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This page includes photographs of ships in the news. If you have newsworthy photographs that you would like to share with other Maritime Matters readers, please email to Martin Cox at: MaritimeMatters.com
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MINGHUA (ex ANCERVILLE, MINGHUA, SEAWORLD) at Shekou, China in 2005. Note the enlarged windows.
Photo by David Brandt, courtesy of Tim Brandt.

December 2: Shenzhen Daily reported that the landlocked former French ocean liner "MINGHUA... will return to glory December 16, 2005. With millions spent on its new identity, the MINGHUA now harbors a four-star hotel, a Brazilian BBQ restaurant, a Western restaurant, a wine bar and cigar house, a coffee shop and boutique." See Maritime Matters page on MINGHUA

November 23: The latest photos from Fuerteventura show AMERICAN STAR (ex AMERICA, WEST POINT, AMERICA, AUSTRALIS, AMERICA, ITALIS, NOGA, ALFERDOSS). Photos and copyright David Cain 2005, courtesy of Keath Otis.

November 22: SEA DISCOVERY ex, CARINTHIA, FAIRLAND, FAIRSEA, FAIR PRINCESS, CHINA SEA DISCOVERY, photographed at Alang, India. Photo Kaushal Trivedi copyright PK Productions 2005.

ECSTASY photographed from SENSATION as the two ships skipped New Orleans, LA for Mobile, AL without passengers to escape the worst of Hurricane Rita. September 22 2005.

RITA (ex WINDSOR CASTLE, MARGARITA L) at Alang, India August, 2005. Photo: (C) 2005 L. Royle

FAITHFUL / XANADU2 (ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, DELOS, PACIFIC STAR, POLAR STAR, XANADU, EXPEX) leaving Los Anegles September 20, 2005. Photo: (C) 2005 Bill CoxÊ

TARA (ex TARAS SHEVCHENKO) entering the Bosphorus Jan 8 2005 at 1500 hrs. photographer Mehmet Yapici www.fotoio.com

TARA (ex-TARAS SHEVCHENKO). photographer Mehmet Yapici www.fotoio.com

ANTONINA NEZHDANOVA, towed from Fushiki, Japan December 18, 2004, photographer unknown

ANTONINA NEZHDANOVA, at Fushiki, Japan October 21, 2004 damaged in Typhoon Tokage, photographer unknown

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