09nov04 EGYPT'S Suez Canal remained blocked today and shipping could be disrupted for at least two more days after a Liberian-flagged oil tanker broke down in the middle of the strategic waterway, shipping sources said.
Shipping came to a standstill late on Saturday when the Liberian-flagged 154,000-tonne vessel, Tropic Brilliance, broke down while passing through the canal. Port sources said about 104 vessels inside and outside the canal were waiting to pass through the waterway.
Emergency landing at Hancock (11/7/04 - NY)
11/8/2004 6:33 AM By: News 10 Now Staff For the third time in less than two weeks, an F-16 Fighter Jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Hancock International Airport.
It happened Sunday morning. The pilot was forced to land after reporting a afterburner problem shortly after takeoff.
On October 29th, a jet was forced to land because of a brake light malfunction. And brake problems forced another jet to land on November 1st.
No injuries reported in any of the landings. Link to Article
Investigation Into Missing Propane Tanks Spurs FBI Probe (Denver, CO - 11/8/04)
POSTED: 8:53 am MST November 8, 2004 UPDATED: 9:12 am MST November 8, 2004 DENVER -- Members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force are alerting their counterparts across the country to check for thefts of liquid propane after dozens of cylinders were discovered missing in Denver. An investigation by 7NEWS reveals that about 100 of the 33-pound propane cylinders have been stolen since July. None of them have been recovered.
Mountain West Printing plant manager Bob Fridlund told 7NEWS that he lost seven cylinders in two different thefts, but police didn't seem concerned. Another large supplier -- Suburban Propane -- has had 34 cylinders stolen in the last 90 days.
FBI special agent Monique Kelso said the stolen propane poses a grave threat if it gets into the wrong hands. The stolen cylinders -- larger than those used for a barbecue grill -- produce propane for forklifts and other commercial uses. The propane in one cylinder can destroy a small building.
Earlier this year, the FBI said highly flammable propane was one of the very elements that terrorists have been trained to use. FBI officials are urging anyone who spots such cylinders in a place where they shouldn't be to contact their office in Denver.
Televised confessions of 19 Arabs provides evidence of Iraq's neighbors' share in the tenacious insurgency (11/7/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqi government television has repeatedly broadcast confessions of what it says were foreign terrorists 17 Arabs and two Iranians who allegedly infiltrated the country's porous borders to fight U.S.-led coalition forces....
Vessel Strikes Oil Platform, Causing Fire (11/5/04 - Texas)
Published November 6, 2004 GALVESTON — U.S. Coast Guard investigators are looking for what caused a freighter to run into a gas platform early Friday.
No one was injured but the 355-foot Antiguan-flagged vessel was slightly damaged and the unmanned platform 17 miles offshore caught fire.
US warship Stops Iranian vessel (11/6/04)
LONDON, Nov 6 (IranMania) - A small American warship and a helicopter stopped an Iranian container ship belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line on Wednesday and interrogated the vessel, Fars News Agency reported on Friday....
Popular Cruise Ship Struck While Docked (11/5/04 - FLA)
UPDATED: 11:58 AM EST November 5, 2004 KEY WEST, Fla. -- Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas ship was hit Friday morning by a barge while at port in Key West, leaving a 6-foot puncture in the vessel's hull. No one was injured......
Train Leaks Hazardous Substance Across Iowa (11/7/04 - 250+ miles in Iowa)
BOONE, Iowa -- A freight train leaked phosphoric acid across central Iowa early Sunday morning, causing spills of the dangerous substance in towns like Marshalltown and Boone.
Phosphoric acid is a clear, syrupy liquid which is corrosive and can cause burns if touched or inhaled. Hazardous materials crews say the amount of liquid on the ground varied with the speed of the train, but in some places was as much as one-quarter inch thick.
MI5 Chief Warns of 'Serious Terror Threat' to Britons (11/8/04)
Britons face a “serious and sustained threat” of terror attacks at home and abroad, MI5 chief Eliza Manningham-Buller warned today.
Despite the arrest and killing of many senior al Qaida leaders, the organisation behind September 11 can still mount attacks, she said....
“There is a serious and sustained threat of terrorist attacks against UK interests at home and abroad, including against the business community,” she said.
“There might be major attacks like Madrid earlier this year. They might be on a smaller scale. “The terrorists are inventive, adaptable and patient. Their planning includes a wide range of methods to attack us.
Thank you all4one.
More on the Denver story re propane tanks:
FBI investigating Denver propane thefts
11/8/2004, 3:29 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — The FBI is investigating the reported thefts of scores of propane cylinders in the Denver area — a crime spree that has raised fears of a terrorist attack.
About 100 cylinders, each containing about 7.8 gallons of the highly flammable gas and weighing about 33 pounds, have been stolen from various businesses since July, FBI agent Monique Kelso said Monday.
The investigation was first reported by KMGH-TV in Denver.
"The potential threat is that these propane tanks get into the wrong hands ... and get into the hands of those that are willing to commit a crime on the magnitude of the Oklahoma City bombing or another terrorist attack," Kelso told the station.
She said Monday the tanks might also have been taken to power equipment such as farm machinery. The tanks are larger than those used for barbecue grills.
Twenty-eight propane cylinders have been stolen from Dal-Tile Corp. of Denver, including 10 in the past six months, said Randy Warren, operations manager at the ceramic tile manufacturer.
"Why are they so adamant in cutting a lock, cutting chains, trying to rip the doors off or whatever it is to get to these?" he asked.
Thanks for all the articles/links all4one.
as always , I read every one of your informative links!
Investigation Into Missing Propane Tanks Spurs FBI Probe (Denver, CO - 11/8/04)
Another large supplier -- Suburban Propane -- has had 34 cylinders stolen in the last 90 days.
{How much does one cylinder hold?!}
Vessel Strikes Oil Platform, Causing Fire (11/5/04 - Texas)
the unmanned platform 17 miles offshore caught fire.
The SCM Athina was en route to Galveston when it ran into the platform at about 3:30 a.m.
The investigation of the cause of the accident was ongoing. The Athina was not servicing the platform, he said.
Coast Guard aircraft surveyed the area and found no sign of pollutants
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A few from me:
Iran says will retaliate if nuclear plants hit
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08175848.htm
Secret Service to oversee inauguration security
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/inaugural.security/index.html