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Renamed as USS Presque Isle (APB-44) on 31 March 1945, she provided logistic support for the Iwo Jima campaign from 22 February to 3 March. At Saipan , she prepared for the invasion of Okinawa . At Okinawa, she participated in a diversionary landing on the southern coast on 1 April 1945, and that day rescued 188 men from LST-884 which had been ...
October 14 – Miss Earth Vietnam 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City From October 20 – COVID-19 is no longer a particularly dangerous infectious disease (group A) October 29 – Decision 3983/QD-BYT, annulling 160 documents on COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control issued by the Ministry of Health , takes effect
Presque Isle: 1973 The first 1,000-foot integrated tugboat/barge and the second 1,000 footer overall. [20] James R. Barker: 1976 First standard construction 1,000-footer. Edwin H. Gott: 1978 The most powerful freighter when launched with two engines rated at 19,500 brake horsepower (14,500 kW) each.
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2023 Ship State Description Long Shun Mongolia: The cargo ship foundered off the Matsu Islands, Taiwan. One of her five crew was rescued; the others were reported missing. [1] Michigan United States: The towing vessel flooded and sank at Milwaukee, Wisconsin after sitting idle since April 2022. [2]
15 February – Vietnam lifts its COVID-19-related curbs on international passenger flights with no limitation on the number of flights in order to restore the travel to pre-pandemic level. [ 2 ] 6 September – A karaoke bar fire near Ho Chi Minh City kills at least 32 people.
The final major project was the conversion of the 620' lake freighter Richard J. Reiss from steam to diesel power. The Presque Isle and Jackson are still activity trading on the Great Lakes. The Reiss, last known as the M/V Manistee was laid up in 2015 and scrapped in 2023. The site of the shipyard later became the location for H. H ...
In 2023, the number of ships globally grew by 3.4%. [2] In 2024, new ships are increasingly being built with alternative fuel capability to increase sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. [ 2 ] Alternative ship fuels include LNG , LPG , methanol , biofuel , ammonia and hydrogen among others.
MV Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.