Survey vessel

The ministry has gone so far as to urge the media to stop speculating about the ship’s mission or how it could relate to a proposed show of force in the Taiwan Strait by the US Navy ... He said the ship could be equipped with remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for conducting oceanographical surveys, essential for military navigation through a maritime region....

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A ton of people don’t know that Facebook owns WhatsApp

Crunch 18 Oct 2018

The survey found that 50.4% of those surveyed who had used WhatsApp in the prior 6 months (247 participants) did not know that the company is owned by Facebook. Similarly, DuckDuckGo found that 56.4% of those surveyed who had used Waze in the past 6 months (291 participants) had no idea that the navigation app is owned by Google ... If this survey is any indication, half of U.S....

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Turkish navy stops Greek frigate 'harassment' in Mediterranean - Anadolu

This is Money 18 Oct 2018

The ship Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa was carrying out seismic research activity, the foreign ministry said earlier ... Turkey had issued a Navtex, an advisory to ships including coordinates, that it would be conducting seismic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea from Oct....

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Turkish Navy claims to stop Greek frigate harassment in Mediterranean

Kathimerini 18 Oct 2018

... frigate from harassing a Turkish ship in the Mediterranean ... Turkey had issued a Navtex, an advisory to ships including coordinates, that it would be conducting seismic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea from October 18 to February 1. ....

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Taiwan military contacts slammed

China Daily 18 Oct 2018

It is the fourth time this year the ship docked at Kaohsiung Port, during which time it loaded up on supplies and made crew changes. The ship sets sail for Australia on Thursday, it said. The vessel belongs to the Office of Naval Research, and it can be used to conduct oceanic surveys for the US Navy. The ship is operated and maintained by the University of Washington, the island's media reported ... ....

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Extremely Rare Viking Ship Burial Discovered Under Norwegian Cemetery

IFL Science 16 Oct 2018

In the sleepy fields of Østfold County in Norway, archaeologists have found a vast Viking cemetery, complete with a traditional Viking ship burial just centimeters beneath the topsoil ... “This new ship will certainly be of great historical significance as it can be investigated with all modern means of archaeology.” An aerial survey of the field shows the number of burial mounds and longhouses in the area....

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Ministry downplays presence of US ship

Taipei Times 16 Oct 2018

The ship is owned by the Office of Naval Research ... The ship is equipped with remote-operated vessels and autonomous underwater vehicles for conducting oceanographical surveys, which are essential for military navigation through a maritime region, said Lu, who is an instructor at the Republic of China Naval Academy in Kaohsiung ... The ship is expected to depart for Australia at 6am tomorrow, it said....

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SoftBank believes 1 trillion connected devices will create $11 trillion in value by 2025

Venture Beat 16 Oct 2018

“In simple terms, there is a lot of money to be made,” said Claure, whose company bought Arm, the biggest designer of computing processors with 130 billion chips shipped, for $31 billion in 2016....

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Charles Tyrwhitt shirts and ties are on sale for $39 each — and more of today's best deals from around the web

Business Insider 16 Oct 2018

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase ... Amazon. 2 ... Head to Amazon to fill out a survey about the condition of your device, ship it to Amazon to be valued, and then Amazon will get back to you with a credit for 25% off a new Kindle e-reader as well as a gift card equal to the appraised value of your device ... Wayfair 5 ... ....

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seabed landslides detected in Palu Bay

Antara News 13 Oct 2018

A navy ship, the KRI Spica-934, has detected land slides in the seabed at a depth of 200-500 meters below the sea surface in the bay of Palu . The survey ship of the Navy Hydrography and Oceanography Center (Pushidrosal) ... ....

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Mauritius vessel repaired at Navy yard in Kochi

The Hindu 11 Oct 2018

Pathfinder, an inshore survey vessel that India had gifted to Mauritius back in 2013, has been repaired and refurbished at the Southern Naval Command here ... It was brought back to India by survey ship INS Sarvekshak....

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Hurricane Michael: Army Corps preparing to cover 'tens of thousands' of damaged roofs

Aberdeen News 11 Oct 2018

WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to cover tens of thousands of rooftops damaged by Hurricane Michael, according to a senior officer. Computer models of damage wrought by the Category 4 storm indicate widespread roof damage and destruction across several states, Army Maj. Gen ... More ... More ... The Corps also has dispatched seven vessels to survey damage at ports and shipping channels, and to help reopen them, Spellmon said....

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