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US-listed shipowner Star Bulk Carriers have acquired Oslo-listed Songa Bulk whose fleet comprises of 15 modern bulkers (3 x Capesize bulkers, 10 x Kamsarmax bulkers, 1 x Ultramax bulker and 1 x Supramax bulker). Star Bulk will issue 13.7 mill new shares and pay USD 145 mill in cash for the fleet. China Merchants Bank Leasing will finance the cash portion of the transaction. In addition, Star Bulk have agreed to acquire 3 x Newcastlemax bulkers which are under construction at SWS with delivery in Q4 2018 and Q1 2019 from OceanBulk Container Carriers. Star Bulk will issue 3.39 mill new shares and CSSC Shipping Company will provide USD 104.4 mill to pay for the three bulkers.

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dely Zhoushan 25 Nov , $12,750, for 5/7 months, to Hyundai Glovis

Master hoisted off San Francisco

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station San Francisco airlifted the master of the "Midland Sky", after he appeared to suffer symptoms of a stroke approximately 260 miles northwest of Point Arena in the morning of June 23, 2015. The ship contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco to request a medevac of the master who appeared to have symptoms of a stroke. A duty Flight Surgeon concurred the master having symptoms of a stroke and should be medically evacuated, but since the master started experiencing symptoms approximately six hours earlier, that the medevac was not urgent. In the evening, the "Midland Sky" was about 45 miles west of San Francisco. The Air Station San Francisco aircrew was launched, and the master was hoisted safely from the vessel. He was transferred to Kaiser Air at Oakland International Airport in stable condition. Report with video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2551874/