Lloyd's List is part of Maritime Intelligence This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited registered in England and Wales with company number 13831625 and address c/o Hackwood Secretaries Limited Lloyd’s List Intelligence is a trading name of Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited Lloyd’s is the registered trademark of the Society Incorporated by the Lloyd’s Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd’s For high-quality copies or electronic reprints for distribution to colleagues or customers please call UK support at +44 (0)20 3377 3996 / APAC support at +65 6508 2430 ‘The claims of the attack on Maersk Santa Ursula are false,’ a Maersk spokesperson said Maersk have denied the Houthis’ claim they struck the Maersk containership Santa Ursula in the Arabian Sea with drones Vessel-tracking data shows on AIS gap on December 26 that closes the following day MAERSK has denied Houthis claims that the Denmark-flagged, 7,114 teu boxship Santa Ursula (IMO: 9430387) was attacked A Houthi spokesperson said the ship was attacked with drones while sailing in the Arabian Sea east of Socotra Island and that “the hit was direct” “The ship was targeted owing to the violation of ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine by the company that owns the ship,” according to a statement posted on X on Friday.  However, a Maersk spokesperson told Lloyd’s List that “the claims of the attack on Maersk Santa Ursula are false” No incident was reported by the UK Maritime and Trade Operations the agency monitoring and reporting maritime incidents in the region The vessel can be seen turning off its Automatic Identification System just after midnight (UTC) on December 26 as it made a sharp northwest turn towards Oman Its AIS was turned back on in the early hours of the following day off Salalah Your username does not meet the requirements Sorry - public email accounts are not allowed An account with that username already exists Unfortunately we've not been able to process your registration Your question has been successfully sent to the email address below and we will get back as soon as possible This article has been sent to my@email.address A file photo shows Iranian drones - Mostafa Tehrani For the first time in 21 years, St. Ursula Academy won an Ohio High School Athletic Association volleyball state championship by reverse sweeping Division II opponent Anthony Wayne When the charter bus didn't show up at the school the players had to drive from East Walnut Hills to Dayton they couldn't locate the proper locker room "We were fighting through mental battles as well as the battle of volleyball We have had to face many challenges this season so I feel that those challenges are what really prepared us to get through the mental hurdles," senior Nia Jones said This time it took them to the mountaintop for their ninth state title This program gave us so much character back in the 1990s and I've been gone from Cincinnati for 20 years I said this is the only place I want to be I'm so thankful that the administration had a need for a coach and hired me because these girls are amazing," coach Gretchen Krumdieck said Krumdieck won titles in 1996 and 1997 under head coach Julie Thoman-Perry who was on the sidelines for the entire postseason run The Bulldogs were competitive earlyOver the past 10 days in wins over Mount Notre Dame the Bulldogs had trouble finishing off close sets That problem resurfaced in the first two sets seven aces and three blocks in that stretch they came back to tie the first set at 23 and came within one point of tying the second set at 20 I don't think any one person on our team is our anchor that we rely on everything for I think we're a very evenly distributed team," senior Emsley Venard said Ursula completes the ultimate comebackEach day at practice the Bulldogs are reminded of the program's dominance in the 1990s Constantly seeing the rosters of the eight state championship teams in the rafters only made them want to put their names alongside them "That's all they've wanted all year is a banner and to do it together and get their names solidified in the history of the program After recording 20 kills in the state semifinal including 16 in the final three sets and the final two of the match "Shifting from the second to the third set 'I gotta step it up for my team.' because I feel like in the first and second I struggled with hitting shots a little bit I was hitting into the block mostly," Creech said they would send three blocker at the Pike sisters and Charley Gardner but the big difference was that they forced the Generals to hit over and around the block instead of through it Anthony Wayne committed 19 attack errors in the final three sets We haven't faced teams with a really active middle since the GGCL The Pike twins were really good at using their shots and using the block," Jones said The Bulldogs used an eight-point run to grab momentum in the third set SUA grabbed a 6-3 lead in the fifth and held on to a three- or four-point lead until Creech ended the match After 21 years of not making the state tournament the Bulldogs finally get to send a senior class out with a win They did so with members of previous teams in the stands Eight players on the current team years have older sisters who played for the Bulldogs in recent years those players paved the way and led the 2024 team to this moment Gracie Turner and Venard finished the season with a 22-4 record and regional runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023 "We came together as a team after that second set and we were like and we just really have to put it all out there We fought and fought and fought for every point," Creech said CentralToLife // CentralToArts // CentralToAthletics // CentralToCommunity // CentralToFaith // CentralToFamily // CentralToFuture // CentralToRelationships // CentralToSuccess The Central Catholic girls’ basketball team remained unbeaten in Catholic High School League play following a 53-33 win against St Ursula Academy on Wednesday in the SUA Fieldhouse 4-0 in the CHSL.Senior Corniya Clay led the Fighting Irish with 19 points helping the Scarlet & Gray sweep the regular-season series vs at home. CCHS also benefited from 11 points by sophomore Marissa Justen and 8 points from classmate Ava Pietras Central Catholic had 5 players tally at least 5 points in the 30-point victory.The Arrows were paced by Carlee Wiczynski with a game-high 20 points.Earlier in the evening the CCHS freshman team registered a 30-22 victory against SUA while the junior varsity squad secured a 35-26 road triumph.Central Catholic will return to the court at Father Gabriel Richard on Saturday Central Catholic High School2550 Cherry StreetToledo OH 43608Phone: (419) 255-2280Attendance Extension: x1357 - 4 p.m.Saturday & Sunday.………………….Closed Safe Environment Compliance Audit Results Central Catholic High School admits students of any race and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school It does not discriminate on the basis of race national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies and athletic and other school-administered programs In its first volleyball state tournament appearance Wadsworth didn't go down without a fight Thursday night in Kettering Ursula Academy for four sets before falling 25-19 "You can't not be proud of a group like this The resilience they've shown all year and the things that we've gone through to be able to come out and play a match like that against one of the top teams in the state is incredible," Wadsworth coach Ally Wines said Wadsworth (24-3) played without senior libero Maddie Blackburn who was injured in a regional final win last week Lauren Decker and Rowan Kelly carried the load against St The Grizzlies only had 12 aces to the Bulldogs' 15 but the service game of sisters Rowan and Reese Kelly Wolf and Decker forced SUA into multiple errors in each set It took us a minute to figure out how to adjust around what they were doing," St The Bulldogs (22-4) advanced to play Anthony Wayne at 11 a.m Krumdieck said the Grizzlies' service game was unlike any SUA has seen this season along with with Rowan Kelly's propensity to dump the ball over the net "I can feel it in my gut when I know I want to dump I also see the block and know when it's open," Kelly said the Bulldogs turned to senior Molly Creech who got them started on the right foot with seven kills and two aces in the first set She then had four kills during a crucial stretch at the end of the third set The turning point came at the end of the third set Wadsworth gave SUA set point with a service error Penelope Bolinger gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead with an ace The Bulldogs received equal contributions from Creech Gabby Semona and Lola Waleskowski to build a 20-12 lead in the fourth set Even as the Grizzlies fought back to within two points the senior captains reminded the team of the end goal "I think that we did a really good job of wanting it more We talked before the game about being aggressive on defense as well as on offense going into every single game knowing they're not just gonna roll over We're gonna have to fight for every single point," Venard said Ursula Academy volleyball team is a state champion for the ninth time in its storied program history The Bulldogs rallied to defeat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 23-25 15-9 in the Division II girls volleyball state final Saturday at Wright State University’s Nutter Center It is the first volleyball state championship for St Ursula since being the Division I state champion in 2003 The Bulldogs have also been state champions in 2001 1 in the season’s final Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Division II state poll Ursula (23-4) defeated Wadsworth in a state semifinal Thursday night at Kettering Fairmont to advance to the state final On Saturday, St. Ursula was led by several players including Molly Creech, who had 30 kills and 20 digs, according to the statistics. Maddie Cho had 15 digs while Penelope Bolinger had 13 digs Ursula is one of three Greater Cincinnati girls volleyball teams in state finals at Wright State Saturday Roger Bacon (Division IV) and Seton (Division I) are also competing for state championships The 50th annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls volleyball state tournament began Thursday at four sites in the Dayton area The OHSAA had three divisions in girls volleyball from 1975-89 and four divisions from 1990-2023 the OHSAA announced that several sports would add divisions SIGN UP: Subscribe to our high school sports newsletter CINCINNATI (WKRC) - After dropping the first two sets Ursula rallied to win the next three to defeat Anthony Wayne in the OHSAA Division II state volleyeball championship match on Saturday at Wright State University in Fairborn It's the ninth state volleyball title for St Ursula with only Mount Notre Dame having more in state history with 10 It's the first state volleyball title for the school in 21 years Ursula (23-4) was led by senior Molly Creech as the Bulldogs scored the final four points of the set Senior Nia Jones had 12 kills and six blocks while junior Gabby Semona also had 12 kills Senior setter Emsley Venard had 60 assists Junior libero Emma Frietch had a team-high 24 digs A group of five Central Catholic girls’ soccer players have been recognized for their efforts on the pitch with Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) postseason accolades Senior Mya Vernon was named 1st-team all-league sophomore Cheyanne Hansen earned 2nd-team laurels and junior Elizabeth Pinkham garnered honorable mention honors The duo of Vernon and Seymour are receiving postseason acknowledgement for a 2nd-consecutive year Vernon collected 2nd-team honors and Seymour earned honorable mention recognition CCHS posted a 4-14-0 overall mark this fall including 3-4-0 in the TRAC.TRAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lydia Case Ursula TRAC GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Mo McCanna Notre Dame TRAC COACH OF THE YEAR Scott Reed Lima Senior 2nd-TEAM ALL-TRACBailey Becker At the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition inaugurated in Rome at Palazzo Barberini Maria Cristina Terzaghi and Thomas Clement Salomon a masterpiece belonging to the Intesa Sanpaolo collections and housed in the Neapolitan venue Precisely on the occasion of one of the most important and ambitious exhibition projects ever dedicated to Caravaggio the work underwent a meticulous cleaning operation carried out by restorers Laura Cibrario and Fabiola Jatta This intervention brought to light three figures that had disappeared with time Three heads have in fact re-emerged: to the right of Attila the tip of a soldier’s nose and the perimeter of his helmet have appeared belonging to an armiger.The conservation restoration also restored the canvas made by Caravaggio in 1610 shortly before his death the painting was also given a new 17th-century frame a system designed to ensure its optimal conservation over time “The responsibility of having Caravaggio’s last painting in the collection requires the involvement of the best scholars top experts and private companies with the greatest technical expertise in the knowledge that they are taking care of a piece of universal heritage Every decision is made together with the Superintendency and the Ministry the new frame and better protection allow the public to know more and more about the value of Intesa Sanpaolo’s collections,” said Michele Coppola Executive Director Art Culture and Historical Heritage of Intesa Sanpaolo and General Director of Gallerie d’Italia Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Ursula was the daughter of a Christian king of Britain Traveling to the continent with eleven companions these holy virgins were said to have been tortured to death for refusing to denounce their faith are claimed by the Cathedral of Cologne in Germany + Devotion to these virgin-martyrs endured for centuries Saint Ursula was chosen by Saint Angela Merici to be the patroness of the religious community she founded in 1535 (today + These martyrs are honored as the patrons of the British Virgin Island and because of the efforts of Saint Angela Merici Saint Ursula is honored as a patron saint of teachers and of students + Saint Odilia, one of Ursula’s companions, is honored as the principal patroness of the Crosier Fathers and Brothers + While their celebration was left to local observance in the reforms of the General Roman Calendar of 1969 the memory of Saint Ursula and her companions and her companions was retained in the Roman Martyrology (the Church’s official listing of saints) “Then one of the elders spoke up and said to me These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.”—Revelation 7:13 and 14b O God, who gladden us today with the annual commemoration of blessed Ursula, graciously grant that we may be helped by her merits, just as our lives are lit up by the splendor of her example of chastity and fortitude. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.  Would you like to read more like this?Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox