Profile America — Friday, April 27th. The world recently noted the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. But today is the anniversary of America's worst waterborne disaster in 1865 — one which had greater loss of life. And it happened hundreds of miles inland…
San Francisco Bay 2007 container ship crash owner to sue pharmacists for negligent supply of medication to the harbor pilot concernedThe owners and operators of a container ship that slammed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007…
Maersk container ship disabled, drifting off the coast of Portugal after engine failure. Tug ordered just in case.Maersk Line container ship Gerd Maersk, on passage from the Far East to Bremerhaven, following engine failure, was drifting about 20 miles northwest of Porto…
BOSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search pending further developments for a 48-year-old man who was reported to have fallen overboard from a Boston-bound tugboat approximately nine miles south of Newport, R.I., Thursday at 1:36 p.m…
Managers of The Strike Club were able to give an upbeat report to the club’s directors when they met in Istanbul.Ongoing increased demand for the club’s various insurance covers has resulted in strong growth and a very positive renewal in February for the 2012/13 year…
Accident investigation is a painstaking and often painful process and, more often than not, theoutcome is a raft of new policies and measures to avoid reoccurrence. Yet, if well thought out and established company procedures are followed in the first place…
American Maritime Partnership (AMP) Tells Congress That American Fleet Can Meet Additional Demand If Sunoco Refinery Closes Corrects Erroneous EIA Report.In written testimony to the U.S. Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, the American Maritime…
Fire on board S. Korean fishing boat in remote Ross Sea killed at least three crew earlier this yearA major rescue effort was launched in the Ross Sea in early January when the 51 metre Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 caught fire. It was…
To help better coordinate with counter-piracy naval forces, Russian warships will be equipped with NATO navigation & communications systemsRussian warships will be equipped with NATO navigation and communications systems to improve coordination in anti-piracy missions around the world…
Panel to Navy: Keep 12 ballistic missile subsA minimum of 12 ballistic missile submarines must remain in service for the foreseeable future, a key congressional committee said, despite Navy plans to drop below that number beginning in 2029…
New deal would see Tanzania prosecute & jail pirates for the European Union in return for logistical, financial & military supportTanzania and the European Union are on the verge of striking a deal that would see the former use its territory to charge…
USCG implements a new non-lethal, signal, warning deviceThe Coast Guard is implementing the use of a non-lethal signaling and warning device to support the service’s ports waterways and coastal security mission in Hawaii.The LA51 signal…
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) unveiled its first Smartphone application allowing job seeking candidates the ability to interact with 3D versions of its latest engine technologies and search for a new career with the company.“Our Smartphone app connects with candidates everywhere…
The recent incident involving the MV Enrica Lexie off the coast of India highlights the increasing carriage on merchant vessels of armed security guards (whether military personnel or private contractors) to ward off attacks by pirates and robbers…
At 134-feet (40.8 meters) in length the research vessel Sea Scout is the largest catamaran built by All American Marine in Bellingham, Washington and the largest vessel designed by Nic deWaal’s Teknicraft Design of Auckland New Zealand. With its length and 37-foot 4-inch beam…
