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Drillships at HIP for long term layups and repairs Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Two drillships, West Carina and West Polaris sailing under the Panama flag are berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) for layups. The vessels which arrived in January this year will remain in port for long term layup and repair services, which would take over one year and six months respectively.
Lance Zuo, General Manager Commercial and Marketing of HIPG says the West Carina and the West Polaris, 6th generation ultra-deepwater drillships with operational history offshore Brazil and Africa, will require some prior work before going into layup mode. “We have a lot of preservation work that is currently being done before these vessels are ready for layups. That is why they need to remain at the port long term.”
‘Our shooting star:’ Inspirational balloon from Texas lands near Covington family’s home
The balloon read, ‘If you see this lucky star, make a wish!’
Taj Simmons, Reporter
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COVINGTON, Va. – A balloon with an inspirational message made an incredible journey to the Alleghany Highlands this month.
Ricky Barnett and his son Skyler discovered the balloon on a hike near their Covington home. Thanks to an e-mail address inscribed on the balloon, they discovered it was launched near Houston, Texas more than a thousand miles away from Covington.
“This is our shooting star,” Barnett said. “This balloon has been a great inspiration to me and my family. It’s drawn us together in the last few days. It shows there is hope.”
dwyer. it is a year to the day since the iranian government detained three bay area hikers, accusing them of spying. rallies were held today to call attention to getting iran to release the hikers. rea taramini has more. friend of the hikers marked the one-year anniversary by a rally and march through san francisco this afternoon. one of many events held internationally to support the effort to win their release. more than 100 people gathered signatures for an international petition to pressure iran to release the uc berkeley graduates. the government has yet to formally charge them. their imprisonment violates international law. they are asking the iranian government to be compassionate and let them come home. the public needs to be reminded and i myself need to be reminded. they are still there. i go on with my daily life. a year goes by. that is a long time. after the noon rally organizers led a march through the mission district. similar rallies and marchs were held
a andi m lease lisa kim. new tonight, we re getting a first look at the suspect still on the run. this is the just released sketch of the man. police say he attacked the women on a popular trail. it s called the gap trail located off highway 35 and sky line boulevard at castle rock state park. that s where our reporter is right now. george, what do you know? reporter: just an hour ago a park ranger stopped by with that suspect sketch on it. a park ranger is urging everyone who hikes here to be careful and travel with at least one other person because this man is still out there. warning signs at the entrance of castle rock state park. it s been up here a lot. i had two men with me so i felt safe. i probably wouldn t have felt safe. reporter: park rangers are looking for this man seen in the sketch. they say he pulled out a gun and tried to rape two women as they hiked down the trail last thursday around noon. it s horrible and i hope it never happens to me. reporter