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May 12, 2005
Vol. 3, No. 20

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In this issue:

AP Moller-Maersk to Buy Royal P&O Nedlloyd

British Union Warns of Lack of Rest at Sea

Juice Tanker Delayed After Killing 14 Fishermen

Book Review

Pentagon Still Sorting Out the DD(X) Program

Gulf Stream Cooling

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AP Moller-Maersk to Buy Royal P&O Nedlloyd
AP Moller-Maersk intends to buy Royal P&O Nedlloyd for $3 billion in cash.
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British Union Warns of Lack of Rest at Sea
NUMAST (National Union of Marine, Aviation, and Shipping Transport Officers) has launched a campaign against crew fatigue and cutbacks of crew levels.
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Juice Tanker Delayed After Killing 14 Fishermen
South African maritime safety authorities have launched an investigation into the deaths at sea of 14 South African Chokka fishermen, after a tanker collided with their trawler off Port Elizabeth.
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Book Review

The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime By William Langewiesche "[An] engrossing and at times deeply unsettling survey of life at sea."
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Pentagon Still Sorting Out the DD(X) Program
The cost of the US Navy's DD(X) guided missile destroyer, which is being designed by a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp., keeps going up.
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Gulf Stream Cooling
Scientists have long predicted a link between global warming, a change in the Gulf Stream, and cooling temperatures in northwestern Europe. New research shows clear experimental evidence of the phenomenon.
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