February 26: The COSTA EUROPA (ex HOMERIC, WESTERDAM) was driven into a pier this morning at 4:45 AM at Sharm el-Shiek, Egypt today, killing three crew members and reportedly injuring several passengers. High winds drove the ship into the dock, holing her starboard side but now the vessel, carrying 1,437 passengers on an 18 day cruise from Dubai to Savona, Italy, has been stabilized.
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MARTIN COX - Founder and publisher of MaritimeMatters, inspired by maritime culture and technology growing up in the port of Southampton. He works as a photographer in Los Angeles, and his works has been exhibited in LA, San Francisco, New York, London and Iceland. Martin is the co-writer of the book “Hollywood to Honolulu; the story of the Los Angeles Steamship Company” published by the Steam Ship Historical Society of America. The Los Angeles Maritime Museum has commissioned artworks and collected his photographs.
