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Philippine diplomat witnessed Chinese ships’ aggressive actions in disputed South China Sea

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MANILA, Philippines — A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed South China Sea last week and saw Beijing’s ships block and nearly collide with Philippine vessels, including one he was on. Teodoro Locsin Jr. was on one of two Philippine coast guard … Read more

Meta’s planning a cheaper Quest 3 follow-up that ships without controllers

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Meta is looking down the road at a follow-up to the Quest 3, which is releasing this week, and plans to take cues from Apple’s Vision Pro while it races to mainstream its VR tech. That’s according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, who writes that the company’s Quest headset marketing … Read more

Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day

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The Panama Canal is reducing the maximum number of ships allowed to travel the waterway to 31 per day due to a drought that has cut the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks ByThe Associated Press September 30, 2023, 7:19 PM A cargo ship sail on Pacific side toward the Panama Canal … Read more

Amsterdam needs ships to moor much less, votes to maneuver terminal out of metropolis in newest hit to tourism

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AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam needs to maneuver a cruise liner terminal out of the guts of the historic capital metropolis as the newest step in its ongoing battle towards air pollution and hoards of vacationers clogging its slim, cobbled streets. The Dutch capital is among the many picturesque European cities — from Rome to Venice to … Read more

The ‘Titan’ Tragedy’s Final 96 Hours

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Submersible disasters are extraordinarily uncommon—and vessels are constructed to final. Girguis cites the Alvin: Commissioned in 1964, the deep-ocean analysis submersible was the primary crewed vessel to discover the Titanic wreckage, in 1986. It’s nonetheless in operation, having made greater than 5,000 dives. “I really feel safer in a analysis submersible than I do on … Read more

U.S. navy video exhibits ship’s near-collision with Chinese language destroyer

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Touch upon this storyComment The U.S. navy launched video displaying the second a Chinese language navy ship sailed throughout the trail of USS Chung-Hoon and Canada’s HMCS Montreal within the Taiwan Strait, forcing the American destroyer to gradual to keep away from collision. The video, which was launched Sunday and brought from the deck of … Read more