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The French government's plan to send the decommissioned warship Clemenceau to India for scrapping has sparked fierce controversy in both countries. Critics on both sides are accusing Paris of dumping its toxic waste on the developing world. But the Alang ship-breaking yard needs the contract, since it's been facing stiff competition from Bangladesh, China and elsewhere. The environmental group Greenpeace fought a court battle in France and is vowing one in India to force the Clemenceau to turn around if New Delhi does not reject the ship. An Indian Supreme Court panel has temporarily blocked the ship's entry while it gets more data on the amount of toxins still in the ship. See "Greens see red over asbestos ship," AFP at Aljazeera.Net, 1/10/06.
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The QE2 was entering a Hudson River slip when it bumped the Japanese warship Kashima, which in turned banged into the British warship HMS Manchester. Damage was slight: scraped paint on both the QE2 & the Kashima, scrapes & some bent metal on the Manchester. No injuries. U.S. Coast Guard is investigating. Thousands of tall ships & other vessels sailed through New York Harbor on U.S. Independence Day. (Wed.
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A privateer was a private warship authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Privateering is often described as a form of "legal" piracy. Strictly, a privateer was only entitled to attack enemy vessels during wartime. However, states often encouraged attacks on opposing powers while at peace, or on neutral vessels during time of war, blurring the line between privateering and piracy.
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With KOEI's strategic twist on naval action, WARSHIP GUNNER 2 lets players invest in new technologies to develop a full spectrum of artillery systems, aircraft, ship hulls, propulsion and electronics. Over 1000 vital components in all!
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During the Second World War (1939-1945), cities, towns and villages organised “warship weeks” to raise money to meet the cost of providing a particular naval ship. The aim was that cities would raise enough money to pay for the battleships and aircraft carriers, and towns for cruisers and destroyers. Small towns and villages were set a figure relative to their size, and would attempt to raise the required funds.
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Canterbury was the last steam warship in the navy when it was taken out of commission and it would join its sister ships, Waikato off Tutukaka and Wellington at Island Bay, as dive attractions. The ship was expected to add millions of dollars to the tourist economy of Northland as divers did a package tour, taking in Waikato, the former navy oceanographic ship Tui just north of Tutukaka, Canterbury and the Rainbow Warrior in Matauri Bay. - NZPA http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10469067
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