26 JULY 2022 Another one of the classic cruise ships which helped to lay the groundwork for today’s billion-dollar industry has reached the end of its long career. Introduced in 1977 as Cunard Line’s Cunard Princess, the diminutive 17,500 gross ton cruise ship holds a unique place as the last of …
Read More »CRUISE SHIP BILLIONAIRE STUCK IN FAMILY FEUD
25 JULY 2022 A luxury cruise firm, a disputed family inheritance, and a Monaco-based tycoon fighting to protect his fortune. It sounds like the summary of the latest must-watch streaming drama, but it’s in fact a clash that’s been playing out for real over more than two decades. It’s centered …
Read More »RESULTS ARE IN: HEAVIER MENSTRUAL BLEEDING AFTER COVID VACCINATION IS A THING
24 JULY 2022 Menstrual cycles are a somewhat forgotten vital sign of health – not unlike pulse, breathing rate and body temperature, but far less talked about. Except in early 2021, when people started noticing that they had heavier than usual, or unexpected, menstrual bleeding after getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Although these changes …
Read More »4 FACTORS CAN EXPLAIN WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REJECTING SCIENCE
23 JULY 2022 Distrust of science is a massive problem. In our current environment, it’s directly leading to people’s deaths. Much of the misinformation we face is intentional and organized, and even worse, research has found lies seem to spread faster online and are often stickier than the truth. So psychologist Aviva Philipp-Muller, now at Simon Fraser …
Read More »UK MAIB: IMPROPER MOORING ARRANGEMENT LED TO CHIEF MATE’S DEATH
22 JULY 2022 The UK MAIB has published a report on the death of a chief officer who was struck in the head by a tensioned mooring line aboard a bulker in 2021, finding that a short-handed operation and an unfamiliarity with the mooring arrangement contributed to his death. On …
Read More »CRIMEA SHIPPING SURGE POINTS TO STEALING OF UKRAINE GRAIN
18 JULY 2022 The Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea is shipping more than 50 times the volume of food it usually does at this time of year, likely indicating that seized Ukrainian grain is being taken abroad, according to analysts and the Kyiv School of Economics. The port of Sevastopol shipped …
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