Nation’s last known hand-poled ferry stays afloat at least 3 more months on Va.’s James River

September 14th, 2009 Analyst downgrades Heidrick & StrugglesHARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

August 25th, 2009 Nicaragua to dredge border river with Costa RicaMANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua will reroute a river on the border with Costa Rica that has been at the center of a lengthy dispute between the two Central American countries, the Nicaraguan government announced Tuesday. Eden Pastora, president of the committee for development of the San Juan River, said the dredging project will begin at the end of September and cost $1 million.

August 18th, 2009 Ferry sinks in northern Mozambique; 17 feared deadMAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique's government says an overcrowded ferry went down off the coast in a northern province, and 17 people are feared drowned. Government spokesman Abudo Momade says the ferry with a capacity of 40 set off from Niassa province in the southeastern African nation with 50 people early Tuesday.

July 8th, 2009 Audit finds states using stimulus to stay afloatWASHINGTON — The Obama administration hoped spending $787 billion in stimulus would jump-start the economy, build new schools and usher in an era of education reform. But government auditors say many states are setting aside such grand plans and simply trying to stay afloat.

July 3rd, 2009 Official: Electrical failure caused NY ferry crashNEW YORK — Authorities say a transformer failure caused a Staten Island ferry to lose power and slam into a New York City pier earlier this week. Staten Island ferry Chief Operating Officer James DeSimone said Thursday the transformer helps regulate power to the main propulsion engine.

July 2nd, 2009 Staten Island Ferry boat's hard docking injures 15NEW YORK — A ferry boat with about 800 passengers aboard lost power while docking during the Wednesday evening rush hour and slammed into a pier, injuring 15 people. Ferry officials said the boat's hard docking happened as it entered slip No.

July 2nd, 2009 Staten Island Ferry boat's hard landing injures 14NEW YORK — Fire department officials say a New York City ferry boat has hit a pier while docking, injuring 14 people. The injuries are minor.

July 2nd, 2009 Staten Island Ferry boat's hard landing injures 10NEW YORK — Fire department officials say a New York City ferry boat has hit a pier while docking, injuring 10 people. The hard docking happened Wednesday night on Staten Island.

June 25th, 2009 Last pole-driven river ferry may close in VirginiaSCOTTSVILLE, Va. — For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River's gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side.

June 10th, 2009 Plane's performance praised in near catastropheWASHINGTON — When US Airways Flight 1549 splashed into the Hudson River in January, the fuselage ruptured, sending water gushing into the cabin. Passengers, some with water up to their necks, struggled to reach exits.

April 26th, 2009 JAKARTA - Nine people have been killed and at least four others missing after a ferry boat sank off Indonesia's Sumatra island, media reports said Sunday. The boat was carrying around 60 people when it went down Saturday afternoon in strong winds a kilometre off the Dumai coast in Riau province, detik.com reported citing survivors.

March 25th, 2009 DHAKA - Dhaka and New Delhi have renewed for two years their river trade and transit treaty. Now experts will explore the feasibility of India using more river ports in Bangladesh to reach isolated parts of northeastern India.

March 13th, 2009 PANAJI - The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Goa government to freeze its directive to offshore casino operators to move outside the city limits and drop anchor in a nearby bay. The bench issued the directions Thursday after Hotel Leela Ventures Limited (HLVL), which operates Casino Rio, moved the court challenging a state cabinet decision taken Feb 26 to move the offshore casinos from Mandovi river to the Aguada bay some 3 km away.

February 18th, 2009 DHAKA - At least 50 people were missing Thursday when a passenger trawler capsized on a river in Bangladesh's southern Barisal district, the police said. Earlier reports said that at least 100 people were missing when the trawler carrying 150 people capsized on the Kirtonkhola River.

January 24th, 2009 HANOI - Thirty nine people died and five others were missing after a ferry with more than 80 passengers on board sank in Quang Binh province of central Vietnam Sunday morning, said a government official here. The overloaded ferry hit strong winds and sank into a river in Quang Binh province.