A cargo ship abandoned by its crew with 359 Syrian refugees on board was towed ashore in Italy on Saturday in the second such rescue this week, prompting calls for stronger European Union action in the face of new tactics by human traffickers…
Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews are searching for a missing diver five nautical miles south of Key West, Florida, Saturday afternoon. Missing is Jim Bakazan, 50, wearing a black wet suit.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key…
HMAS Launceston assisted in the medical evacuation of a critically ill Chinese mariner from a Chinese fishing vessel, 80 nautical miles south-east of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean on the afternoon of 1 January, 2015. The request…
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark is scheduled to offload approximately 4,100 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of $3.7 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Wednesday.While on a routine patrol, a Joint…
Classification society ClassNK has amended its rules and guidance for the survey and construction of steel ships. ClassNK said it regularly revises and amends its rules and guidance as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the safety of life and property at sea…
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned Sunday to their homeport of Kittery, Maine after a 55-day patrol conducting operations and training in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. The crew carried out Living Marine Resources boardings under the guidance of the 1st Coast Guard District…
The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a freight ship reported overboard approximately 60 miles east of Wake Island Sunday.Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center were notified at approximately 6 p.m…
Passengers aboard a car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece early on Sunday pleaded for help as rescue vessels struggled to approach the burning vessel in high winds and rough seas. The Norman Atlantic, carrying almost 500 passengers and crew and more than 200 vehicles…
Libya has called on Italy to send firefighters to prevent a fire spreading out of control at Es Sider, the country's biggest oil port, officials said on Saturday.A rocket hit an oil storage tank last week at the port in the east of the…
San Francisco Bay Anchorages will be unable to accommodate vessels with drafts greater than 25 feet. Vessels en-route to San Francisco expecting to anchor with drafts in excess of 25 feet should expect delays and are advised to coordinate…
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has joined other maritime organisations in expressing concern over the decision to compensate convicted Somali pirates.These criminals have been responsible for taking hostage thousands of seafarers…
Senior Chinese and Vietnamese officials have agreed to settle their maritime disputes without resorting to 'megaphone diplomacy', the official Xinhua news service said on Saturday.The agency's report follows a meeting in Hanoi on Friday…
A man who was stranded on an island in the Bahamas for five days is safe after the Coast Guard rescued him Thursday afternoon.Rescued was Andrew Black, Bahamian national, 55-years old.While on a routine patrol, a Coast Guard MH-60…
“The WESMAR thruster works really well. It turns the boat on a dime,” says Wylie Sacks of Pembroke Pines, Florida, who with his son, ‘Vinnie,’ a 100-ton licensed captain, operates a charter boat out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They installed…
The Coast Guard is responding to a barge collision on the Ohio River near Joppa, Illinois, Wednesday.Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley watchstanders were notified a collision took place between the towing vessel Christina Belcher, pushing two crude oil barges…