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USCG, State Troopers Rescue Woman ATV Rider Near Kodiak, Alaska
The Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers rescued a 25-year-old female ATV rider near Kodiak Wednesday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak…
Seychelles Conducts Oil Spill Exercise
A major exercise in implementing the national contingency plan for anti-pollution, search and rescue, and fire fighting was held in the waters off Mahé on 4 June. This complex exercise was carried out by a range of different agencies including the Seychelles Coast Guard, Air Force, Fire Fighting Services and Port Authority. The EUNAVFOR Atalanta Flagship Brandenburg also took part in the exercise, EUCAP Nestor experts provided support for the planning, preparations as well as its execution.
Helicopter Operators Set for Take-off as Oil Drilling Picks Up
A pickup in offshore drilling is swelling the orderbooks of the handful of helicopter operators that shuttle oil workers to and from remote rigs. Their stock prices…
South Korean, Linked to Ferry, Denied Asylum
A South Korean businessman and Christian sect leader, wanted on charges tied to a ferry disaster in which more than 300 passengers drowned, sought asylum at a Seoul embassy but was rejected…
Award For EMGS From Statoil for Norwegian Sea Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), electromagnetic (EM) technology market leader, has received a Letter of Award from Statoil Petroleum AS worth USD 5.3 million…
Chinese MH 370 Search Ship to Port for Sonar Repair
Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) informs that the Chinese survey ship 'Zhu Kezhen' which is conducting the bathymetric survey – or mapping of…
IMO's MSC Meeting Approves Important SOLAS Amendments
IMO informs that its Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has adopted important SOLAS amendments related to inert gas systems as well as amendments to a number of treaties…
USCG, Good Samaritans Rescue 5, Searching For 1 In Lake Michigan
The Coast Guard and two good Samaritan boaters rescued five boaters, Saturday evening, from southern Lake Michigan, but are still searching for one missing person.
Caterpillar's Vice President, Randy Krotowski, Quits
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced that Randy Krotowski, vice president with responsibility for the Global Information Services (GIS) Division and the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO)…
Second Diver Dies in Korea Ferry Search
A diver searching for bodies in a sunken ferry died on Friday after an accident, the coast guard said, as a car believed to be used by a fugitive businessman linked to the ship was reported found.
Malaysian Airlines MH370 Search: Latest Update
Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre informs that no signs of aircraft debris have been found by the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle 'Bluefin-21' since it joined the search effort.
Topaz announces departure of CFO
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Pernille Fabricius, is leaving the company. Ms.
Warship Boarding Team's 23-hour Drug Search
Nearly 60 kilograms of heroin were seized by sailors and Royal Marines from 'HMS Somerset', who intercepted a drug-smuggling dhow in Middle East waters, informs UK MOD.
New Warship for Oman’s Royal Navy
HM Naval Base Portsmouth was lit up red, white and green this morning as BAE Systems handed over the third of three new warships to the Royal Navy of Oman. AL RASIKH is a 99 meter corvette designed…
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Sailors
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at 10 p.m., Friday, May 23, for the missing crew members of the 39-foot sailing vessel Cheeki Rafiki who reported distress approximately 1,000 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 16. At the request of the British Government, the Coast Guard resumed search efforts at 7:38 a.m., Tuesday, having suspending its original 4,000-square-mile search on Sunday after the sailors had not been located.
First LNG Cargo Loaded from Exxon PNG Project
LNG carrier Spirit of Hela, which is jointly owned by MOL and Itochu Corporation, has left Papua New Guinea carrying the first LNG cargo from the ExxonMobil-led PNG LNG Project, Mitsui O.S.K.
First PNG LNG Cargo Shipped by Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Corporatio says it has shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the $19 billion PNG (Papua New Guinea) LNG project ahead of schedule.
USCG Ends Search For Missing British Yacht Sailors
A renewed search for four British sailors who vanished with their yacht a week ago in the Atlantic was called off late on Friday, hours after the overturned vessel…
Three Sailors Rescued 350 Miles off Virginia
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said it coordinated the rescue of three people Thursday who were rescued by good Samaritans after their 41-foot sailboat, the Elusive…
Can O&G Drilling Methods Help Mars Exploration?
As the search for oil and gas reserves continues, exploration and production activities are occurring in increasingly harsh environments and drilling is going deeper than ever before. An experienced petroleum engineer is set to explain exactly how far this could extend – namely to Mars - at a Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen presentation and dinner meeting this month. Professor Alfred William Eustes III…