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Workers Rescued from Oil Platform Fire in Caspian Sea
Forty two workers have been rescued from an offshore oil platform that caught fire in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea, Azeri independent TV ANS said on Friday.
Three Workers Missing in Offshore Platform Accident
Three workers are missing after an accident at an offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Friday. SOCAR said a small cabinâŚ
HMAS Melbourne Seizes $44.5 mln Heroin
HMAS Melbourne recently seized 151 kilograms of heroin worth an estimated $AUD44.5 million from a dhow off the east coast of Africa. The drug haul is the secondâŚ
New Vessel Design: Fast Daughter Craft
Press Release - Dutch Special Marine Group has designed a small range of Fast Daughter Craft (FDC). A FDCâs function is to operate away from the mother ship or offshore installations for extended periods of time. The primary function is to search for and rescue persons lost at sea. Effective search and recovery require a Fast Daughter Craft with excellent reliability, manoeuvrability and sea keeping abilities.
Panama-Registered Ship Sinks off Vigan City
A Panamanian cargo vessel MV Fortune Life sank off the coast 130 nautical off Vigan City in Ilocos Sur, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), uthorities said. The CoastâŚ
Damen Marine Components Opens Jiangyin Plant
Damen Marine Components (DMC) is proud to announce the opening of its brand new facility in Jiangyin, China.Those present at the opening ceremony included CEO ofâŚ
Fugro's Havila Harmony to join MH370 Search
Fugro is providing an additional vessel, the Havila Harmony, to join the search for the missing flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. From the 93-metre multi-role vesselâŚ
Hunt for Russian Submarine near Scotland
The British, French and Canadians are searching the seas off Scotland for a Russian submarine detected off the northern coast 10 days ago, reports the Australian.
Hard Problems Demand Soft(ware) Solutions
Make no mistake, the commercial maritime industry will always revolve around heavy duty machinery and mega-machines designed to weather some of the toughest operating conditions on earth. But in recent years a proliferation of Software Solutions has evolved to help the machines operate more efficiently and cost effectively. MR editors report on latest developments in maritime specific Software Solutions.
British Forces Assist Stricken Cruise Liner
Military assets deployed in support of Falkland Island government in cruise ship rescue. In support of the Falkland Island Government, British forces based in theâŚ
Moose Boats is Keeping Busy
U.S. Moose Boats, a boat designer and manufacturer in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced two recent vessel deliveries: a M2-35 Catamaran Patrol Boat to the Placer County Sheriffâs Office in Carnelian Bay, Calif., and a M2-38â 3,000GPM Fire Rescue Catamaran to the Bellingham Fire Department in Bellingham, Wash. The builder has received an additional order to build a M2-38 Catamaran CBRNE Emergency Response and Recovery Vessel for the New Bedford Fire Department in Massachusetts.
Around 20 African Migrants Lost at Sea After Boat Sinks
Around 20 African migrants are missing at sea after their boat sunk in the Atlantic Ocean around 20 miles off the coast of Western Sahara, Spanish sea rescue services said on Wednesday.
New RIB Delivered to Vermont State Police
The Vermont State Police Department Marine Division has taken delivery of a specialized RIBCRAFT 7.8 RIB built by RIBCRAFT, a U.S. manufacturer of professional grade rigid inflatable boats for safety professionals, law enforcement and military agencies. The 25-foot RIB is the third RIBCRAFT boat in the Departmentâs fleet and will be used by the State Marine Patrol for patrol, enforcement operations as well as search and rescue applications on Lake Champlain.
China: "Great Restraint" in South China Sea
China has shown "great restraint" in the South China Sea by not seizing islands occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomatâŚ
NTSB: Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro "Black Box" Still Missing
The video documentation of the cargo ship El Faro and the associated debris field has been completed but the vesselâs voyage data recorder was not located, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. âOver the years weâve completed many investigations without the aid of recorders and other investigative tools,â said NTSB Chairman Christopher A. Hart. The 790-ft. ship went missing on Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin and was located on Oct.
DNV GL'S Synergi Water Models Open Channel Flow
With the new release of Synergi Water software, water network engineers can model open channel flow, providing a more efficient and time saving design process with more accurate results.
USCG Searching for Overboard Cruise Ship Passenger
Emergency responders are searching for a woman who reportedly fell from a cruise ship roughly 22 nautical miles off the coast of Cuba, Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Coast Guard said watchstanders at its 7th District command center received the initial report at approximately 7 p.m. Thursday from the crew aboard Norwegian Pearl stating that a woman had fallen from the deck of the ship.
Interferry Leads Search for Ro-pax MRV Solution
In an initiative led by trade association Interferry, a special correspondence group has been formed to recommend sector-specific metrics for ro-pax vessels under pending implementation rules for European Union (EU) legislation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide emissions. From January 1, 2018 the legislation â designed to gauge the energy efficiency of a shipâs âtransport workâ â will require all vessels of more than 5âŚ
Rescue Ship Idar Ulstein Named in Norway
The search and rescue boat Idar Ulstein was named in Ulsteinvik today, becoming the latest newbuild to join the fleet of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. RS Idar Ulstein is also the first vessel in the new Ulstein class, named after ULSTEINâs long-time CEO. The new vessel Idar Ulstein was named by lady sponsor Gunvor Ulstein in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik. The 22-meter rescue vessel employs powerful twin engines and a water jet to achieve large bollard pull and reach top speeds near 40 knots.
Salvors Find Bridge of Sunken El Faro
A salvage team looking for the voyage data recorder for the sunken freighter El Faro said on Thursday it had located the bridge deck that separated from the wreckage, but the ship's black box was still missing. National Transportation Safety Board investigators said the search continues for the recorder, which normally is affixed to the bridge but appeared to have detached when the ship sank in a hurricane last month, killing 33 mostly American crew onboard.