Merchant Marine Veterans Recall The Perils of Manning Supply Ships in WWII

MURMANSK — Whenever you feel the urge to complain about the injustice of the climate where you live, you can always comfort yourself with the fact that it's probably colder in Murmansk, where snow can linger into May and reappear in September.

MURMANSK — Whenever you feel the urge to complain about the injustice of the climate where you live, you can always comfort yourself with the fact that it’s probably colder in Murmansk, where snow can linger into May and reappear in September.

Russia's Gazprom energy giant said on Friday it was switching its vast Shtokman field to LNG production and seeking new clients in Asia from initial plans to use half of it to pipe supplies to Europe.

Russia's Gazprom energy giant said on Friday it was switching its vast Shtokman field to LNG production and seeking new clients in Asia from initial plans to use half of it to pipe supplies to Europe.

A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea late Thursday, with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea late Thursday, with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

Christmas afternoon 1994 and the weather is stormy at sea. A tugboat is towing a 17,000-ton Soviet-era battle cruiser around Norway’s northern coast in Finnmark to India for dismantling. Snap – the tow line breaks, and after two days of fighting the squalls and wind, the cruiser Murmansk runs aground on the pebbles near Sørvær Island in the Hasvik municipality of Finnmark.

PARIS (AFP) - A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea late on Thursday, with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Related Stories Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan New Orleans newspaper cuts print edition to 3 days a week Scots' push for Britain breakup begins in earnest Massive protests in Syria's ...

The quake hit at 2247 GMT on Thursday. -AFP