Slipway Press Articles
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - The twists and turns in the life of a ship; 'Amazingly, the stern was towed to Port Hawksbury and she was eventually rebuilt the same year and called the Simonburn'
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayJuly 2, 2011 --
IT was a ship of many names and many parts, in fact the vessel launched as the Frank D Moores, in 1973, would have been unrecognisable when...
Manila Bulletin - Launching of the Titanic 100 years ago marked in Belfast
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayJune 2, 2011 --
BELFAST, June 2, 2011 (AFP) - Dignitaries on Tuesday (May 31) marked the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic from Belfast in...
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) - Remembering the Titanic
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayJune 1, 2011 --
THE 100th anniversary of the Titanic's launch was marked at a commemorative event in Belfast.
A single flare was yesterday fired...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - Brave men who lost lives at sea; In April 1939, a lifeboat practice exercise at Cullercoats turned into a battle for survival
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayFebruary 5, 2011 --
IT was a beautiful day at the coast, crowds descending on the streets of Cullercoats for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution flag...
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) - M62 ice chaos for fire crews
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayDecember 1, 2010 --
FIRE crews were faced with a problem - as the water they used to put out a van fire began turning to ice across the M62.
Crews from...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - Putting an oar in; GRASSROOTS SHORTS
Posted by admin / Under SlipwaySeptember 29, 2010 --
TYNE United Rowing Club are staging a long-distance regatta on the River Tyne on October 16.
The race, which will involve five...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - River rescue
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayAugust 9, 2010 --
TWO jet-skiers had to be rescued when their vessel began to sink.
The two men were operating their jet-ski in the River Tyne when...
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) - Teen swept into sea in high winds
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayOctober 5, 2009 --
A TEENAGER has vanished after being swept into the sea during a night out.
Jack Saunders went to get a closer "look at the...
Market Wire - Jeffboat Receives Grant Funding Through the Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayAugust 18, 2009 --
American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) ("ACL" or the "Company") announced today that its manufacturingdivision Jeffboat has been...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - Boat saved
Posted by admin / Under SlipwayAugust 15, 2009 -- LIFEBOAT volunteers were called out after a boat lost power at sea.
LIFEBOAT volunteers were called out after a boat lost power at sea.
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