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USCG Provides SAR Planning Support to Korea

Dec 17, 2014

Coast Guard search and rescue crews were relieved by Republic of Korea assets on Saturday in their search for 26 crewmembers from the fishing vessel 501 Oryong that capsized Nov. 30, 2014, near Chukotka, Russia, in the Bering Sea.The…

Navigation in Parana River Restored

Dec 16, 2014

Navigation in the Parana River was temporarily interrupted due to an fuel spill after a collision between two vessels at km 285 (near Sab Pedro) on Saturday, 13 December.One of the vessels suffered damage on its fuel tank causing fuel spill…

CEZ to Close its Bulgarian Thermal Plant

Dec 14, 2014

Czech power utility CEZ will wind down operations of its coal-burning plant in Bulgaria on Jan. 1, after it failed to get an exemption from European Union environmental rules, the company said on Saturday.CEZ had hoped Brussels may allow…

USCG Rescues Mariner from Boat Near Maui

Dec 14, 2014

A man is safe after being rescued from a disabled boat approximately 46 miles southwest of Kahoolawe, Maui, Saturday.At 10:15 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center received notification from a friend of…

Call on Governments to Address Migrants at Sea Crisis

Dec 12, 2014

Speaking at a high level Dialogue on Protection at Sea, hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called on governments to address the growing refugee and migrant crisis in the Mediterranean…

USS Paul Hamilton Rescues Mariner

Dec 12, 2014

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) rescued a stranded mariner Dec. 9 while operating south of the Hawaiian Islands.Paul Hamilton Sailors rendered assistance to Ron Ingraham after receiving a distress call from U…

ICS Guidelines for Large Scale Rescue

Dec 12, 2014

In response to the continuing crisis in the Mediterranean, necessitating commercial ships to rescue tens of thousands of migrants and refugees during 2014, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea…

ICS Releases Migrant Crisis Guidelines

Dec 09, 2014

In response to the continuing crisis in the Mediterranean, necessitating commercial ships to rescue tens of thousands of migrants and refugees during 2014, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea…

Solo Kayaker Rescued East of Coffs Harbor

Dec 08, 2014

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has coordinated the search and rescue of a solo kayaker off northern New South Wales.AMSA Search and Rescue officers were contacted by the International Emergency Response Centre in the United States about 10…

USCG Medevacs Woman From Cruise Ship Off NC Coast

Dec 07, 2014

The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman suffering from abdominal pain Saturday from a cruise ship approximately 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.Crewmembers aboard the Norwegian Breakaway, a 1,069-foot cruise ship, contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at approximately 8:45 a…

EUCAP Nestor Head of Mission visits Seychelles

Dec 07, 2014

On 4 and 5 December, EUCAP Nestor Head of Mission, Etienne de Poncins, visited EUCAP Nestor’s Country Office in the Seychelles. During his visit, he met several high officials to discuss the way ahead for the exemplary and successful cooperation between the Seychelles and the Mission…

Lower Oil Prices Start to Pinch Oklahoma State Revenues

Dec 06, 2014

The plunge in oil prices is starting to hurt Oklahoma's energy-related revenues and if the price remains low, could hit income and sales tax revenues if energy workers have less money to spend, the state's treasurer said on Friday.The…

USCG Saves Vessel near Provincetown, Massachusetts

Dec 06, 2014

A Coast Guard crew from Station Point Allerton, Massachusetts, assisted a disabled clam boat 11 miles northwest of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Friday.At about 8:30 p.m., Thursday, the four-person crew aboard the 40-foot Angel Fisher…

73rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack

Dec 06, 2014

Dec. 7, 1941 is a day that America will never forget. Claiming more than 2,400 American lives, 21 ships sunk or damaged, and more than 300 aircraft lost, the attack on Pearl Harbor goes down as one of the worst attacks on American soil.The Japanese attack came in two waves…

3rd Regional Maritime Crime Conference

Dec 03, 2014

The 4th prosecutors from around the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean region have gathered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Third Regional Conference of Prosecutors dealing with Piracy and other Maritime Crime. They were joined by key international players working on capacity building…

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