09/01/2013 | Argentina

Libertad Frigate docks at Mar del Plata Navy base

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't reports Ghana to tribunal over Libertad

The government formally reported Ghana today before the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in a bid to try to recuperate the ship that has been detained in Tema port since October 2.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

'Libertad frigate heading home on Wednesday,' Defence Minister

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli, confirmed this morning that Argentine navy training ship ARA Libertad will sail from Ghana, where it’s been seized since October, this Wednesday to arrive to the Buenos Aires port on January 9.

29/12/2012 | Argentina

ARA Libertad sails past Brazil, Mar del Plata bound

The ARA Libertad frigate, an Argentine navy training ship, is currently sailing close to the city of Salvador de Bahía in Brazil, some 1,350 kilometres from the coast, on its way to Argentina. The ship is expected to arrive in Mar del Plata port on January 9th, the Defence Ministry said.

14/07/2012 | Argentina

Cargo ship catches fire in Ensenada, one missing, two injured

A fire broke out on board a cargo ship this afternoon at Ensenada Port close to the city of La Plata, where a person has been reported missing and two injured, police officials said.

15/07/2012 | Argentina

Crew member missing after ship fire found dead in cargo hold

Border Patrol firemen found the lifeless body of a missing worker who disappeared on Saturday after a freight ship docked at the La Plata port, in Ensenada, caught on fire, authorities said.

20/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't orders Libertad ship be evacuated

The government ordered today that the naval training frigate Libertad stranded in Africa be evacuated, following the warning made yesterday that complaints would be taken to the UN over the issue.

14/01/2012 | Argentina

18 Argentines travelling on Italy cruise ship 'safe and sound'

22/02/2012 | Argentina

'Cruise ship is risk-free,' says Health Minister

Health Minister Juan Manzur confirmed this morning that the situation on the MSC Armonía cruise ship, which lost a crew member last Friday to Influenza B, “was under control” and in a “normal state” after it arrived to Buenos Aires port to be inspected by customs and health authorities.

27/02/2012 | Argentina

Tierra del Fuego gov't stops British-linked ship from docking

Provincial authorities stopped a cruise ship flying under the Bermudan flag from docking in Tierra del Fuego on Monday, upping the ante in Argentina's spat with Britain over the Malvinas.

14/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces US$300 mil investment by UAE in City port

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the official ceremony for the opening of the  the new cruise ship terminal of the City port and highlighted "the importance of boosting tourism, which contributes to Argentina's growth and creates jobs." She announced that the United Arab Emirates will invest US$300 million on works to further enlarge the port.

28/05/2011 | Argentina

Libertad training ship sets sail on 42nd mission

The Libertad training ship (Fragata Libertad in Spanish) set sail today from the northern dock of Buenos Aires’ port at Retiro, for it’s 42nd navy training mission, with its eye set on South American countries.

27/10/2011 | Argentina

Gov't repudiates presence of British ship in the Southern Atlantic

The government repudiated the presence of a British frigate at the Southern Atlantic after the United Kingdom reported that the HMS Montrose was going to be in the area for six months in order to provide a “presence in the region” and protect “the British interests.”

07/01/2013 | World

Tanker hits San Francisco Bay Bridge

An empty oil tanker struck a tower of the San Francisco Bay Bridge today but did not appear to spill any oil into the bay, the US Coast Guard and California state officials said.

10/02/2013 | World

Five crew killed in cruise ship safety drill

Five crew members died in an emergency drill on a cruise ship in the Canary Islands on Sunday, police said.

19/03/2013 | World

Carnival cancels more cruises to repair stricken ship

Carnival Cruise Lines has cancelled 10 more cruises aboard its ship Triumph, which was undergoing repairs after an engine fire left it stranded in the Gulf of Mexico last month, the company said today.

22/04/2012 | World

Israel intercepts ship for weapons search

Israeli naval forces intercepted a cargo ship in the Mediterranean on Sunday then boarded the vessel to search for suspected weapons, military officials and media reports said.

18/07/2012 | World

Odyssey Marine recovers tons of silver from sunken WW2 ship

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc, a salvage specialist famous for finding the $500 million Black Swan shipwreck off Portugal in 2007, said it had recovered 48 tons of silver from a British merchant ship that was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland 70 years ago.

20/10/2012 | World

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza

The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean sea on Saturday to prevent it breaching its blockade of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.

05/02/2012 | World

Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus

More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise company, which came under scrutiny last month for the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy.

06/03/2012 | World

What sank the Titanic? Scientists point to the moon

A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon.

12/04/2012 | World

Costa Concordia salvage to begin in May

The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin next month, an official said on Thursday.

21/02/2012 | Latin America

Cruise ship docks in Uruguay port after crew member dies

Heath authorities in Uruguay were authorized to go on board the MSC Armonía cruise, which docked this morning at the main port in Montevideo after fears of a flu outbreak. One of the crew members aboard died after having caught what was believed to be a type of flu virus. The ship is expected to arrive to Buenos Aires tomorrow.

20/03/2012 | Latin America

UK regrets Peru's cancellation of HMS Montrose visit

The UK Government said they “regretted” the decision made by the Peruvian government to cancel the HMS Montrose frigate’s stopover at El Callao port in Peru this week.

13/07/2012 | Latin America

Ship sails direct from Miami to Havana for first time in 50 years

The ship named ‘Ana Cecilia,’ which set sail on Wednesday from Miami to Havana, arrived today to the main port in Havana, beginning a regular shipping service between the two cities that has not been being carried out for over five decades.  

21/10/2012 | Argentina

Abandon ship!’: crew ordered to leave Libertad

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced yesterday that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “decided to evacuate the whole of the Libertad ship’s crew, Argentines and foreigners, leaving the captain behind with a small crew,” to protect the frigate held in Ghana.