Isn’t the Northwest Passage the jurisdiction of the United Nations? The United Nations, under the International Whaling Agreement of 1949 regulates whaling. IMCO Regulations, a United Nations agency determine vessel building codes. So why wouldn’t the United Nations treaty on navigation and laws of …

More info on the Polar Expedition vessels to be built at Brodosplit: http://www.shippax.com/en/news/oceanwide-expeditions-confirm-the-brodosplit-newbuilding.aspx

Put an ROV and some marine archeologists on a cruise ship and go visit the Erebus wreck. Fantastic! If you’re going to put $20K on a cruise, that’s a cool feature. [image] Cruise ship passengers to visit, possibly snorkel over, HMS Erebus wreck this... Cruise ship travellers may be snorke…

The Ulstein Yacht concept is coming to fruition: http://www.smp.no/naeringsliv/2017/02/23/Komplett-kontrakt-til-luksusyacht-14301687.ece?cx_front_click=baseline_test&cx_front_click_place=13&cx_front_click_articles=1 This one will be equipped with all the bells and whistles you find on the newest Of…

[QUOTE=ombugge;195523]Are there any comments on this design??[/QUOTE] …FUGLY…

X-Bow and the rest is square like his head.

And if you were offered a job on this wonder, you would turn it down???

[QUOTE=ombugge;195530]And if you were offered a job on this wonder, you would turn it down???[/QUOTE] I’d rather sit on the beach and gnaw on a piece of driftwood.

[QUOTE=Fraqrat;195528]X-Bow and the rest is square like his head.[/QUOTE] You must be the only one that can see anything square with a curved design like the Ulstein X-bow. Updated - - - [QUOTE=Lee Shore;195531]I’d rather sit on the beach and gnaw on a piece of driftwood.[/QUOTE] You ju…

[QUOTE=ombugge;195532]You just gnaw on whatever and somebody else will take the jobs. Then you can complain about the unfairness of life to your hearths content.[/QUOTE] Life is so unfair and I’m so depressed and you just had to come along and make it worse. Oh wait, never mind. I’m retired… so I…

I like the front end of that yacht. I’ve worked on an xbow before: pretty dreamy, and a skookum ride when the weather’s up. I can’t say I like the look of the back end though. Looks like she’s not finished yet, or that she’s broken in an unspeakable way. I’m not a yachty type of person, though. I li…

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New Expedition ship (but not Polar) order for Vard: http://maritimt.com/nb/maritimt-magasin/australia-kontrakt-til-vard

Here is Coral’s announcement of the new vessel: https://www.coralexpeditions.com/au/news/new-generation-ship/

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