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USCG Respond to Sinking Vessel in Astoria, Ore.

Feb 06, 2015

The Coast Guard is responding to the sinking of a derelict vessel at the Port of Astoria Thursday.A Coast Guard incident management team is currently on scene and working with Port of Astoria personnel to minimize the impact of pollution…

Rescue Crews Respond to Overturned Vessel

Feb 05, 2015

Coast Guard rescue crews rescued four men from the water after their vessel capsized one nautical mile east of Port Everglades inlet Wednesday evening.An additional male was taken to Broward General Hospital for a higher level of care…

Holland America Line $4.3 mi Aid to fight Cancer

Feb 05, 2015

In honor of World Cancer Day, Holland America Line announced that to date, the guests and employees of the company have raised more than $4.3 million for cancer support through “On Deck” programming that began in 2006. Currently, the “On…

MOL Car Carrier Rescues Drifting Fishermen

Feb 04, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that on Sunday, February 1, 2015, the MOL-operated car carrier Astral Ace found drifting castaways near Malay Peninsula in the South China Sea, and was able to safely rescue two Malaysian and three Indonesian fishermen…

Devil's Blanket Responsible for Increasing Ice Rescues

Feb 03, 2015

Rescues in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Sunday evening and Lake Erie Monday morning are the latest in an alarmingly high number of Great Lakes ice rescues since Saturday, prompting a Coast Guard reminder of the risk of venturing out onto the ice…

Wreck Removal Convention Inforce From April

Feb 03, 2015

The insurance and certification requirements of the Convention on the Removal of Wrecks become effective this April. In this connection, the Danish Maritime Authority has a request for Danish companies and shipowners.Therefore new regulations…

USCG Medevacs Woman off Carnival Cruise Ship

Feb 02, 2015

A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 51-year-old woman off a Carnival cruise ship approximately 184 miles offshore of Galveston early today.Watchstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday…

MPHRP: Signposting for Mental Health Support

Feb 02, 2015

It is only after some time following traumatic events that mental health complications may surface. Assessment immediately after such events would most probably show signs of the common and perfectly normal after effects of extraordinary life events…

5 Rescued from Sinking Vessel off Monterey Coast

Feb 01, 2015

Coast Guard rescued five people from a sinking 65-foot sailing vessel approximately 120 miles off the Monterey coast, Saturday.At approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, the 11th Coast Guard District Command Center received a distress signal from a personal locator beacon…

MMEA Recover Hijacked Tanker

Feb 01, 2015

A hijacked Malaysian coastal tanker has been recovered by the prompt actions of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) off the coast of Malaysia.The owners of the Malaysian tanker lost contact with the tanker at 2200 hours on 28 January 2015…

USCG Rescue 2 on Bahamian Island

Jan 29, 2015

Two stranded men are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them off an Island in the Bahamas Tuesday afternoon.Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a request for assistance from the Royal Bahamian Defense Force to rescue two U…

Santa Lucia Back Underway in Delaware Bay

Jan 28, 2015

The motor vessel Santa Lucia, which was aground in Delaware Bay, got back underway under its own power at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday.The Santa Lucia is scheduled to anchor at Big Stone Anchorage for a Coast Guard safety inspection before moving on to its destination of Philadelphia…

ms Veendam Rescues Pilot Off Maui Coast, Hawaii

Jan 27, 2015

On Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at 5:21 p.m. local time while en route to Lahaina, Hawaii, Holland America Line’s ms Veendam answered a request for assistance from the United States Coast Guard to rescue a pilot who had ditched his single-engine…

Baby Medevaced from Cruiseship in Gulf of Mexico

Jan 27, 2015

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced an 8-month-old baby girl from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph early Monday morning, 140 miles southeast of Galveston.'It was very rewarding to be able to start a search-and-rescue career helping…

Launch of Asian Marine Casualty Forum

Jan 27, 2015

The Crisis in Global Maritime Casualty Response – Now Is the Time To Act – An industry Forum Designed to Promote ChangeAn industry forum aimed at producing a practical response to the current crises in maritime casualty management was officially launched in Singapore today…

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