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A Bermuda cargo ship is stranded in port in the US after it suffered rudder problems.
The Bermuda Islander, operated by Meyer Freight, part of Bermuda International Shipping Ltd, is tied up in Salem, New Jersey while repairs are made.
George Butterfi...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Almost 300 people needed hospital treatment after road accidents, according to figures released for the first quarter of this year.
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital recorded 96 cases in both January and February. Another 106 victims were taken to th...
DATE: May 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pair of new tug boats that cost more that $12 million are still to be used eight months after their arrival.
The vessels, Powerful and Faithful, were shipped in last September to replace their ageing namesakes, which were more than 30 years old.
Bu...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Buses will not service the Cedar Hill route in Warwick next weekend due to roadworks, the Ministry of Transport announced today.
Trench work will be carried out at the intersection of Longford Hill and Middle Road on May 29 and 30, which will prevent...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
After the eighth - and final - attempt, Nasa last night launched its KiNET-X mission when a Black Brant XII rocket blasted off from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia.
It meant that people were able to see a green vapour cloud over Ber...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
It’s not polluted, it is stable and it burns well – and it turns out that Bermuda beeswax could be the perfect fuel for satellites.
Scientists with MIT’s Space Enabled research group have been given a batch of the beeswax after being approached by th...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A memorial flotilla sailed through Hamilton Harbour yesterday in tribute to three Marine & Ports staff who died within a week of each another.
The vessels sounded their horns in a final salute to Shawn Bremar, Andre Durham and Macio Lightbourne after...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The temporary loss of a pilot boat because of damage caused by a collision with a reef will not interrupt services, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday.
A spokeswoman admitted the damage to the St David, which struck a reef north of the island l...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rocket launch expected to produce a spectacular light show was last night delayed for a fourth time.
US space agency Nasa tweeted that the launch was “scrubbed” because of “upper level winds not being within the required limits for a safe launch”...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An investigation has been launched after the island’s flagship pilot boat St David suffered severe damage after it crashed into a reef.
The smash happened as the boat was underway to the Northeast Breaker Beacon as part of a training exercise.
The cr...
DATE: May 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
