Balisage

(Français) Les traverses insoutenables de la SNCF

12 Apr 2018

(Français) Les traverses insoutenables de la SNCF

Only in French.

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(Français) La bataille du Rio Tagus n’est pas perdue

9 Apr 2018

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Sète in West Africa

5 Apr 2018

Sète in West Africa

Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) suggests that the port of Sète along the Mediterranean Sea be by special derogation incorporated into the Abuja MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), a West African maritime agreement reputed to be non-existent in the quality control of ships calling in the ports of Abidjan, Lomé, Lagos among others.

Indeed the port of Sète and his maritime safety centre are getting ready in the coming days to let the Paris, a Spanish tug, leave Sète towing the Rio Tagus spoiled by rust and water ingress. She is berthed at Sète for 8 years.

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Goodbye Deborah

26 Mar 2018

Goodbye Deborah

The bow of the Belgian trawler bears the traces of the ramming for which she is responsible. Deborah cut like a blade the left side of the Hav Britannica. The 4 hold hatches went adrift, several tons of fuel too. From the very first moment, under French jurisdiction waters were at risk. At the time, the regional and professional press unanimously relying on official sources wrote that it was too late for a towing of the overturned wreck of the Maltese cargo ship.

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The Before, After and Why of a Shipwreck in the English Channel – n°2

22 Mar 2018

The Before, After and Why of a Shipwreck in the English Channel  – n°2

Robin des Bois approves the safety decision of the maritime prefect of the Channel and North Sea to carry out with the Abeille Liberté an attempt to tow the overturned wreck of the Britannica Hav towards Le Havre harbour.

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The Before, After and Why of a Shipwreck in the English Channel

21 Mar 2018

The Before, After and Why of a Shipwreck in the English Channel

On the morning of 18 March 2018, the Belgian trawler Deborah (photo n°1) goes fishing in the Channel shipping lane, followed by more than 70,000 merchant ships and 500 million tonnes of hazardous cargos each year, a little as if a collector of greasy papers and mushrooms was working day and night on a motorway or at the edge of the emergency strip.

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(Français) Les déchets de l’« Amoco Cadiz » et « autres » comme si vous y étiez

14 Mar 2018

(Français) Les déchets de l’« Amoco Cadiz » et « autres » comme si vous y étiez

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“On the Trail” n°19

26 Feb 2018

“On the Trail” n°19

Quarterly information and analysis bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling
770 events. October 1st to December 31, 2017
134 pages illustrated
pdf – 6.4 Mo
Original in French
Whales and marine mammals, page 15

Sea Cucumbers – page 7
Sea cucumbers are on sea bottoms and low grounds of repute.

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“On the Trail” n°19

26 Feb 2018

“On the Trail” n°19
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“On the Trail” n°19

26 Feb 2018

“On the Trail” n°19

Quarterly information and analysis bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling
770 events. October 1st to December 31, 2017
134 pages illustrated
pdf – 6.4 Mo
Original in French
Rhinoceroses, elephants and hippopotamuses, pages 82 to 113

Sea Cucumbers – page 7
Sea cucumbers are on sea bottoms and low grounds of repute.

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