Searchers have located that the wreck of the missing fishing vessel Destination which sank in the Bering Sea in Februaryh with the loss of all six crew members, the Coast Guard said Thursday. The wreckage was located with the help of two NOAA ships at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation, which is investigating the loss. The Destination and … [Read more...]
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Senator McCain Introduces New Bill to Repeal Jones Act
Note: On Wednesday, the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix released a statement saying that tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer, was associated with Senator McCain's blood clot. The statement added that the tissue of concern was completely resected during last Friday's procedure, … [Read more...]
First 13,000 TEU Containership Transits Under New York and New Jersey’s Raised Bayonne Bridge
The 13,208 TEU OOCL Berlin became the largest ship to call at the port of New York and New Jersey when it arrived Monday after transiting under the newly-raised Bayonne Bridge. OOCL Berlin sailed into Newark Bay docked at Maher Terminals Berth 68 on Monday afternoon. At 13,208 TEU, the Berlin measures more than 1,200 feet in length. It is now the largest vessel to transit … [Read more...]
Tugs Save Disabled Maersk Containership About to Run Aground in Alaska
A disabled Maersk containership was towed to safety on Saturday after losing power and threatening to run aground in Alaska. The United States Coast Guard and the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) confirmed that the 872-foot Laura Maersk lost power on Friday at around 1700 local time while underway north of Akutan Island in Alaska's Aleutian island … [Read more...]
Oil Leaking from Grounded Bulk Carrier in Mexico
Oil has been spotted in the water surrounding the grounded bulk carrier Los Llanitos in Punta Graham, Mexico, the country's environmental agency PROFEPA said Thursday. Officials were in the area recently for a routine inspection of the ship when the sheen of oil was discovered in the waters surrounding the vessel. The Los Llanitos ran … [Read more...]
Costa Concordia Dismantling Completed in Italy
The dismantling and recycling of the infamous Costa Concordia cruise liner has been completed in Italy, marking the official end to final phase of what is considered the largest maritime salvage job in history. The consortium responsible for the Costa Concordia's dismantling announced the completion of the project this month in Genoa, Italy, about three years … [Read more...]
Bourbon Joins Project to Build World’s First Autonomous Offshore Vessel
French offshore services company Bourbon Offshore announced Tuesday it has signed on to a project which is aimed at building of the world’s first fully-autonomous, unmanned offshore vessel. Bourbon entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of the first-of-its-kind vessel in collaboration with the project’s primary … [Read more...]