coordinating center, told Interfax on Sunday. "No information is available about the crew, because it is a day off and the North Korean Consulate General in Nakhodka is...

Experts Worry N.Korea May Hide Missiles in Cargo Ships A recent report by the U.S. Congress’ research unit Congressional Research Service (CRS) has raised questions about North Korea's ability to transform cargo ships into missile launch pads. The CRS report said that North Korea has developed a submarine- or ship-mounted ballistic missile system with a range of at least 2,500 kilometers. The North has also transformed ordinary cargo ships to launch the missiles, the report said. South Korean military authorities and experts said Wednesday that while the deployment of a submarine-carried missile is unlikely, but it would be possible...

GROTON, Conn. -- The commander of a U.S. nuclear submarine that collided with a Turkish cargo ship in the Persian Gulf this month was relieved of command Wednesday and two other officers were reassigned, the Navy said. Cmdr. Steven M. Oxholm put the submarine in a hazardous situation, a Navy investigation found, and he received a letter of reprimand. The Groton-based USS Philadelphia was traveling on the surface of the Gulf on Sept. 5 when it slammed into the bulk carrier M/V Yaso Aysen. Citing a lack of confidence in Oxholm's ability to command, Rear Adm. John Bird relieved him...

A Turkish freighter was apparently at fault in a collision with a Groton-based submarine in the central Persian Gulf on Monday, though the Navy crew could still face disciplinary action, sources have told The Day. The USS Philadelphia, SSN 690, is safely at a berth in Bahrain, where repair crews have started determining the extent of the damage from its collision with a Turkish freighter this week, a Navy spokesman said Tuesday. Sources said the freighter was coming up behind the submarine about 30 miles off the Bahrain coast and apparently ran right up over the back of the ship,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.S. Navy submarine collided early Monday with a Turkish merchant ship in the Gulf, the U.S. Navy reported. No one was hurt on either vessel. The USS Philadelphia was traveling on the surface of the Gulf when it hit the Turkish-flagged M/V Yaso Aysen, a cargo ship, at around 2:00 a.m. local time, the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain reported in a statement. No sailors or merchant seamen were injured, the Navy said. The Philadelphia was conducting surface operations on its way to Bahrain for a scheduled port visit, the Navy...

text source: http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200506/200506230067.htmlphoto source:http://photo.donga.com/usr/photopro/phnview.php?cgubun=&cpage=1&photo_idxno=35478 /begin my summaryS. Korea: WIG Ship, 'the Flying Ship'  [Seoul, Yonhap News]posted : 2005.06.23 05:41       the S. Korean WIG Ship to be developed S. Korean government plans to develop, by 2010, a (commercial) WIG ship. A WIG ship is a flying ship which is basically a airplane flying 1~5 m above the sea level. It is a cutting-edge high-speed ship. It exploits so-called 'Wing-In-Ground' effect, high lift power obtained when flying just above the water,  to stay afloat and fly in a high speed. They plan to use it as a next-generation cargo ship to reach neighboring countries or islands...

Officials, including Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, center, show respect as a body believed to be one of three missing crew members of the Stellamare is recovered Friday from the ship's hold at the Port of Albany. (James Goolsby / Times Union) Divers recovered a body from the cargo hold of the ship Stellamare on Friday, 10 days after the 289-foot Dutch vessel capsized at the Port of Albany during loading of two General Electric Co. generators.No identification was made.The three missing crew members -- Yuri Akofin, 48; Victor Alexeev, 46; and Sulieman Khasenevich, 43 -- were all from St....

ALBANY -- Hope dimmed late Wednesday of finding three sailors who disappeared when a 289-foot Dutch cargo ship capsized in icy waters at the Port of Albany, setting in motion an intensive investigation and recovery effort that U.S. Coast Guard authorities believe will continue for months. Coast Guard Cmdr. John E. Cameron said there is no indication of foul play or negligence and the ship had cleared inspection earlier this year in Hawaii, but investigators are trying to reconstruct the accident to determine what caused the ship to tip on its port, or left, side as its 18-man crew...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Justice Department is considering whether to bring charges against two ABC News employees who smuggled depleted uranium into the United States as part of a report on port security, government sources said. The network said Thursday that its employees had done nothing illegal. Federal authorities recovered a shipment of about 15 pounds of harmless material within an hour of its arrival at the port of Los Angeles, California, the sources said. ABC said two producers packed the depleted uranium into a suitcase sent to Los Angeles aboard a container ship from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta....

Iran cargo ship visits port in North Korea, Seoul aide says Intelligence sources here said yesterday that a large Iranian cargo ship presumed to be a military equipment transport ship recently entered a North Korean Yellow Sea port. The revelation comes as concerns mount about North Korean arms trade, especially with Iran. This is the first Iranian ship to call at a North Korean port in a year. An intelligence official said the ship arrived last week at Haeju harbor and is still docked there. Haeju is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Seoul. “There was a precedent last...