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Coast Guard Rescues Four Mariners off Central
Oregon Coast Coast Guard crew from Oregon safely recovered four of the five crewmen from the water this morning when the 99-foot Ocean Going Tug PRIMO BRUSCO sank 18 miles off Florence, Ore.
News: Port Security Funds Released
Some long awaited funding has finally been released from the Federal Government to shore up port security across the nation. Yester, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge…
Bollinger Completes 50-Boat Contract
Bollinger Shipyards has become an indelible mark on the U.S. Coast Guard, and vice versa. What began in 1996 as a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build one 87-ft.
New Cutter Arrives at its Homeport
The Coast Guard’s newest cutter will arrive at its homeport at Pier Papa on the old Navy base in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday. The Coast Guard Cutter Oak, a 225-ft.
Geest North Sea Line to Introduce New Ships
Geest North Sea Line will introduce two 804TEU vessels into service in the course of 2004. Intermodal Transport & Logistics 2002 (ITL2002) in Rotterdam. been used…
Bollinger Completes 50 Boat CG Contract
What began in 1996 as a contract from the U. S. Coast Guard to Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., to build one 87-ft. Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boat (CPB) with options…
IMO Addresses Policy on Places of Refuge
What happens when a ship in distress requires a "place of refuge"? In the aftermath of the incident involving the fully laden tanker Castor which, in December 2000…
Local Boater Rescued off NJ Coast
A local Coast Guard unit rescued a disorientated boater this morning off the New Jersey coast ending a two-day search. p.m. the Coast Guard for help. communicating distress to the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard Receives 25-ft. Christmas Present
Three of the Coast Guard’s newest response boats have arrived in Chicago. The 25-ft. Homeland Security Response Boat (RB-HS) is designed to support multiple missions such as homeland security…
Wärtsilä, MHI to Develop New Diesel Engine by 2004
Wärtsilä Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will together develop a new 500-600 mm cylinder bore engine, with the ambitious goal of having the first unit ready for delivery in 4Q 2004.
U.S., Singapore Navies Practice Boarding At Sea
Singapore Strait A combined boarding at sea united the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams of USS Crommelin (FFG 37) and the Republic of Singapore navy…
Northwest Cutter Takes First at Buoy Tender Roundup
The Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell, a 100-ft. Inland Buoy Tender homeported in Portland, Ore., has won the Golden Swivel Award at this year's West Coast Aids to Navigation…
USS Monterey and Colombia Team Up for Training
Monterey hosted three Colombian naval officers, and four Monterey Sailors and one Coast Guardsman cross-decked to experience life in another country’s navy. Monterey…
Transas To Introduce New Developments at APTS 2002
At the Airport, Port & Terminal Security (APTS) Exhibition in London on December 3-5, Transas (Stand No. D110 ) will showcase its latest IT solutions in the field of marine safety and security.
E-Business: Growing in Maritime Industry
E-business means doing business on the Internet. This can include any business process - to include buying and selling, which is known as E-commerce. The arranging…
IMO Addresses Prestige Sinking
The Prestige incident has been followed closely by IMO since events began to unfold some days ago. The IMO Secretariat established contact immediately with the authorities…
Safety: Onboard & Living Large
No one ever said that working on the inland rivers or in the Gulf of Mexico on a vessel was a picnic. It is axiomatic that the hours are long, the work physically…
Danger on the High Seas
A tale of survival could best describe John S. Burnett's experience onboard his sloop Unicorn in January 1992. Sailing solo across the South China Sea to Singapore…
LI Ferry Accident
Coast Guard rescue crews are searching for a missing ferry passenger after two people were reported unaccounted for, and a 65-ft. paving truck fell off the ferry…
MITAGS/PMI’s Offers New Security Officer Training Program
Glen Paine, Executive Director, the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has announced an upgrade in…