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Greek Shipping Tycoon Denies Drug Trafficking Charges

Mar 26, 2018

Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday, a day after a Greek prosecutor brought preliminary charges against him. The…

US Coast Guard to Discontinue Remaining DGPS Sites

Mar 23, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard announced today it will discontinue broadcasts from its remaining 38 Differential GPS (DGPS) sites over the next three years, completing system reductions that began in 2016. The staged reduction of the remaining Coast…

Mariners Warned of Strong Storm in US Northeast

Mar 20, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning mariners and the public Tuesday to exercise caution along the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wednesday into Thursday as a strong winter storm is forecast in the area.Conditions are expected to deteriorate Wednesday night…

3 Rescued Off Port of St. Lucie

Mar 19, 2018

The Coast Guard rescued three people aboard a disabled boat approximately 12 miles east of Port of St. Lucie, Sunday.At approximately, 5 a.m., the crew of the tug McAllister Sister notified Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders of a red meteor flare from a 23-foot center console…

2 divers, minor rescued in Puerto Rico

Mar 17, 2018

Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews rescued two divers and a minor during two unrelated cases Thursday in Fajardo and Vieques, Puerto Rico.The first rescue came when Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan…

MCA’s CEO Massey to Retire by End 2018

Mar 16, 2018

Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) chief executive Sir Alan Massey announced he plans to retire from the role before the end of 2018. The Department of Transport will begin its search for Massey’s successor on March 19. Massey will continue…

Responders Tracking Containers Lost off North Carolina

Mar 12, 2018

Responders Tracking Containers Lost off North Carolina The U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA and Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring the tracking and assessment of more than six dozen stray cargo containers lost due to high winds and heavy seas about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet…

VADM Schultz Nominated as 26th Coast Guard Commandant

Mar 08, 2018

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced the nomination by  President Donald Trump of Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz to be the 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday. Vice Adm. Schultz, the commander of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area…

Ardent and Singapore Salvage Engineers Join Forces for Emergency Response

Mar 06, 2018

Maritime services provider Ardent and Singapore Salvage Engineers (SSE) have joined forces for future operations within Singapore and adjacent waters. The two companies signed a cooperation agreement on the 19th of January 2018 to closely…

IMO/MARPOL Amendments Enter Into Force

Mar 05, 2018

Requirements for ships to collect data on their fuel oil consumption entered into force on 1 March.  Other important amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have also entered into force…

Six rescued from Sinking Vessel off Bahamas

Feb 27, 2018

A good Samaritan sailing vessel rescued six people from a sinking sailing vessel early Monday 14 miles west north west of Hog Cay, Bahamas.  Watchstanders with the Coast Guard 7th District Command Center received a 406 megahertz personal…

Body of missing person from racing yacht located

Feb 26, 2018

The body of the missing crew member was located by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Dauphin helicopter at 12.30 pm AWST yesterday, and recovered by Fremantle Water Police.AMSA detected a distress beacon at 11.45 pm AWST…

Port Canaveral Awarded $1M Grant for Security Projects

Feb 14, 2018

U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Port Security Grant Program strengthens commitment to enhancing security at Port Canaveral The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to bolster Port security programs and critical infrastructure…

Piracy, Armed Robbery in Asia Drop in January: ReCAAP

Feb 09, 2018

A total of seven incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia - five actual incidents and two attempted incidents - in January 2018, compared to 16 incidents reported in December 2017, according to regional piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC…

Southern Green Bay Closed to Vessel Traffic

Jan 25, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Sector Lake Michigan will close the waters of southern Green Bay Saturday at noon, local, to all navigational traffic for the season.Southern Green Bay is defined as a line extended south from Peshtigo Point to Sherwood Point in the bay of Green Bay.

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