Coast Guard crews rescued two mariners from a sinking vessel in Nasketucket Bay, four miles southeast of Fairhaven, Mass., Sunday.Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders received notification that a 20-foot fishing vessel was taking on water at 7:30 p…
Costa Concordia wreck removal – environmental issues & regional economic impacts among top concerns says Resolve CEOJoseph Farrell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve Marine Group, Inc., among the world's foremost maritime emergency and disaster response…
Tender for removal of Costa Concordia by Titan Salvage, Micoperi, acceptedCosta Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner's Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi…
USCG nears completion of annual mission to replace seasonal aids to navigation throughout Great Lakes, St Lawrence SeawayThe Coast Guard is nearing completion of the mission to replace seasonal aids to navigation this week throughout the Great Lakes and the St…
London P&I Club issues warning on manhole gasket and bilge pump shortcomings.THE London P&I Club has reported a growing incidence of shortcomings with regard to the condition of manhole cover gaskets on board ships. In the latest issue of its StopLoss Bulletin…
‘Safety Coaching’ and ‘Workplace Fatigue’ are the two latest pocket safety cards in the series published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).“These are card numbers 20 and 21 in the popular and effective series,” explains Hugh Williams…
James A. Watson IV, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Named Rear Admiral James A. Watson IV as New Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) in November of 2011…
OceanGrafix inform that NOAA QR codes are now available on 8 US nautical chartsOceanGrafix, the exclusive provider of NOAA print-on-demand (POD) nautical charts for U.S. waters, announce that QR codes are now available on eight NOAA charts for the Tampa Bay…
Forget 2012; work on the funds already awarded. Port terminals risk losing their one last shot at millions in FEMA/DHS Port Security Grant Funds if they don’t act decisively before Sept. 2012. As of Jan. 31, 2012 FEMA reports that the most at-risk port communities in America have banked $303…
Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, USCG retired, has been named the Director, Incident Management and Preparedness Policy, U.S. Coast Guard. In this capacity, Ms. Landry will establish, develop, and implement policies, strategies and goals to…
European Commission adopts two new proposals on maritime labour standardsTwo new proposals adopted by the European Commission are set to bring the European Union into line with enforcements and compliance rules foreseen by the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006…
Owners of wrecked 'Rena' held accountable by Maritime New Zealand, bulkhead down, wreck disintegratingMaritime New Zealand (MNZ) has charged the owner of the cargo vessel Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October…
Recommends Safe Practices to Prevent Falls. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today issued recommendations for safety measures developed from the investigation of an offshore accident which resulted in a fatality…
Oceanwide Expeditions' cruise ship 'Plancius' anchored off South Georgia, after repeated propulsion failures, awaits relief shipTrouble started 12 days into a 31-day journey from Ushuaia, Argentina, one of the southernmost cities in the world…
New international regulations for flag states well underway says Denmark after latest meeting of the IMO's FSI sub-committeeTogether with a number of other countries, Denmark is striving to make it mandatory for member states to undergo the so-called 'IMO sudit'…
