NEWS SERVICE ALERT: 

•  AT 11:00 PM CST LAST NIGHT OUR ENTIRE NEWS SERVICE SECTION CRASHED.
•  TODAY IS SHAPING UP AS A HEAVY NEWS DAY
•  WE WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED THROUGH THE BLOG POSTINGS UNTIL THE NEWS SERVICE IS BACK UP.
• WE APOLOGIZE, BUT AS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY STATED WE ARE NOT A NEWS SERVICE BUT AN INFORMATION SERVICE. WE DON'T IGNORE THE NEWS AND TRY TO MAINTAIN A PLACE FOR YOU WHERE YOU CAN EASILY FIND THE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S MARITIME NEWS SERVICES. 
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