Paradox Interactive Announces Ship Simulator Extremes, which will add a dose of extremeness to the normally placid Ship Simulator series when it is released in the first quarter of next year. The new installment in VSTEP's series includes vessels like coast guard interceptors, mammoth tankers, tugs, cruise liners, hovercrafts (hopefully full of eels), and officially licensed Greenpeace boats. Here are three screenshots, and here's a bit from the announcement:

Have you ever wondered how it feels to sail a half-million ton supertanker through the perfect storm or to take on illegal whale hunters in the Antarctic? Feel the rush of serving as a coast guard as you evacuate an island threatened by a volcanic disaster. With missions based on actual events that take place in realistic environments and locations from all over the world, Ship Simulator Extremes has you endure extreme conditions, fight the elements and face all of the challenges associated with being a ship captain.