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• Incident Photo (and video) of The Week – Collision at Port of Constanta
  This weeks incident photos and video is of the M/V CMA CGM Debussy pinning the tug Vadeni.  The incident occurred on March 8th at the Port of Constanta, Romania.  Cargo Law has some of the details: 73,157-gt French container M/V CMA CGM Debussy (IMO 9235907) struck the stern of Turkish cargo M/V Haci Fatma Sari (IMO [...]...
• AIS SART – New Technology And The Sharing Critical Information
  AIS has been a revolutionary product and, regardless of your opinion on its use, has changed the way mates handle heavy traffic situations. Jotron, makers of various SOLAS compliant marine safety electronics, is looking to bring this revolution to Search And Rescue operations with the introduction of an AIS enabled Search And Rescue Transponder (SART). The [...]...
• Solo Fisherman Caught in His Own Net! (Accident Investigation Report)
  The following is posted by Fred Fry: Here is an investigation report covering an accident where a fisherman alone on his fishing vessel managed to get caught in his fishing gear and it took a navy boarding team to set him free. It is funny because the guy lived to tell about it. (He was seriously injured [...]...
• Q & A: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Marine Highways Program
  By Wayne McCormick via AmericanMarineHighways.com Update 03/16/2010 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was in San Diego on February 5th to speak at a Town Hall meeting with port leaders from around the country at the first ever “National Port Summit”. After his speech I had a brief meeting with him to specifically discuss MarAd’s “Marine Highway Program” and [...]...
• Marine Air Bags – A Most Unusual (and effective?) Ship Launching Technique
  To educate everyone on the use of air bags as a cost effective technique used for ship launching, we reached out to Song Tao of Qingdao Evergreen Shipping Supplies Co.,Ltd. Let’s here what he has to say… What were the first uses of air bags in the launching of ships? The history of marine air bag ship [...]...
• A Less Lethal Approach to Piracy Defense
  No reader of this blog needs to be told that the risk from Piracy is real and growing.  We have seen it change from something that only happens in movies to the cold reality of US Navy SEALs shooting three Pirates dead and millions of dollars in ransom paid out.  If you are a ship [...]...
• Maritime Monday 205
  You can find last week’s edition here Deep Water Writing has been Girl Watching in Singapore Harbor – “This boat would circle us every evening as curious Singaporeans looked on from their tacky dinner cruise experience. A steel hull with fake cannon ports and a dirty exhaust stained transom, this motorized replica of a Junk [...]...
• Sunday, March 14 Event – The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, American Museum of Natural History
  THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH AND THE EFFECTS OF PLASTIC DEBRIS IN OUR OCEANS Part of the Milstein Science Series At The American Museum of Natural History WHEN: Sunday, March 14, noon–4 pm WHERE: Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, first floor – [...]...
• Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design
  Click Image for high resolution Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of the German utility company RWE, as its designer to provide the basic design and consultancy services for a jack up crane vessel. Two such vessels with GL class-approval have been ordered by RWE [...]...
• Natural gas crystals: Energy under the sea
  By Steve Hargreaves, staff writer – CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — It looks like ice — but this ice could one day be used to heat your home. It’s actually not ice at all, but crystallized natural gas, and if scientists can figure out how to harvest it cheaply enough, it could become a vast new source [...]...

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• Can MMC be laminated18 March 2010, 7:13 am
  Can the information pages of the new red MMC books be laminated?...
• Incident Photo (and video) of The Week - Collision at Port of Constanta18 March 2010, 6:35 am
  Image: http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-vadeni-01.jpg ......
• Canadians rescued from grounded yacht in Galapagos18 March 2010, 6:01 am
  From today's Seattle Times: (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011377532_apltecuadorgalapagosgroundedyacht.html) The Associated......
• Anchoring A Large Ship - Observations18 March 2010, 5:57 am
  Hey guys, after a long time away I am rediscovering this forum and must say I am impressed with the amount of really good and relevant posts I've......
• MSC SAMM and Log Book applications.18 March 2010, 5:45 am
  I 'm applying to MSC. Employment requirements include MSC SAMM and Log Book applications. I called MSC, they didn't know. Can anyone help......
• Container Ship CMA CGM Debussy crushes tug18 March 2010, 4:30 am
  Appologies if this has been posted before but on March 8th the Container ship CMA CGM Debussy (IMO 9235907) crushed the tug Vadeni (IMO 7623423)......
• Guidance needed.........18 March 2010, 1:49 am
  Please, can anyone give me guidance on how to go about being commissioned as a merchant marine reserve officer. listed are the qualifications i have.......
• Solo Fisherman Caught in His Own Net! (Accident Investigation Report)17 March 2010, 10:53 pm
  The following is posted by Fred Fry (http://fredfryinternational.blogspot.com/): Here is an investigation report covering an accident where a......
• GLMA looking for new super...17 March 2010, 1:25 pm
  "Dear Cadets, As you know, Admiral John Tanner, our academy superintendent, is leaving the college on June 30, 2010. He has shared that you ......
• Great Lakes Maritime Academy to seek New Superintendant17 March 2010, 1:24 pm
  email regarding as such... "Dear Cadets, As you know, Admiral John Tanner, our academy superintendent, is leaving the college on June 30,......

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• gCaptain: Marine Air Bags – A Most Unusual (and effective?) Ship Launching Technique http://goo.gl/fb/BPqk16 March 2010, 4:10 pm
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• gCaptain: Sunday, March 14 Event – The Great Pacific Garbage Patch @ American Museum of Natural History http://goo.gl/fb/230M13 March 2010, 7:58 pm
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• gCaptain: Natural gas crystals: Energy under the sea http://goo.gl/fb/OB1j11 March 2010, 2:19 pm
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• AB Seaman Unl./3rd Assist. Engineer/Cook – Seabulk Tankers18 March 2010, 6:54 am
  Seabulk Tankers, Inc. is currently looking for a Able Bodied Seaman Unlimited, a Third Assistant Engineer and Cook. Click HERE for details Related posts:Marine Operations Positions Available – MSRCSenior Marine Cook – University of California – San ... Related posts:Marine Operations Positions Available – MSRCSenior Marine Cook – University of California – San Diego, CARESEARCH VESSEL CREW – University of California, San DiegoAB/Engineers/Masters/Coo...
• 3rd Mate – ConocoPhillips18 March 2010, 6:47 am
  Responsibilities The 3rd Mate(s) may be responsible for the following: * Working under the supervision of the Master and Chief Mate. * Navigating the vessel safely * Maintaining safety equipment aboard the vessel * Documenting accuracy and completion of safety ... Related posts:3rd Assistant Engineer – ConocoPhillipsChief Mate Hopper Dredge – Army Corps of Engineers – New OrleansChief Mate Hopper Dredge – U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers – New Orleans,LAAble Body Sea...
• 3rd Assistant Engineer – ConocoPhillips18 March 2010, 6:45 am
  Responsibilities: The 3rd Assistant Engineer may be responsible for: * Working under the supervision of the Chief Engineer * Safely and efficiently operating the entire engineering plant * Maintaining generators routinely * Maintaining electric motors routinely * Maintaining air compressors routinely * ... Related posts:Third Assistant Engineer – Military Sealift CommandSecond Assistant Engineer – Military Sealift CommandAssistant Engineer – Fastream RecruitmentChief Vessel E...
• Third Mate Hopper Dredge – Army Corps of Engineers – New Orleans, LA18 March 2010, 3:49 am
  JOB SUMMARY: Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents ... Related posts:Chief Mate Hopper Dredge – U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers – New Orleans,LAChief Mate Hopper Dredge – Army Corps of Engineers – New OrleansSix Pack Vessel Captain – Destin, FLAble Body Seaman – Marshall IslandsAB/En...
• Fleet Superintendent (Chemical / Product Tankers) – Middle East18 March 2010, 3:40 am
  Ideal candidate must possess: Sea-going experience as Chief Engineer. At least 3 years shore experience in a Commercial Shipping Company as Superintendent Extensive Dry Docking Experience. Chemical and Product tanker experience. The ... Related posts:MARINE SUPERINTENDENT – Houston, TXSuperintendent – Helix Energy SolutionsShip Technical Superintendent – LisbonWSH Officer / EHS Manager – SingaporeMarine Safety & Quality Superintendent – V.Ship...
• 1600T Oceans Captain — Signet Maritime Corporation — Ingleside, TX18 March 2010, 3:37 am
  POSITION DESCRIPTION A diverse and rapidly expanding marine transportation company with continuous maritime service since 1976 has an immediate opening for a 1600 Ton Ocean Master with a current towing endorsement. This Captain will be responsible ... Related posts:1600 Ton Captain / DP Operator – Oceaneering ImportMaster/Chief Engineer – Stabbert MaritimePort Captain – Crowley – Jacksonville, FLSix Pack Vessel Captain – Destin, FLTrainer – Marine Engineerin...
• Master – Louisiana Department of Civil Service17 March 2010, 6:23 am
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a United States Coast Guard Master License. Function of Work: To operate and pilot state owned ferry vessels that are certified as inspected vessels under United States Coast Guard regulations. Level of Work: Supervisor. Supervision Received: Broad review ... Related posts:Master Mariner 3 – Louisiana Department of Civil ServiceMaster Mariner, Ferry – St. Francisville, LouisianaCaptain/Deckhands – American Commercial Lines – Lemont,...
• Welders and Deckhands – Greg’s Marine Construction, Inc. – Southern MD17 March 2010, 6:19 am
  **** Experienced**** Welders and deckhands needed to start ASAP. Valid drivers license, clean record and MUST be able to pass drug test. Please email your resume or work experience to gregsmarine07@gmail.com. This is a local ... Related posts:Deckhands – Ingram Barge Co.Deckhands – Ingram Barge, Co.Captain/Deckhands – American Commercial Lines – Lemont, ILTrainer – Marine Engineering – Saudi AramcoMarine Mechanic – Huckins Yacht Corp – Jacksonvil...
• Marine Operations Positions Available – MSRC16 March 2010, 7:44 am
  Marine Operations The Marine Operations Division is accepting applications for the following positions on our Oil Spill Response Vessels: * Master, Texas Responder, 500 Ton Oceans or higher, STCW95, ARPA and GMDSS * Chief Engineer, Hawaii Responder, DDE ... Related posts:Various Positions – McAllister TowingRESEARCH VESSEL CREW – University of California, San DiegoSeaPort Marine Now Hiring All PositionsOffshore Jack-up Vessel – Master and Chief Engineer100-1600 Ton Captains &...
• SeaPort Marine Now Hiring All Positions16 March 2010, 7:40 am
  The Leader in Maritime Employment is NOW HIRING!!! Good Salary, Benefits, Career Opportunities & More. Transportation Available!!! 100 TON Masters Wanted A/B’s Wanted 1600 TON Masters Wanted 500 TON Masters Wanted Call 1-877-432-3335 Click HERE for job details Related posts:AB/Engineers/Masters/Cooks/DPO – Cal Dive InternationalMarine ... Related posts:AB/Engineers/Masters/Cooks/DPO – Cal Dive InternationalMarine Operations Positions Available – MSRC100-1600 Ton C...

Recent Updates for Coast Guard Headquarters News, Photos, Videos and Information

• Imagery Available - Coast Guard conducts first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness Flight and Coast Guard Academy Cadets visit Barrow18 March 2010, 3:35 pm
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• Across frozen Alaska18 March 2010, 2:10 pm
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• Coast Guard crew rescues boaters from sunken vessel17 March 2010, 11:23 am
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• Photo Release: U.S., Canadian Coast Guard, stakeholders hold North Slope Awareness Seminar in Anchorage17 March 2010, 12:18 am
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• Coast Guard sponsored musher finishes 4th in Iditarod17 March 2010, 12:05 am
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• Multimedia Release: Princess Kathleen dive operations begin16 March 2010, 10:41 pm
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• Media availability - Princess Kathleen dive operations begin16 March 2010, 6:26 pm
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• Coast Guard host Marine Industry Day in Juneau16 March 2010, 3:50 pm
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• U.S. Coast Guard legend, Lt. Herbert Collins, dies at 8916 March 2010, 2:30 pm
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• VIDEO: Coast Guard medevacs man near Sabine Pass16 March 2010, 1:58 pm
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• Guns for the Offshore Patrol Cutters17 March 2010, 4:14 pm
  In the interest of saving a big chunk of money, I think the Coast Guard and Navy should reconsider the proposed fitting of the 57 mm gun to the new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), and perhaps recycle existing Oto Melara 76mm Mk 75s instead. If the Navy is going the stop supporting the Mk 75, [...]...
• NSC, Have we been lucky or good?15 March 2010, 4:08 pm
  Navy Times has reported the Navy has had serious quality problems with their ships built by Northrop Grumman’s Gulf Coast Yards. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/01/navy_ships_problems_012110w/ “Navy engineers are tackling a raft of problems discovered aboard warships built at the Gulf Coast yards of defense giant Northrop Grumman — including faulty welds, lube-oil problems and a defective engine — in the [...]...
• Multiple crewing of National Security Cutters9 March 2010, 9:16 am
  Considering the multi-crew concept for the National Security Cutters, I have my doubts. Here is a brief explanation from the official USCG acquisitions web site: http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/NSC/crewing.asp “Initially, the Coast Guard will employ four crews for three NSCs at a single homeport, rotating the cutters among the crews to limit crew PERSTEMPO to 185 days while maintaining each [...]...
• AMVER….there’s an app for that8 February 2010, 8:26 am
  Long time no post I know! I have been slammed studying for my boards, a class, my GRE, etc. The last thing I have wanted to do was look at a blank screen with the cursor taunting me to write something, and make it interesting! But sometimes? There is something just too interesting to pass [...]...
• Remembering the USS Serpens AK-9729 January 2010, 7:49 pm
  From The Coast Guard Manned USS Serpens AK-97 Commemorative Website: The USS SERPENS AK-97 was a United States Coast Guard manned World War II cargo [Liberty] ship. Late in the evening on January 29, 1945 the Serpens was anchored off Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands hurriedly loaded depth charges, preparing for the Battle of Okinawa. While [...]...
• What can we do to help the Haitian Coast Guard?25 January 2010, 8:11 pm
  Does anybody have any ideas on how we could help our shipmates in the Haitian Coast Guard? Better yet, know of any drives underway to help them directly? If so, please let us know. Thank you!...
• Coast Guard Called “Absolutely Essential” by Commander of Joint Task Force Haiti19 January 2010, 12:06 pm
  Last night, I participated in a Department of Defense’s  Bloggers Roundtable with Lieutenant General Ken Keen, commander of Joint Task Force Haiti.  My Q & A follows: Q:  Can you tell us a little bit about the role of the Coast Guard in JTF Haiti? A:  GEN. KEEN: Well, like all of our services, the Coast Guard [...]...
• JTF Haiti USCG Updates as of 18 January 201019 January 2010, 5:38 am
  Excerpts from USSOUTHCOM Update:  Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE 18 January 2010: There are five U.S. Coast Guard cutters operating in the vicinity of Port-au-Prince and 17 aircraft moving cargo and personnel. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reports that eight ports are fully operational (Labadie, Cap Haitien, Port de Paix, Gonaives, Saint-Marc, Miragoane, Les Cayes and Jacel. [...]...
• BZ to the Crew of the USCGC Tahoma15 January 2010, 5:20 am
  Spencer Hsu of the Washington Post has a gem in today’s issue entitled “Coast Guard cutter delivers medical supplies, help; ‘we saved a lot of lives’”: There was no time to keep track of how many young patients had been seen Thursday at a U.S.-built medical clinic at a Haitian coast guard station in Killick, 10 [...]...
• High-Level Praise for the Coast Guard14 January 2010, 6:06 am
  From Secretary of State of Hillary Clinton: “…the Coast Guard has performed magnificently in helping to evacuate the injured, particularly American citizens.” BZ to the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard!!...

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• Coast Guard seeks Nantucket man missing on family boat trip - Boston Herald18 March 2010, 2:23 pm
  Nantucket Island InquirerCoast Guard seeks Nantucket man missing on family boat tripBoston HeraldBy AP The Coast Guard is searching off the Massachusetts coast for a Nantucket man reported missing from a 23-foot skiff he was sailing with his family from ...Coast Guard investigating abandoned boatNantucket Island InquirerCoast Guard pulls 2 from capsized catamaranVallejo Times-HeraldMan rescued from burning boat off Pinellas coastSuncoast News10 Connects -Tampabay.comall 12 news articles&nbs...
• Papp addresses budget, Deepwater at confirmation hearing - NavyTimes.com18 March 2010, 11:51 am
  Papp addresses budget, Deepwater at confirmation hearingNavyTimes.comCoast Guard Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. fielded questions about cuts in budget and manpower, as well as the service's ...Deepwater: Looking Forward, But Should We Still Be Looking Back in Anger?Project on Government Oversight (blog)all 2 news articles »...
• Coast Guard tests equipment involved in fatal parasailing accident - WECT-TV618 March 2010, 10:23 am
  Coast Guard tests equipment involved in fatal parasailing accidentWECT-TV6Now, the US Coast Guard is testing the equipment involved in the accident. As they try to learn more about how and why the accident happened, ...and more »...
• Crabbers beat river ban - Oregon Business18 March 2010, 10:07 am
  KATUCrabbers beat river banOregon BusinessAfter the US Coast Guard implemented a rule keeping local crabbers out of a large portion of the Umpqua River, local backlash has forced the Coast Guard to ...Coast Guard changes Umpqua River ruleKTVZall 7 news articles »...
• Coast Guard, Commerce, Ntsb, Marine Mammal, Amtrak Nominations - MLive.com18 March 2010, 10:06 am
  Coast Guard, Commerce, Ntsb, Marine Mammal, Amtrak NominationsMLive.comBut before I do that, I want to first welcome Vice Admiral Robert Papp, who is nominated to be Commandant of the Coast Guard, and will appear on our first ...and more »...
• DRC Awarded $5 Million Contract with US Coast Guard Office of Policy Integration - CNNMoney.com (press release)18 March 2010, 5:06 am
  DRC Awarded $5 Million Contract with US Coast Guard Office of Policy IntegrationCNNMoney.com (press release)DRC will drive ongoing modernization projects for the US Coast Guard by identifying, developing, and aligning strategic, operational, and tactical mission ...and more »...
• Coast Guard in SC conducts pollution exercise - The State18 March 2010, 1:08 am
  Coast Guard in SC conducts pollution exerciseThe StateAP CHARLESTON, SC -- The Coast Guard and private companies are conducting a pollution response exercise on the South Carolina coast. Units from Coast Guard ...and more »...
• Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Vishwast' inducted - Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News18 March 2010, 12:24 am
  The HinduIndian Coast Guard Ship 'Vishwast' inductedBrahmand Defence and Aerospace NewsIndian Coast Guard would be using the ship for patrolling and policing maritime zones, search and rescue operation, maritime surveillance, anti-smuggling ...Offshore Patrol Vessel inducted into Coast GuardThe HinduAntony commissions new generation Coast Guard vesselHindustan TimesNo hitch in airport expansion: AntonyTimes of IndiaNTDTV -Sify -Oneindiaall 150 news articles »...
• Across Frozen Alaska, Coast Guard Sponsors the Iditarod - Systems17 March 2010, 10:13 pm
  Across Frozen Alaska, Coast Guard Sponsors the IditarodSystemsIt was here the desperate plan to use dogsleds on an overland rescue would be started, and it is here where the first ever Coast Guard sponsored musher, ...and more »...
• Coast Guard training time in McKinleyville - Times-Standard17 March 2010, 1:29 am
  Coast Guard training time in McKinleyvilleTimes-StandardThere will be a lot more air traffic in and out of US Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville over the next couple of weeks as the pilots and ...Coast Guard removes California station commanderThe Associated PressCoast Guard Commander Temporarily Relieved Of DutyKCRA Sacramentoall 156 news articles »...

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• Canada & U.S. May Extend Security Measures Past Games27 February 2010, 12:45 pm
  Permanent joint maritime policing legislation proposed By Robert Matas Vancouver, BC — From Friday’s Globe and Mail Canadian and U.S. authorities are talking about extending cross-border security measures that were implemented for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and were to end with the closing of the Winter Games. The RCMP and the U.S. Coast Guard have jointly [...]...
• Lawmakers blast Coast Guard budget proposal26 February 2010, 8:02 am
  By Susan Schept – Navy Times Staff writer Thursday Feb 25, 2010 20:04:27 EST Lawmakers from both parties had choice words for the Obama administration’s fiscal 2011 budget request for the Coast Guard at a House subcommittee hearing Thursday. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., called the budget “reckless and unconscionable.” “To say that I am troubled by what was proposed [...]...
• Dredge Overturns near La Push, Washington – Photos24 February 2010, 8:56 am
  SEATTLE – The barge Bar Fly sits partially submerged and surrounded by containment boom near La Push, Wash., in the Quillayute River Feb. 23, 2010. The barge sank after being hung up on its anchor and taking on water. Three people were rescued by Station Quillayute River. Images courtesy of USCG. Coast Guard Station Quillayute River, [...]...
• Admiral Thad Allen Delivers Fourth and Final State of the Coast Guard Address – Full Transcript16 February 2010, 6:36 am
  U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen delivered his fourth and final State of the Coast Guard address at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Friday. In his annual address, Allen discussed the Coast Guard’s response to the earthquake in Haiti, the operational character of the service and the challenges it faces in the future. [...]...
• Amver Releases New iPhone App11 February 2010, 8:01 am
  Right on the heals of gCaptain’s very own iPhone app, Amver has entered into the world mobile based technology (or in my opinion convenience based technology) with their very own application.  The Amver blog tells us: Amver, There’s An App For That! Are you trying to keep track of the rescue news, blog posts, Twitter stream, and [...]...
• USCG Announcement – Commandant to deliver State of the Coast Guard address5 February 2010, 2:20 am
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, is scheduled to speak at the National Press Club in Washington, as part of the press club’s distinguished speakers series, to outline the service’s goals and priorities for 2010 in his fourth and final State of the Coast Guard address on Feb. 12 at 12:30 p.m. In [...]...
• Prepositioned For Disaster – Lessons From Military Sealift Command29 January 2010, 6:40 pm
  From hurricanes to tsunami’s earthquakes, today’s levels of population growth coupled with global climate change is putting an increasing number of people at risk. What is not changing rapidly is the development and implementation of ideas to mitigate crisis. What seems most promising is the idea that, rather than create new plans for new problems, borrow [...]...
• Maritime Support Of Haiti – The Ships19 January 2010, 4:53 pm
  The following diagram shows all known US and Canadian maritime assets currently deployed on earthquake support missions in Haiti. Click HERE to download the full resolution version of HERE for the PDF. This information has been found via the following sources: Information Dissemination US Fleet Forces Command The United States Coast Guard Military Sealift Command US Maritime Administration (MARAD) Ships Listed: U.S. Fleet [...]...
• 2009 USCG Video of the Year Competition – What’s your favorite?5 January 2010, 2:24 am
  This is a reminder that the first ever Coast Guard Video of the Year competition is still open for voting. The final nominee was posted late last week and the voting will continue until the end of this week, January 8th. I’d like to encourage gCaptain readers to go to the 2009 Coast Guard Video of [...]...
• USCG Releases Top 11 Rescue Videos of 200916 December 2009, 4:12 am
  Every year, the Unite States Coast Guard releases a video compilation of the most compelling rescues of the year and today the USCG released its 2009 compilation.  The video (shown above) highlights 11 rescues, each representing one the service’s 11 statutory missions. The top 11 video compilation includes (in no particular order): The rescue of a paraglider pilot [...]...

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Recent Updates for Coast Guard Headquarters News, Photos, Videos and Information

• Imagery Available - Coast Guard conducts first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness Flight and Coast Guard Academy Cadets visit Barrow18 March 2010, 3:35 pm
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• Across frozen Alaska18 March 2010, 2:10 pm
  Coast Guard sponsors the Iditarod...
• Coast Guard crew rescues boaters from sunken vessel17 March 2010, 11:23 am
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• Photo Release: U.S., Canadian Coast Guard, stakeholders hold North Slope Awareness Seminar in Anchorage17 March 2010, 12:18 am
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• Coast Guard sponsored musher finishes 4th in Iditarod17 March 2010, 12:05 am
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• Multimedia Release: Princess Kathleen dive operations begin16 March 2010, 10:41 pm
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• Media availability - Princess Kathleen dive operations begin16 March 2010, 6:26 pm
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• Coast Guard host Marine Industry Day in Juneau16 March 2010, 3:50 pm
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• U.S. Coast Guard legend, Lt. Herbert Collins, dies at 8916 March 2010, 2:30 pm
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• VIDEO: Coast Guard medevacs man near Sabine Pass16 March 2010, 1:58 pm
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• FY11 Budget Hearing Testimony17 March 2010, 3:42 pm
  Guardians,Earlier today, I testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding the Coast Guard's FY11 budget request. Here are my written (./WrittenStatement.pdf) and oral (/OralStatement.pdf) statements from the hearing....
• Modernization Series: Core Technologies17 March 2010, 6:45 am
  Guest Post by CAPT Marshall Lytle, Acting Assistant Commandant for C4IT (CG-6):Transforming the Coast Guard's Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4IT) assets into the Mission Support Business Model's four cornerstones ? configuration management, bi-level maintenance, total asset visibility, and product line management ? is a top priority for the Coast Guard. As we moved to describe C4IT assets as product lines, the nature of the C4IT's breadth and depth acros...
• CGC Kiska Visit - Field Perspective on Speed Mentoring16 March 2010, 2:32 pm
  CGC Kiska VisitOriginally uploaded by uscgpressGuardians,I had the opportunity to do an All Hands session with the crew of CGC KISKA in Hilo, Hawaii. I met with the Commanding Officer, LT Charlotte Mundy, and we talked about her blogging experiences. I also had the chance to do a "speed mentoring" session with the KISKA crew that we all found beneficial. Here is LT Mundy's guest blog on her perspective of the day's events:When the Coast Guard Commandant, ADM Thad Allen, asked if we wanted to ...
• Legendary Coast Guardsman Lieutenant Herbert M. Collins Crosses the Bar15 March 2010, 2:22 pm
  Pea Island Surfman Herbert M. CollinsOriginally uploaded by uscgpressGuardians, Today I announced with regret the passing of one of our Coast Guard legends, Lieutenant Herbert M. Collins, USCG (RET). Here is the message shared with the field:COMDTNOTE 5360SUBJ: DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED CG VETERAN1. IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LIEUTENANT HERBERT M. COLLINS, USCG (RET.), A LEGENDARY COAST GUARDSMAN AND THE LAST SURVIVING CREWMEMBER OF THE ALL-AFRICAN AMERICAN PEA ISLAND ...
• CG Academy Chorale Cadets Tour Italy with Song15 March 2010, 6:56 am
  CG Academy Cadets Sing in ItalyOriginally uploaded by uscgpressGuest Blog from Livorno, Italy by First Class Jason Veara, U.S. Coast Guard AcademyThe 22 member Coast Guard Academy Chorale arrived in Venice, Italy March 6th for an eight day international singing tour. Since arriving we have performed at many prestigious venues. Our first concert on Sunday was at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. Located on Venice's Grand Canal, the museum is dedicated to 20th Century European Art. We were graciously...
• Frederick F. Herzberg Awarded Distinguished Public Service Award from Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard13 March 2010, 7:38 am
  Frederick F. Herzberg Awarded Distinguished Public Service Award by Commandant of the U.S. Coast GuardOriginally uploaded by uscgpressSEATTLE - Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Frederick F. Herzberg a Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award during a visit to the Coast Guard base here, March 11, 2010. Herzberg, a retired Coast Guard Captain, became a staunch advocate for the history of the Coast Guard. He lead the launch of The Foundation for Coast Guard History, ...
• International Women's Day: Tribute to the Resilience of Haitian Women13 March 2010, 4:22 am
  The Capital Cutters Jazz ComboOriginally uploaded by icommandantGuardians,The U.S. Coast Guard Jazz Combo, "The Capital Cutters", participated in a major Washington Event last night to celebrate "International Women's Day; A Tribute to the Resilience of Haitian Women" which was hosted by the Honorable Raymond A. Joseph, Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti and Mrs. Lola Poisson Joseph, which took place at the Washington Hebrew Congregation Hall. Maureen Bunyan, a local ABC-TV News Anchor, was Mis...
• Commandant Announces to the Press the Reactivation of the CGC Polar Star11 March 2010, 7:10 pm
  Commandant Announces to the Press the Reactivation of the CGC Polar StarOriginally uploaded by uscgpressGuardians,On Wednesday I was pleased to announce the commencement of repair and renovation work which allow the POLAR STAR to commence operations in 2013. The Congress has appropriated $62m to fund the reactivation. I spoke with the caretaker crew and thanked them for maintaining the material condition of the ship while funding issues were resolved. They are anxious to begin the work which ...
• Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors10 March 2010, 4:38 pm
  WASHINGTON- Rear Adm. Scott Burhoe, Superintendant for the Coast Guard Academy, Chairman James Oberstar of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (D-8th/MN) and Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, discuss the Coast Guard AcadeOriginally uploaded by uscgpressGuardians,On Tuesday I joined Coast Guard Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Scott Burhoe, at a lunch in the House Rayburn Building for the member of the Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors. This Congressional ...
• 21st Century Partnerships10 March 2010, 6:25 am
  Guest post by CAPT Bruce Jones, Chief, Office of Strategic Analysis (CG-0951): The Coast Guard has long understood the importance of partnerships as a force multiplier. The interagency and international response to the catastrophe in Haiti is the most recent example. Working together, under a unified command structure with partners who share common goals, can result in remarkable success in mission execution and mission support. The same principle is equally important in planning strategically f...

Coast Guard Commandant's All Hands Messages and Speeches

• Commandant's Intent Video9 June 2006, 6:35 pm
  Video version of U.S. Coast Guard Commandant's Intent...
• Commandant's Change of Command Speech Video31 July 2006, 6:35 pm
  Commandant's Change of Command Speech from May 25th 2006...
• Commandant's State of the Coast Guard Address13 February 2007, 10:00 am
  Commandant's State of the Coast Guard Address from February 13th 2007...
• Coast Guard Makes Record Maritime Cocaine Seizure22 March 2007, 10:00 am
  Coast Guard Makes Record Maritime Cocaine Seizure - Press Briefing March 21, 2007...
• Commandant's Speech25 July 2008, 6:00 am
  Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen, delivers a speech in Portsmouth, Virginia....
• Social Media - The Way Ahead22 September 2008, 8:00 am
  Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen, describes how social media and Web 2.0 will effect the Coast Guard....
• Commandant's State of the Coast Guard Address 200931 December 1969, 5:00 pm
  Commandant's State of the Coast Guard Address from March 3, 2009...

Coast Guard Acquisition News

• HC-144A Arrives at Air Station Miami10 March 2010, 1:00 pm
  Coast Guard Air Station Miami has taken receipt of its first HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft....
• Delivering the Goods: Acquisition Newsletter - February 201026 February 2010, 1:00 pm
  HC-144A, Waesche...
• Coast Guard Accepts New Rescue 21 Communications System in Northern California17 February 2010, 12:00 pm
  The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Rescue 21 advanced communications system at Group Humboldt Bay this morning....
• National Security Cutter Waesche Achieves Authority to Operate C4ISR Systems12 February 2010, 3:00 pm
  In mid-January, the second National Security Cutter, Waesche, was granted Authority to Operate its Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Surveillance systems....
• Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition Strategy29 January 2010, 6:00 pm
  The U.S. Coast Guard is exploring using a ship design strategy for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) that would competitively award up to three preliminary design contracts....
• Delivering the Goods: Acquisition Newsletter - January 201028 January 2010, 8:00 am
  Direction-Finding System, Hiring Acquisition Professionals, Sentinel-Class Patrol Boat...
• Coast Guard HC-130J Pilot Describes Rescue at Sea To Fox News11 January 2010, 8:00 am
  LCDR Mark Driver describes the rescue of a sailor from a disabled sailboat in severe weather conditions 250 miles off the coast of North Carolina....
• Sentinel-class Patrol Boat Fast Response Cutter Contract Option Awarded15 December 2009, 4:00 pm
  The Coast Guard awarded a contract option for approximately 141 million to Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., on December 15 to begin production on three Fast Response Cutters....
• Interview with Federal News Radio15 December 2009, 10:00 am
  Assistant Commandant for Acquisition Mike Tangora and Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics Jeff Orner talked about Coast Guard acquisition reform efforts, the acquisition workforce, and keeping agency acquisition and logistics on the right track....

Coast Guard All Hands

• MCPO Wayne North and Terri Hostbjor Recognized at D13 Senior Leadership Workshop13 March 2010, 4:34 pm
  I attended a joint active/reserve D13 Senior Leadership Workshop Saturday at the Base Support Unit in Seattle. Attendees included RADM Gary Blore, District Commander, RADM Mike Seward, Senior Reserve Flag, as well as the Commanding Officers and staff members from numerous D13 commands. Many senior enlisted members also participated including MCPO John Dunn, D13 CMC, MCPO Wayne North, D13 RCMC and MCPO Neil Holmdahl, PACAREA RCMC.During the workshop I was afforded the opportunity to recognize the...
• MOL Operations at MSU Port Arthur13 March 2010, 2:31 pm
  RDML Chris Tomney and I visited MSU Port Arthur, Texas today to meet with active duty and reserve Title 10 personnel (86) involved in ongoing military outload operations in support of DoD overseas contingencies. CDR Mike Wampler, FC-13 made the trip out from the west coast to get first-hand feedback on how FORCECOM can best meet the operational commanders personnel and pre-mobilization training requirements. The day's activiities included an underway AOR run from the Small Boat Facility near th...
• Pacific Northwest Enlisted Person of the Year Winners13 March 2010, 2:29 pm
  I had the pleasure of attending and participating in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Enlisted Person of the Year Awards Dinner Friday, March 12 in Seattle. The event highlighted 22 active and reserve nominees from throughout the Pacific Northwest AOR with representation from a variety of commands District, FORCECOM, DCMS and Sector units.Following presentations to each nominee in attendance, the 2009 winners were announce. The active Enlisted Person of the Year is MK1 Jeffrey Davis of the USCGC MIDG...
• 5 March 2010, 1:44 pm
  Guest Post by MCPO Wayne North:Integrated Force Supports Olympic Security Operations.I wanted to update you on what Coast Guard Reservists are doing out of Station Bellingham, WA, in support of Olympic Security Operations along the U.S./Canada border. I am not bashful in saying that this totally integrated effort between active duty and reserve station personnel is a model of what can be accomplished with aggressive and supportive senior leadership. BMCS James Herzog, Station Bellingham OIC; and...
• Integration Alive and Well at MSU Savannah5 March 2010, 1:41 pm
  A little delinquent with this post, but last week I spent two days at MSU Savannah visiting with active duty and reserve personnel. The reserve members were onboard for two weeks Annual Duty for Training (ADT) -- something they do every year to knock out a variety of requirements like the water survival training pictured here. Still not sure how I let myself get talked into taking the plunge, but I can personally attest to the high level of instruction provided by LT Raquel SalterI had nearly t...
• Passing of Coast Guard Hero--- BMCS Richard D. Dixon5 March 2010, 8:05 am
  Last month I was made aware that Senior Chief Richard Dixon had passed away. Like many retired Coast Guardsmen the Senior Chief did not trumpet the accomplishments of his long and exemplary career… But unknown to most, BMCS Richard Dixon had accomplished something that very few, if any other person in the history of the Coast Guard has accomplished. BMCS Richard Dixon was the recipient of not one, but two Coast Guard Medals. The Coast Guard Medal is the equivalent of the Gold Lifesaving Med...
• Guest Post by Dr. Dennis Noble Mr. Truman Strobridge receives Distinguished Public Service Award4 March 2010, 5:48 pm
  Guest post by Dr. Dennis NobleOn Wednesday, 24 February, the Commandant and MCPO-CG Bowen took time out of their very busy schedule to drive to the National Archives to present Mr. Truman R. Strobridge with the U.S. Coast Guard's Distinguished Public Service Award. The Commandant presented the award just before a program on a book that he helped coauthor: Captain "Hell Roaring" Mike Healy: From American Slave to Arctic Hero. This award took Mr. Strobridge completely by surprise, which shows that...
• Coast Guard Budget Hearing for FY 201126 February 2010, 8:45 am
  Yesterday along with Admiral Allen I was privileged to testify before the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee regarding the FY11 budget. I submitted a written statement which I'll make available online on my website at http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/mcpocg/ The hearing can be viewed at:http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingDetail.aspx?NewsID=1106Along with the Commandant's State of the Coast Guard address this hearing fully explains the organization's direction in regards...
• Coast Guard Reserve 69th Birthday Celebrated24 February 2010, 11:19 am
  Congressman William Delahunt (D-MA) and Admiral Thad Allen were special guests at a cake cutting ceremony held Wednesday, February 24 at Coast Guard Headquarters to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the Coast Guard Reserve.Congressman Delahunt, who served as a Radarman in the CG Reserve, noted that the Coast Guard is recognized as one of the highest performing and most effective federal agencies. He commended the efforts of reserve personnel in attendance and across the service. "You are an impo...
• Leadership for Safe and Effective Boat Operations22 February 2010, 4:40 pm
  R 041804Z FEB 10 ZUI ASN-AM1035000086FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-00//TO ALCOASTBTUNCLAS //N16010//ALCOAST 064/10COMDTNOTE 16010SUBJ: LEADERSHIP FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE BOAT OPERATIONS1. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWOTRAGIC MISHAPS WITHIN THE BOAT FORCES COMMUNITY. THESEINCIDENTS INVOLVED ONE DEATH, SERIOUS INJURIES AND PUT OURCREWS AND THE PUBLIC AT UNNECESSARY RISK. FURTHERMORE, THEYTHREATEN TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND DAMAGE OURREPUTATION AS COMPETENT AND PR...

Amver, Saving Lives at Sea Since 1958

• Welcome Wednesday!16 March 2010, 11:18 pm
  While we haven't had Amistad enroll in Amver yet there were 13 other ships that have signed up. It's always interesting to look at the IMO number of the ships. You can often tell how old a ship is by its IMO number. Who are the lucky 13 enrolling in Amver this week? Let's take a look:VIENNA EXPRESSCORDOBAGRACEFUL MADONNASEAVICTORYE.R. BAVARIATOHOKU MARUBELUGA FORESIGHTMORNING MIRACLEZAMBEZI STARALASKA SPIRITCHEM LYRASTOLT ADVANCEFS AQUARIUSSEAHOPE IISTAR KINNSANKO LYNXYASA KAPTAN ERBILPhoto ...
• Amver from the archives15 March 2010, 11:32 pm
  Here is a great story originally published in the March 1967 Amver Bulletin.MedicosAn ill engineer aboard the British refrigerated cargo ship ROCKHAMPTON STAR resulted in the ship's asking for a list of doctor ships in the area so she could arrange a transfer. The vessel, outbound from the Pacific from the Panama Canal, reported to Coast Guard New York on February 24 that she had been receiving medical advice from the surgeon on board the British liner GOTHIC. However, his condition, suspected...
• Rescue of the Tumblweed15 March 2010, 12:13 am
  If you have ever wondered what an Amver rescue look like just watch the video below. Keep in mind, however, this is in day light and near perfect conditions. No high winds or heavy seas here!Our thanks to the Explorer of the Seas for the rescue and mbjboyle for posting the video to YouTube.Don't forget about the Amver video project!Can't see the video? Click here...
• The pirate stock exchange11 March 2010, 11:20 pm
  We couldn't believe it when we read it. In fact, the whole Amver staff was a bit surprised seeing the Financial Post headline Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings. But the truth is, according to Reuters reporter Mohamed Ahmed, there are approximately 72 companies "listed" on the exchange or "community activity" as one hijacker called it.Is the exchange a success? 10 of the 72 listed companies had successful hijackings! The exchange is set up in the Somali town of Hardaheere which is a...
• I am Amver video project11 March 2010, 5:41 am
  Since the IMO declared 2010 the Year of the Seafarer we thought we could expand on that campaign and put together an Amver video.Amver would not be a success without the work and dedication of mariners and rescue controllers. The other part of Amver are the survivors. All of these pieces make the Amver story complete. With that in mind we want to bring these pieces together in a video. Hence the birth of the I am Amver project.Can't see the video? Click here.What do we want you to do? Shoot...
• Welcome Wednesday!9 March 2010, 11:56 pm
  Bob Dorough may have written Three is a Magic Number but at Amver we think 29 is a magic number, at least for this week. 29 is the number of vessels enrolled in the past week. Who are these crews? You can meet them here-VALENTINEHOEGH COPENHAGENRIVERTECAN CHANGB WHALESANKO LIBRAPACIFIC IRMALEO FELICITYCAPE YAMABUKINATALIE SCHULTEPOUNDAORIENT CAVALIERMTM WESTPORTMIRAMARINGODRI INDAHEAGLE KUCHINGTAWA ARROWBEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRECAPE NORTHVILLESAKAIDE MARUASIAN VENTURECSAV RIO MAIPOMARIOS GKEN GIANTLEO...
• It's a busy week in maritime search and rescue9 March 2010, 1:35 am
  This is a busy week in the maritime search and rescue. The Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue is meeting in London. No doubt some interesting issues will evolve from those proceedings. Agenda items include GMDSS, the Cospas-SARSAT system, revisions to the IAMSAR manual, and revisions to the standards for float free 406 MHz EPIRBs.While all of those items are of importance to the maritime and search and rescue community it is important to remember stalwart/legacy syste...
• Piracy or terrorism?8 March 2010, 12:23 am
  The lines between piracy and terrorism were blurred this week when the Singapore Navy received a warning that terror groups would be targeting oil or product tankers in the Malacca Straights. The Malacca Straights is a region familiar with piracy, although the incidents of piracy in the Straight have been on the decline. Many Amver ships transit the Malacca Straight and we urge you to follow precautions previously outlined by the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has also testified a...
• Amver cruise ship struck by rogue wave5 March 2010, 1:04 am
  It's been widely reported the cruise ship Louis Majesty was struck by a rogue wave in the Mediterranean. Sadly two passengers died as a result. The Louis Majesty is enrolled in the Amver system.Our friends at gCaptain have an excellent post including the AIS voyage data and a video of the incident. NOAA has some excellent information on rogue waves while the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center offers a site featuring sea surface temperature and ocean current models. There have even been conferences ...
• Craig Eason says "I'm on a boat"- just not an Amver boat3 March 2010, 11:30 pm
  Lloyd's List technical editor Craig Eason is on a boat. Not just any boat, but the Sovcomflot operated Kapitan Gotsky. He is underway sailing through the Arctic and blogging about his adventures. We checked out the ship and found it isn't enrolled in Amver!So Craig- between blogging, standing watch, writing and editing stories, and relaxing with the crew can we get you to convince the crew to enroll in Amver?Photo credit: Fotolia...

• Boating Safety6 February 2010, 6:13 pm
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs      Contact:  Doug Edelman      Assistant District Staff Officer - Public Affairs http://www.news.auxpa.org//  edeldoug@charter.net  636-379-0877 February 7, 2010   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Boating Safety By Doug Edelman, Flotilla 3-13 8WR USCGAUX Drowning after a fall overboard is the most common cause of a boating fatality.  Hunters and fishermen alone in small boats represen...
• U.S.S. NEW YORK Entrance into New York City4 November 2009, 2:12 pm
  http://uscgauxpa.blogspot.com/2009/11/uss-new-york-entrance-into-new-york.htmlU.S.S. New York entrance into New York City Press Release Contact: Dee Thompson Public Affairs Officer 732-321-0760 Scottieth@comcast.net http://www.news.auxpa.org/ U.S.S. NEW YORK Entrance into New York City NEW YORK – As the United States Navy’s newest naval assault vessel the USS New York sailed into New York Harbor on Monday, November 2, 2009 members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary...
• Wearing a lifejacket can make the difference between being rescued or being recovered.3 October 2009, 5:26 pm
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs October 3, 2009 Contact: Anthony Turner (310) 488-0723 anthony.j.turner@uscg.mil http://www.news.auxpa.org NEWS RELEASE Wearing a lifejacket can make the difference between being rescued or being recovered. WASHINGTON - It is not unusual for the Coast Guard and other rescuers to search for a person who ended up in the water unexpectedly. All too often the search and rescue evolves into a search and recovery because the person was...
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 2010 National Conference set for Scottsdale, Arizona3 October 2009, 12:57 pm
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs October 5, 2009 Contact: Tom Nunes (602) 617-1979 tomnunes1@gmail.com http://www.news.auxpa.org/ NEWS RELEASE U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 2010 National Conference set for Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix ? The Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold its National Conference (NACON) the week of August 24, 2010 at the J.W. Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. Coast Guard Auxiliarists from all fifty states, Guam, Saipan, the U.S. Virgin Island...
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Restructures National Organization29 August 2009, 9:57 pm
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs August 29, 2009 Contact: Tom Nunes (602) 617-1979 tomnunes1@gmail.com http://www.news.auxpa.org/ NEWS RELEASE Coast Guard Auxiliary Restructures National Organization Chicago - Coast Guard Auxiliary National Commodore Nick Kerigan announced major changes to Coast Guard Auxiliary National Organization. The staff is being organized to mesh closely with Coast Guard organization to facilitate greater synergies and effectiveness as the C...
• Lack of boater education linked to rise in recreational boating fatalities23 August 2009, 10:15 am
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs August 23, 2009 Contact: Anthony Turner (310) 488-0723 anthony.j.turner@uscg.mil http://www.news.auxpa.org/ NEWS RELEASE Lack of boater education linked to rise in recreational boating fatalities WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has expressed concern over statistics reporting a rise in recreational boating fatalities in a recently released publication of the 2008 boating safety statistics. The fatality rate, a measure of ...
• Washington State resident named Coast Guard Auxiliarist of the Year22 July 2009, 9:30 am
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs July 22, 2009 Contact: Anthony Turner (310) 488-0723 anthony.j.turner@uscg.mil http://www.news.auxpa.org/ NEWS RELEASE Washington State resident named Coast Guard Auxiliarist of the Year WASHINGTON, DC - Marilynn R. Leonard of Flotilla 42, located in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District has been named the 2008 Coast Guard Auxiliarist of the Year. Ms. Leonard joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary in June 2006 and immediately beca...
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Emphasizes Boating Safety for July 4 Weekend2 July 2009, 11:32 am
  U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs July 2, 2009 Contact: Anthony Turner (310) 488-0723 anthony.j.turner@uscg.mil http://www.news.auxpa.org/ MEDIA ADVISORY Coast Guard Auxiliary Emphasizes Boating Safety for July 4 Weekend WASHINGTON - As thousands of boaters celebrate the nation's birthday on the water, the Coast Guard emphasizes that the waterways will be even more dangerous and more difficult to navigate than usual. The Coast Guard Auxiliary asks the pub...

The Coast Guard Compass

• Senate considers nomination of VADM Papp as 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard18 March 2010, 12:44 pm
  Earlier today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony from Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, President Obama’s nominee to be the 24th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. The Committee is expected to vote on Papp’s nomination on March 24, 2010 and then forward his nomination for a vote by the full Senate. Click [...]...
• VADM Papp’s confirmation hearing live webcast18 March 2010, 7:10 am
  VADM Papp’s confirmation hearing to become the next Commandant of the Coast Guard has just begun. Click here to watch a live webcast on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s website....
• Coast Guard sponsored musher takes 4th in Iditarod17 March 2010, 1:39 pm
  When the 2010 Iditarod came to a close, Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson added another top-5 finish to his storied racing career and the Coast Guard added a new kind of hero to its ranks. After suffering what should have been a race-ending accident halfway through the race, Anderson found himself in 19th place as [...]...
• CGIS on NCIS tonight!16 March 2010, 1:47 pm
  Don’t forget to tune your television to CBS at 8/7c tonight to see the Coast Guard Investigative Service featured on the hit drama NCIS!...
• Remembering LT Herbert Collins16 March 2010, 1:40 pm
  Lieutenant Herbert Collins, a Coast Guard legend and the last surviving member of the all-black Pea Island life saving station succumbed to cancer on Sunday evening. Born in 1921, Collins enlisted in 1939 at the age of 18 and would spend 37 years serving his country as a Coast Guardsman. His entry into the service was [...]...
• Who cares for the sled dogs who drop out of the Iditarod?16 March 2010, 10:33 am
  Last week we received a comment on the Coast Guard Compass about the Iditarod and the treatment of the sled dogs involved in the epic 1,150 mile race across some of the toughest terrain in Alaska. Since then, in addition to keeping tabs on Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson, we’ve also been doing our homework on the race [...]...
• Coast Guard sponsored musher on the move in Iditarod16 March 2010, 5:41 am
  Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson is making waves and shaking things up as the 2010 Iditarod nears the end. Click here to read an Anchorage Daily News update on the race and the strategy behind Ken’s surge which currently has him fourth in the standings....
• Congress “pleased” with progress of Coast Guard acquisitions12 March 2010, 7:37 am
  Yesterday, Rear Admiral Ronald Rabago, the Assistant Commandant for Acquisition, gave the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation an update on progress replacing the Coast Guard’s aging cutter fleet including the latest on the Fast Response Cutters and National Security Cutters. According to Navy Times reporter Susan Schept, members of the subcommittee including Chairman Elijah Cummings [...]...
• Latest from the Iditarod12 March 2010, 6:39 am
  We’re pleased to announce that as of this posting Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson has moved into tenth place as he continues his epic journey across Alaska’s toughest terrain in the 2010 Iditarod. Here is the latest update from his blog as reported by Ken’s wife and fellow musher Gwen Holdmann: I did get to speak [...]...
• Hit drama NCIS to feature Coast Guard Investigative Service12 March 2010, 3:43 am
  If you aren’t already one of the 20 million plus that tune into CBS’ hit drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) each week, now might be the time for you to jump onboard. Next Tuesday’s episode, titled “Jurisdiction”, will feature the Coast Guard Investigative Service as a CGIS special agent – based on an actual agent, [...]...

US Coast Guard Prevention Blog

• Lessons Learned—A Ship Capsizes While Loading Cargo—Part I18 March 2010, 8:21 am
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine by Captain Brendan Saburn, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis.Lessons learned from USCG marine casualty reports are regularly featured in Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council magazine. These articles explore marine incidents and the causal factors, outline the subsequent U.S. Coast Guard marine casualty investigations, and describe the lessons learn...
• Lessons Learned—A ship capsizes while loading cargo—Part II18 March 2010, 8:18 am
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine. To read Part I, please see our March 16 post.Stability in ActionAny student of stability needs to consider the vertical location of the weight of a piece of cargo. The weight is either in the hold, a few feet above or below the ship’s center of gravity, or the weight is “acting from” a point (such as the head of the cargo boom) that can be 100 feet above where it would be when the piece is...
• Going Green Reaps Rewards—the Coast Guard recognizes industry’s marine environmental protection efforts11 March 2010, 12:14 pm
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine by LT Jarrod DeWitz, Vessel Response Plan team, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Vessel Activities.RADM William “Mike” Benkert (see sketch) was considered by many to be the father of the U.S. Coast Guard’s marine safety program. While serving as the office chief of marine environmental systems, RADM Benkert initiated many of the programs we have in the prevention department today.RAD...
• Electronics Stewardship—“greening” the U.S. Coast Guard computer lifecycle9 March 2010, 8:22 am
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine by LCDR Amy Bloyd, Standard Workstation asset manager, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Information Systems and Infrastructure.Like any other federal agency, the U.S. Coast Guard relies on an extensive network of computers to support all of its missions. Managing these computers in an environmentally sound manner is an important goal of the U.S. Coast Guard’s information technology (IT) community.Env...
• RDML James Watson’s new CG Atlantic Area blog - Coast Guard operations and cases you should know about8 March 2010, 11:00 am
  As longtime readers may remember, RDML James A. Watson started this marine safety blog while serving at CG headquarters as the Director of Prevention Policy. In his new position as CG Atlantic Area Director of Operations, he has instituted a new blog that you may also be interested in: http://cglantareadirectorofoperations.blogspot.com/We will use his own words to describe the content:“This blog is for you. As Director of Operations, I am responsible for cases and Coast Guard operations you sh...
• Creating a Culture of Preparedness—the International Oil Spill Conference4 March 2010, 5:55 am
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine by LT Kristen Preble, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness.The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) is jointly sponsored by industry, government, and non-government organizations and is considered the Americas’ premier oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response conference. Since its inception in 1969, a total of 20 International Oil Spill Conferences have b...
• Onshore Power Supply for Ships—reducing ship engine emissions2 March 2010, 4:11 pm
  Excerpt from U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine by Mr. Thane Gilman, P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Systems Engineering Division.Onshore power supply (OPS) provides ships with a source of electrical power as an alternative to the ship’s service electrical power system. This can lessen engine emissions in the port area since the ship no longer has main or auxiliary engines operating.On the other hand, there are difficulties associated with high volta...
• Upcoming in Proceedings2 March 2010, 4:01 pm
  Spring 2010: Rulemaking Update• Rulemaking 101• Interagency interaction• Supporting analysis• Public participationSummer 2010: Maritime Domain Awareness• Transforming MDA policy• Transforming MDA capabilities• Transforming MDA through technologyYour Opinion • What do you want to read in Proceedings?• What area under the Coast Guard’s marine safety, security, and environmental protection missions affects you most?• What do you want to know more about?Post a comment here or s...
• Ask the MSSC—You have questions. We have answers from the USCG Marine Safety and Security Council.25 February 2010, 10:48 am
  Why is smoking still permitted on the inside of towing vessels? Over 75 percent of the towing industry smokes. I think this the only place left in this country where you can smoke in the workplace. This is unfair and unsafe for the non-smoking mariner. Any relief in sight?Answered by the USCG Office of Vessel Activities.The short answer: No, there is no immediate relief in sight.However, as of spring 2009, the Coast Guard anticipated publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking for the inspection ...
• Understanding Vinyl Chloride Monomer23 February 2010, 1:20 pm
  This "Chemical of the Quarter" excerpt is from the U.S. Coast Guard “Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council” magazine, by LT Morgan Armstrong, U.S. Coast Guard Hazardous Materials Standards Division.Vinyl Chloride MonomerWhat is it?Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) is considered one of the world’s most important commodity chemicals. In 2007, the global production and consumption of VCM was roughly 79 billion pounds. That is more than 10 billion gallons. The majority of vinyl ch...

iFORCECOM

• FORCECOM Diversity Spotlight: LCDR Quincy Davis10 March 2010, 1:43 pm
  The iFORCECOM Diversity Spotlight Series profiles FORCECOM personnel with diverse backgrounds. The Coast Guard is committed to building and sustaining an organizational climate in which people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, religions and ethnicities are fully included, valued and respected.Having chosen to attend the Coast Guard Academy to become a better person because of the experience and wanting to inspire others to attend as well, LCDR Quincy Davis is now working with future cadet...
• VADM (ret) Crea Challenges Women Aviators to Be “Force Multipliers”10 March 2010, 11:53 am
  VADM (ret) Vivien Crea, the most senior ranking woman in the history of the Coast Guard, challenged the 1,200 attendees at the International Women in Aviation conference to be a “force multiplier” recently.One of five inductees into the WAI International Pioneer Hall of Fame, the recently retired Vice Commandant told the audience that they could have their dreams – and then share them with others. The attendees were a diverse cross section of military, corporate and commercial pilots, airc...
• Training Center Yorktown’s LT Middleton Wins CG Elite Female Athlete of the Year10 March 2010, 11:16 am
  LT Allison Middleton, who works for the Performance Technology Center at Training Center Yorktown, was named the 2009 Coast Guard Elite Female Athlete of the Year, as announced in ALCGPSC 0171/10.Previously spotlighted on iFORCECOM, LT Middleton is an accomplished softball player who was the first Coast Guard member selected to play on the Armed Forces softball team. She helped the Armed Forces team to a second-place finish at the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) Championship in Okl...
• FORCECOM Diversity Spotlight: LCDR Alain Balmaceda8 March 2010, 4:15 pm
  The iFORCECOM Diversity Spotlight Series profiles FORCECOM personnel with diverse backgrounds. The Coast Guard is committed to building and sustaining an organizational climate in which people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, religions and ethnicities are fully included, valued and respected.Despite the Balmaceda patriarch having been born in the Philippines, serving in the United States military is a family affair. LCDR Alain Balmaceda, the Commanding Officer of the Training Team East, ...
• TRACEN Petaluma To Premier "Rescue Men" Documentary5 March 2010, 4:37 pm
  iFORCECOM received the following post from Training Center Petaluma:TRACEN Petaluma will be premiering the documentary “RESCUE MEN: The Story of the Pea Island Surfmen” in the movie theater on Monday, 22 March at 1300.This documentary focuses on the exciting story of US Lifesaving Station Pea Island Station 17. Manned by a crew of seven African-Americans, the station was led by a former slave and Civil War veteran, Richard Etheridge, who was the only black man to lead a lifesaving crew. He r...
• PACAREA/FORCECOM Safety and Environmental Health Committee Meets5 March 2010, 10:15 am
  The Pacific Area/FORCECOM Safety and Environmental Health Committee recently met to address safe working conditions and ways for the workforce to avoid MISHAPs. The 12-person committee is chaired by Pacific Area Chief of Staff CAPT Charley Diaz with FC-7 Chief CAPT Matthew Cutts serving as the executive agent.Some highlights from the meeting included:· The Safety Committee is developing a Facilities Emergency Action Plan, which will include egress maps for each building, as well as a Mo...
• FORCECOM Diversity Spotlight: OSCS Michael England4 March 2010, 1:30 pm
  The iFORCECOM Diversity Spotlight Series profiles FORCECOM personnel with diverse backgrounds. The Coast Guard is committed to building and sustaining an organizational climate in which people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, religions and ethnicities are fully included, valued and respected.OSCS Michael England, who is currently assigned to the Afloat Training Group (ATG) Mayport, will take a big step in his 16-year Coast Guard career when he will be promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 12...
• Revised Machinery Technician EPQ3 March 2010, 11:33 am
  The Machinery Technician (MK) Enlisted Performance Qualifications (EPQ) have been revised, as announced by FORCECOM in ALCOAST 091/10. All MK personnel are encouraged to begin using the new EPQ form CG-3303C-MK, which was revised by the MK community, as soon as practicable because it accurately reflects current occupational requirements.The EPQs are available via the CG Learning Portal website.For more information about the new MK EPQ, contact MK Rating Force Master Chief, MKCM G.L. (Roc) Della ...
• Coast Guard Reserves Celebrated 69th Anniversary 19 February2 March 2010, 3:00 pm
  ADM Thad Allen, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, recently discussed how he and Congressman William Delahunt, former Coast Reservist, honored the Reserve Forces 69th anniversary on 19 February in ALCOAST 089/10.The Coast Guard Reserve was created February 19, 1941 when Congress amended the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act. Since that time, Coast Guard Reservists have steadfastly stood the watch, alongside their active duty counterparts in service to our country.Reserves have played a sign...
• Black History Month: TRACEN Petaluma holds luncheon with guest speaker RADM (ret) Erroll Brown2 March 2010, 2:59 pm
  iFORCECOM received the following post from Training Center Petaluma:Over 90 members of TRACEN Petaluma joined together to celebrate African American History Month on 17 Feb., as part of their Human Relations Council cultural event luncheon series. This year’s event theme was “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” TRACEN Petaluma’s month long celebration included historical biography booklets, posters, essay contest and a luncheon with a guest presentation by RADM (ret) Erroll Brown, the first Afr...

gCaptain.com

• Incident Photo (and video) of The Week – Collision at Port of Constanta18 March 2010, 6:35 am
  This weeks incident photos and video is of the M/V CMA CGM Debussy pinning the tug Vadeni.  The incident occurred on March 8th at the Port of Constanta, Romania.  Cargo Law has some of the details: 73,157-gt French container M/V CMA CGM Debussy (IMO 9235907) struck the stern of Turkish cargo M/V Haci Fatma Sari (IMO [...]...
• AIS SART – New Technology And The Sharing Critical Information17 March 2010, 11:02 pm
  AIS has been a revolutionary product and, regardless of your opinion on its use, has changed the way mates handle heavy traffic situations. Jotron, makers of various SOLAS compliant marine safety electronics, is looking to bring this revolution to Search And Rescue operations with the introduction of an AIS enabled Search And Rescue Transponder (SART). The [...]...
• Solo Fisherman Caught in His Own Net! (Accident Investigation Report)17 March 2010, 10:53 pm
  The following is posted by Fred Fry: Here is an investigation report covering an accident where a fisherman alone on his fishing vessel managed to get caught in his fishing gear and it took a navy boarding team to set him free. It is funny because the guy lived to tell about it. (He was seriously injured [...]...
• Q & A: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Marine Highways Program17 March 2010, 5:41 am
  By Wayne McCormick via AmericanMarineHighways.com Update 03/16/2010 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was in San Diego on February 5th to speak at a Town Hall meeting with port leaders from around the country at the first ever “National Port Summit”. After his speech I had a brief meeting with him to specifically discuss MarAd’s “Marine Highway Program” and [...]...
• Marine Air Bags – A Most Unusual (and effective?) Ship Launching Technique16 March 2010, 3:45 am
  To educate everyone on the use of air bags as a cost effective technique used for ship launching, we reached out to Song Tao of Qingdao Evergreen Shipping Supplies Co.,Ltd. Let’s here what he has to say… What were the first uses of air bags in the launching of ships? The history of marine air bag ship [...]...
• A Less Lethal Approach to Piracy Defense16 March 2010, 3:36 am
  No reader of this blog needs to be told that the risk from Piracy is real and growing.  We have seen it change from something that only happens in movies to the cold reality of US Navy SEALs shooting three Pirates dead and millions of dollars in ransom paid out.  If you are a ship [...]...
• Maritime Monday 20514 March 2010, 2:18 pm
  You can find last week’s edition here Deep Water Writing has been Girl Watching in Singapore Harbor – “This boat would circle us every evening as curious Singaporeans looked on from their tacky dinner cruise experience. A steel hull with fake cannon ports and a dirty exhaust stained transom, this motorized replica of a Junk [...]...
• Sunday, March 14 Event – The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, American Museum of Natural History13 March 2010, 1:32 pm
  THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH AND THE EFFECTS OF PLASTIC DEBRIS IN OUR OCEANS Part of the Milstein Science Series At The American Museum of Natural History WHEN: Sunday, March 14, noon–4 pm WHERE: Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, first floor – [...]...
• Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design12 March 2010, 4:04 am
  Click Image for high resolution Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of the German utility company RWE, as its designer to provide the basic design and consultancy services for a jack up crane vessel. Two such vessels with GL class-approval have been ordered by RWE [...]...
• Natural gas crystals: Energy under the sea11 March 2010, 7:54 am
  By Steve Hargreaves, staff writer – CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — It looks like ice — but this ice could one day be used to heat your home. It’s actually not ice at all, but crystallized natural gas, and if scientists can figure out how to harvest it cheaply enough, it could become a vast new source [...]...

All headlines from www.lloydslist.com

• Budget cuts will ruin Italian flag fleet18 March 2010, 11:09 am
  Newly elected Confitarma Paolo d’Amico challenges Rome’s commitment to the international ship registry...
• ELAA to shut down in July18 March 2010, 11:08 am
  Future of its subsidiary Container Trades Statistics to be settled later in the year...
• OceanFreight terminates standby share issue18 March 2010, 11:08 am
  Company pulls plug on facility after raising almost $100m...
• FMC mulls empty boxes registry plan18 March 2010, 11:08 am
  Container information system proposal could solve container availability issues in US...
• Scorpio Tankers targets $230m from IPO18 March 2010, 11:07 am
  Company hits road with much bigger offering than filed a month ago...
• Asia-Europe freight rates slide after rise18 March 2010, 11:07 am
  Another fall in Shanghai Containerised Freight Index expected to be announced...
• UK urged to ease restrictions on right of appeal to the High Court18 March 2010, 10:53 am
  THE right to appeal to the English High Court from an arbitration award has been subject to a pendulum swing...
• German cluster seeks clear way forward18 March 2010, 9:41 am
  Berlin maritime summit hopes to set clear directions for supporting the industry...
• OSX forced to slash IPO value18 March 2010, 9:14 am
  Company now hopes to raise $1.9bn, after investors shy away from initial $5.6bn target...
• SSA sees value in export-import bank18 March 2010, 8:54 am
  Singapore’s shipping industry should be allowed to benefit from proposed bank...

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• Warships take new strategy against Somali pirates - The Associated Press18 March 2010, 10:14 am
  China DailyWarships take new strategy against Somali piratesThe Associated Press"They are at the moment effectively suppressing what would otherwise be chaos," said Graeme Gibbon Brooks of Dryad Maritime Intelligence in Britain. ...Anti-pirate actions off Somalia net resultsCNN (blog)Dutch disarm Somali piratesNews24First piracy trial commences in VictoriaeTurboNewsall 264 news articles »...
• Anti-whalers plan 'forum' in Parliament Grounds - Stuff.co.nz18 March 2010, 9:00 am
  Anti-whalers plan 'forum' in Parliament GroundsStuff.co.nzHe was arrested when the ship reached Tokyo. The Green Party has urged the Government to use the Maritime Crimes Act to free Mr Bethune. ...and more »...
• Last of WWII Victory ships to be removed from Suisun Bay - San Jose Mercury News18 March 2010, 7:04 am
  Last of WWII Victory ships to be removed from Suisun BaySan Jose Mercury NewsThe US Maritime Administration's Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet has scheduled the World War II-era cargo ship, the Winthrop Victory, to be towed for cleaning to ...and more »...
• Celebrity Fighting Third Consecutive Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness at Sea - ABC News18 March 2010, 5:06 am
  USA TodayCelebrity Fighting Third Consecutive Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness at SeaABC NewsOutbreak strikes the same cruise ship for a third consecutive time. The Mercury has started its last three cruises from Charleston, SC, and large numbers of ...Celebrity's newest cruise ship, Eclipse, sails toward sea for first timeUSA TodayVirus infected cruise ship returns to Charleston, SCSouth Carolina News (blog)Cruise liner hit again with illness returns to SCThe Associated Pressbestcruised...
• SCF to offer study at sea - Bradenton Herald18 March 2010, 4:43 am
  Bradenton HeraldSCF to offer study at seaBradenton HeraldBRADENTON — Students at State College of Florida will be able to ship out for classes at sea beginning this summer, ...and more »...
• A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba - The Associated Press18 March 2010, 2:50 am
  A symbol of the slave trade joins US and CubaThe Associated PressThe ship is the Amistad, a US-flagged vessel headed for largely forbidden Cuban waters as a symbol of both a dark 19th century past and modern public ...and more »...
• Cruiser San Diego the 'unbeatable ship' of WWII - San Diego Union Tribune18 March 2010, 12:06 am
  Cruiser San Diego the 'unbeatable ship' of WWIISan Diego Union TribuneThe San Diego hurriedly headed out to sea, escorting the aircraft carrier Saratoga. But by the time the two ships reached Pearl Harbor, the great battle had ...and more »...
• Students on Spring Break rescue boat's crew, make maritime claim on vessel - Live 5 News17 March 2010, 2:35 pm
  Students on Spring Break rescue boat's crew, make maritime claim on vesselLive 5 NewsSmith is right, although it's more than a rule -- it's maritime law. If the distressed captain doesn't stay with his ship, passers by with enough youth, ...and more »...
• ME maritime buff catalogs vast US marine history - The Associated Press14 March 2010, 12:30 pm
  Austin American-StatesmanME maritime buff catalogs vast US marine historyThe Associated PressThousands of newspapers and books about ships and the sea are stacked waist- and chest-high throughout the rooms and hallways of his home in this riverfront ...ME maritime buff catalogs vast US marine historyThe Associated Pressall 190 news articles »...
• Australian Police Board Anti-Whale Ship, Sea Shepherd Says - Bloomberg5 March 2010, 7:37 pm
  Washington PostAustralian Police Board Anti-Whale Ship, Sea Shepherd SaysBloombergAbout 12 police boarded the ship, which is operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, MacLean said. The police were still aboard and making copies ...Australian police search anti-whaling shipsThe Associated PressAustralian police search anti-whaler ship at Japan's requestAFPAnti-Whaling Activists Claim Major Victory in AntarcticaVoice of AmericaNECN -ABC Online -BusinessWeekall 352 news artic...

Fairplay Daily News

• Want a job? Check Facebook18 March 2010, 9:27 am
  FINNISH port operators are employing non-union Facebook users to continue operating despite widespread strikes, IHS Global Insight reported today....
• Scorpio raises IPO target18 March 2010, 9:27 am
  SCORPIO Tankers filed a revised IPO registration today, raising the amount it expects in proceeds from its planned New York Stock Exchange debut....
• Chile plans cruise investment18 March 2010, 9:26 am
  CHILE’S Ministry of Public Works has announced a $400M investment in passenger and cargo port infrastructure over the next four years....
• Manila welder electrocuted18 March 2010, 9:26 am
  A WELDER was killed when he was electrocuted while repairing a cargo ship docked at Manila North Harbour....
• HK shipping boss dies at 8718 March 2010, 9:26 am
  KOO KOU-MING, who fled the 1949 Communist takeover of China to become one of Hong Kong’s most respected shipping leaders, has died at age 87....
• Frontline paid $3M for termination18 March 2010, 9:26 am
  NORWAY’S Frontline today said it will receive about $3M from Ship Finance International for the early termination of a charter deal....
• Bangladesh strike disrupts ports18 March 2010, 9:25 am
  A STRIKE by water transport workers in Bangladesh has left about two dozen ships stranded at the Chittagong's outer anchorage....
• Uruguay terminal auction fails18 March 2010, 9:25 am
  URUGUAYAN authorities have failed to garner any interest in auctioning a concession for a second box terminal at Montevideo....
• Gate signs first LNG contract18 March 2010, 9:25 am
  THE GATE terminal consortium has signed the first LNG supply deal to feed its import facility, which is being built at Rotterdam's port....
• OceanFreight ends equity sale18 March 2010, 9:25 am
  OCEANFREIGHT announced today that it has closed its latest equity distribution agreement with Yorkville Advisors after raising $99.7M....

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Ship Management International

• CRIMINALISATION AND PIRACY ARE DAMAGING SEAFARER RECRUITMENT WARNS INTERMANAGER18 March 2010, 10:09 am
  Shortages of skilled and qualified seafarers could have an immense impact on the global economy and are being exacerbated by the negative impact of crew criminalisation and the escalating problem of global piracy, warns InterManager, the international trade association for…...
• Fincantieri’s reverse factoring deal strengthens supplier relationships11 March 2010, 1:20 am
  Fincantieri has strengthened its relationship with its suppliers by signing a reverse factoring agreement, initially for three years, with Bank Paribas member BNL Group and the latter's factoring specialist Ifitalia, to allow suppliers to the Italian shipbuilding giant to unfreeze…...
• ClassNK commits ¥2.2 Billion to joint GHG reduction programme9 March 2010, 12:24 am
  ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda has annopunced that the Japanese classification society will commit ¥2.2 billion ($25 million) in research and funding as part of its participation in a national joint R&D program to reduce maritime greenhouse gas (GHG)…...
• Liberian Registry breaks 100m gt mark8 March 2010, 9:49 am
  The Liberian Registry has breached the 100m tons gross mark with the delivery of the 50,792 dwt bulk carrier Sanko Mercury at Oshima Shipbuilding Company in Nagasaki. “In the past five years alone, the Liberian Registry has grown by 40m…...
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• SMITV travels to Dubai to talk to ITM President Lars Modin7 March 2010, 5:28 am
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• SMITV talks to Andreas Droussiotis about Cyprus, the recession and stepping down as BSM CEO7 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• SMITV talks to Ole Stene about the crewing crisis and how it is affecting the Philippines7 March 2010, 4:12 am
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• SMITV talks to Dirk Fry about Schoeller’s joint venture with Tsakos7 March 2010, 3:51 am
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Yahoo! Finance: Shipping Industry News

• Pirate's Toll (Part 3): The Art of Negotiating With Killers (at TheStreet.com)18 March 2010, 8:32 am
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• Pirates' Toll (Part 3): The Art of Ransom Negotiation (at TheStreet.com)18 March 2010, 8:32 am
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• SFL - Upsize of refinancing, delivery of a newbuilding Suezmax and sale of a single-hull VLCC (Marketwire)18 March 2010, 6:32 am
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• OceanFreight Inc. Announces the Termination of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (Marketwire)18 March 2010, 5:33 am
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• Market Watch for Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. Issued by StockPreacher (GlobeNewswire)18 March 2010, 3:50 am
  DALLAS -- StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. . The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision....
• MMI Investments, L.P. Submits Director Nomination for DHT Holdings, Inc. Upcoming Annual Meeting; Will Solicit Proxies for Election of Robert N. Cowen to the DHT Board (Business Wire)17 March 2010, 12:22 pm
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• Teekay Offshore prices offering at $19.48 (AP)17 March 2010, 9:49 am
  Teekay Offshore Partners LP is attempting to raise $85.7 million after pricing a follow-on public offering of 4.4 million common units at $19.48 per unit....
• The Pirates' Toll: Insurance and Razor Wire (at TheStreet.com)17 March 2010, 9:06 am
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• Full Speed Ahead for Shipping ETF (at TheStreet.com)17 March 2010, 9:00 am
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• A Different Kind Of Shipping Company (at Investopedia)17 March 2010, 8:21 am
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Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding News

• Topaz Announces $65M Profit for 200917 March 2010, 10:54 pm
  Topaz Energy and Marine announced its audited financial results for 2009. Topaz posted revenue of $448 million, EBITDA of $ 127 million and Net Profit of $ 65 million...
• Rolls-Royce Promas Lite for Carnival Glory17 March 2010, 10:53 pm
  Carnival Cruise Lines has selected the Rolls-Royce propulsion system Promas Lite, combining propeller and rudder, for their cruise vessel Carnival Glory. Preliminary...
• Bourbon 2009 Financial Results17 March 2010, 10:51 pm
  For 2009, Bourbon reported robust earnings driven by the growth of the Offshore Division. EBITDA excluding capital gains was up 9.4%. “The 2009 results illustrate...
• MMWC Propeller Arresters17 March 2010, 10:46 pm
  The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based maritime anti-piracy organization, is launching their latest countermeasure, the MMWC Propeller Arresters....
• Bourbon 2009 Financial Results17 March 2010, 10:44 pm
  For 2009, Bourbon reported robust earnings driven by the growth of the Offshore Division. EBITDA excluding capital gains was up 9.4%. “The 2009 results...
• Record-Breaking Profits for Rafael in 200917 March 2010, 10:39 pm
  Rafael develops and manufactures advanced defense systems for the Israel Defense Forces and armed forces around the world, operating from a strong financial foundation...
• Tsakos Q4 & 2009 Results17 March 2010, 10:38 pm
  2009 Highlights: - Voyage revenues of $444.9 million versus $623.0 million in 2008 - Income of $47.8 million (before vessel impairment charges of $19.1 million) versus $202....
• Pfeifer VP of Business Dev, Marine Travelift17 March 2010, 10:37 pm
  Marine Travelift, Inc. announced the promotion of Erich Pfeifer to Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. Pfeifer will be responsible for all industrial and government sales,...
• Statoil Initial Public Offering17 March 2010, 10:36 pm
  Statoil's Board of Directors (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) has decided to start a process to list its energy and retail business on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Further to...
• HB Rentals Supplies Shenzi Platform17 March 2010, 10:35 pm
  Accommodations specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, will provide a two-building accommodations package for the Shenzi tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico....

Professional Mariner

• Dive resumes at Alaska's leaking Princess Kathleen wreck (VIDEO)17 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Global Offshore inspects hull to determine fuel source...
• Great Lakes navigation season to open early this year17 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Season's first laker to depart Duluth-Superior on Saturday...
• InterManager: Criminalization, piracy hurting mariner recruitment17 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Official: Nations should do more to protect seafarers' human rights...
• NWC calls Army Corps budget ‘inadequate’16 March 2010, 10:00 pm
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• Queen of the North navigator charged with criminal negligence15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Prosecution: He didn't perform duties when ferry sank, killing 2...
• Missouri River shipping season starts with industry at a crossroads15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  State agency hopes to boost river freight transport...
• Woods Hole-based oceanography robot ABE lost at sea (PHOTO)15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Officials on ship Melville say underwater vehicle can't be recovered...
• Search is on for $20M in silver bars that spilled from NYC barge15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  High-tech vessel looks for signs of 1903 casualty in Arthur Kill...
• Missing Ohio River mariner may have saved crewman (PHOTO)15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Both of his Ceredo crewmates were able to swim to safety...
• Mariner seriously injures leg in fall from container (VIDEO)15 March 2010, 10:00 pm
  Coast Guard medevacs victim from Sabine Pass area...

Marine Technology Reporter News

• MarineNet: Intrusion Detection17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Houston-based, BEI Security announced the availability of MarineNet, an above water and underwater security intrusion detection system for commercial and military facilities. MarineNet can be installed...
• John Westwood to Deliver Keynote at OceanTech Expo (OTE)17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  The organizers of OceanTech Expo (www.oceantechexpo.com) are pleased to announce that John Westwood, Chairman Douglas-Westwood (www.douglas-westwood.com) has agreed to deliver the Keynote speech at this...
• Scripps Oceanography: Rapid Response Exploration of Earthquake Site17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Scripps scientists hope to capitalize on a unique scientific opportunity to capture fresh data from the momentous geological event by attempting to characterize structural changes in the seafloor that...
• Alpha: New Star Tracker from Applied Acoustics17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Applied Acoustics unveiled its new USBL tracking system at Oceanology International. Called the Easytrak Alpha, it is the introductory and most compact of their range of subsea tracking systems. Suited...
• MCT to Deploy New Tidal Farm17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Marine Current Turbines secured approval for a lease from The Crown Estate to deploy its award-winning SeaGen tidal current technology off Brough Ness, on the southern most tip of the Orkney Islands (South Ronaldsay) and north east of John O’Groats....
• New Rig Contracts17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Statoil awarded a contract to Dolphin AS and a letter of intent to Seadrill for two rigs which will operate on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The Bideford Dolphin rig has won a three-year contract with start-up from January 27, 2011....
• J.Ray Wins First Asia Pacific Subsea Project17 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  J. Ray McDermott, S. A. (J. Ray) said J. Ray McDermott Far East, Inc. has been awarded its first SURF (Subsea Infrastructure, Umbilicals, Risers & Flowlines) project in Asia Pacific since its strategic push into this high growth area....
• Statoil: Four Fields on “Fast Track”15 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  ”Our ambition on certain fields on the Norwegian continental shelf is to halve the time from discovery to production,” said Ståle Tungesvik, head of reserves and business development in Statoil. Speeding...
• DELPH INS Added to IXSEA Range15 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  DELPH INS is the latest addition to the IXSEA software product range. Introduced late last year and formally launched at OI 2010 in London, DELPH INS is a post-processing and bulk data productivity tool...
• 2,000-ton Cable Shipment for Belwind Wind Farm15 March 2010, 9:00 pm
  Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s Project Logistics team at Lysaker, Norway completed two shipments of heavy duty electrical cable to Belgium, for use in the Belwind offshore energy project in the North Sea off Belgium....

Ship Technology News Press Releases

• HF Interior's Refit on Helios Wins Best Refit of the Year 200925 February 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Hatenboer-Water to Exhibit its RO Systems at Asia Pacific Maritime17 February 2010, 5:00 pm
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• TCLL Ratings Prove Lankharost Ropes Are Some of the Toughest on the Market14 February 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Lankhorst Ropes Opens New Stock Point in Panama14 February 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Hatenboer-Water Offers First Potable Water Course in Singapore28 January 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Comet's Marine Distress Signal Products Tested to -40°C24 January 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Marine Distress Signals Save Fisherman's Life21 January 2010, 5:00 pm
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• New Flood Rescue Equipment for Humberside Fire & Rescue Service18 January 2010, 5:00 pm
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• Chemring Marine Joins Call for Maritime Minister20 December 2009, 5:00 pm
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• Marintec China Show Provides Excellent Growth Potential for Pains Wessex20 December 2009, 5:00 pm
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Bunkerworld News

• Market moves uncertain18 March 2010, 9:48 pm
  Ports charting their own course in bunker trading today....
• More evidence on the cooling effects of shipping18 March 2010, 7:59 pm
  The benefits of sulphate come into question as MEPC gets ready to discuss low sulphur fuels....
• Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg18 March 2010, 5:39 pm
  NYMEX showing falls of more than $1 in early trading....
• Recourse action in Hebei Spirit spill incident18 March 2010, 5:20 pm
  BIMCO continue to be actively involved from the fair treatment of seafarers standpoint....
• Bunker prices fall in Fujairah18 March 2010, 5:10 pm
  No IFO in Durban spot market....
• Quality issues keep Fujairah market 'tight'18 March 2010, 4:39 pm
  Traders say 'some key suppliers have been hit'....
• Singapore fuel oil stocks down18 March 2010, 1:32 pm
  Spike in oil prices triggered demand from bunker market, say traders....
• Sulphur regulations: Suppliers should 'help' shipowners18 March 2010, 12:27 pm
  O.W. Bunker says suppliers must take more 'responsibility' in helping operators meet technical challenges....
• Bunkers reverse previous day's movement18 March 2010, 11:03 am
  Bunker prices in Busan, however, remains steady....
• New barge ready in 'next four months'18 March 2010, 10:59 am
  Karachi-based supplier says it will have the biggest delivery fleet in Pakistan....

Ordons News - Latest News

• Americas Petrogas Strikes Again at Medanito Sur Block18 March 2010, 5:40 am
  Buenos Aires. Americas Petrogas announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Americas Petrogas Argentina S.A., has tested and completed the well El Calden XS-4. This is the 4th exploration well on its Medanito Sur block, in Neuquen basin, Argentina. Read more......
• ConocoPhillips Awards EPC Contract for Ekofisk Jackets18 March 2010, 5:36 am
  Norway. ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, Norway has awarded Aker Solutions an EPC contract for the platform jacket and bridge support jacket for the new Ekofisk accommodation platform -- Ekofisk 2/4L -- located at the Ekofisk Center in the Norwegian North Sea. Read more......
• Saudi Aramco Sharpens Subsurface View with New Algorithm18 March 2010, 5:27 am
  Dubai. Saudi Aramco researchers have taken an important step forward in improving the interpretation of geoseismic data with a new, patented algorithm that minimizes distortion during processing. Read more......
• Brinx Confirms Oil and Gas Discovery in Oklahoma18 March 2010, 5:24 am
  Texas. Brinx Resources reported that drilling of the OK-4 #1 well has reached total depth and that initial testing appears to indicate a significant new oil and gas discovery. Read more......
• Iran to Open Wallet for USD200B Oil Investment to 201518 March 2010, 4:58 am
  Vienna. Iran is seeking $200 billion in oil, gas and refining investments over five years to avoid a production decline, and Iranian companies can sustain this should foreign interest fail to materialize, the country's oil minister said Wednesday. Read more......
• ExxonMobil Clears Regulatory Hurdle for XTO Merger18 March 2010, 4:56 am
  Houston. Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said Tuesday that U.S. antitrust regulators have cleared the company's pending merger with U.S. natural-gas producer XTO Energy Inc (XTO). Read more......
• Total Spearheads USD3.8B Project Offshore UK18 March 2010, 4:53 am
  Paris. Total announced the launch of the Laggan and Tormore gas fields development in the offshore frontier region of the West of Shetland, subject to the United Kingdom Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change approval. Read more......
• Petrobras Intensifies Sergipe Basin Oil Search18 March 2010, 4:50 am
  Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras has unveiled a major exploratory drilling campaign in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin for 2010. The Brazilian oil majors' investments in Exploration and Production in Sergipe add up to R$1.5 billion. Read more......
• J. Ray Reels in First SURF Project Offshore Vietnam18 March 2010, 4:46 am
  Houston. A subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott has been awarded its first SURF ("Subsea Infrastructure, Umbilicals, Risers & Flowlines") project in the Asia Pacific market since its strategic push into this high growth area. This milestone contract was awarded by PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation ("PTSC") on behalf of its customer, PetroVietnam Exploration & Production ("PVEP"). Read more......
• ConocoPhillips to pay USD588K for 2004 Tacoma oil spill18 March 2010, 4:41 am
  Tacoma. A unit of ConocoPhillips Co. will pay $588,000 in a settlement with the state to help pay for the cleanup of a 2004 oil tanker spill in Puget Sound’s Dalco Passage near Tacoma. Read more......

Shipgaz - news

• Fewer storage tankers18 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Orders placed at Japanese yards increase18 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Eleven pirates to be prosecuted in the Seychelles18 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Number of idle container carriers falls17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Chemical tanker released by Somali pirates17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Fjord Lines orders ferry pair from Bergen17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Only half the liner vessels arrive on time17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• New president of NSA17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Three crew members die of alcohol poisoning17 March 2010, 4:34 am
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• Baltic Breeze I finally leaves Vejle15 March 2010, 4:34 am
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Rigzone.com: Latest News Headlines

• Gallic Energy Enters LOI to Purchase Canadian Properties17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Gallic Energy has entered into a letter of intent agreement with Sahara Energy to negotiate the acquisition of Alberta and Saskatchewan properties and the assumption of Sahara's secured debt....
• Petrominerales Cases Candelilla-3 as Potential Producer17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Petrominerales updated on exploration activities highlighted by the decision to case Candelilla-3 as a potential oil well....
• Timberlake: Burns Oil Lease Up to Full Production17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  "Our company has made tremendous growth this past year and we are on target for our 2010 forecast," said Timberlake Energy's President, Bob Bowersock....
• Consol Expands U.S. Natural Gas Footprint with $3.5B Deal17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Consol Energy shored up its operations with the $3.5 billion purchase of Dominion's Appalachian Basin natural gas exploration and production business....
• Port Manatee Signs on for Port Dolphin's LNG Project17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  The Manatee County Port Authority today approved a long-term agreement with Port Dolphin Energy LLC, providing Florida with a second major source of natural gas....
• Today's Trends: Central GOM Lease Sale Highlights17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Although still well below 2007 and 2008 record highs, the Central GOM Lease Sale 213 held this week attracted nearly a billion dollars in high bids -- about 35% higher than 2009 levels....
• Suncor Gets Green Light for Oil-Sands Expansion17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board approved Suncor Energy's application to develop three additional stages of its Firebag in situ oil sands project....
• Rio de Janeiro Up in Arms over Proposed Oil Royalty Bill17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Thousands of Brazilians staged a protest against a bill on oil royalties distribution in the state of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, the local government said....
• Russia Claims Arctic Undersea Territory17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has repeated Russia's claims to the Arctic continental shelf, thought to be rich in oil and gas reserves, officials said....
• NYMEX Crude Pauses Near $82; Natural Gas Extends Losses17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Pausing after yesterday's advance to nearly $83 a barrel, NYMEX crude oil futures settled down slightly at the close of today's session, but still maintained a bullish final price tag....

offshore oil - Google News

• Brazil OSX raises $1.58 bln after slashing IPO - Reuters18 March 2010, 3:03 pm
  Forbes (blog)Brazil OSX raises $1.58 bln after slashing IPOReutersThe company, Batista's bet on Brazil's offshore oil boom, had filed to raise up to 9.92 billion reais on March 2, but reduced the offering sharply as ...OSX trims price, volume of IPO - IFR reportReutersBrazil's OSX IPO hopes ride on slashed priceReutersall 63 news articles »...
• Cantor meets with Salazar to urge drilling off Virginia's shore - Washington Post (blog)18 March 2010, 2:37 pm
  Cantor meets with Salazar to urge drilling off Virginia's shoreWashington Post (blog)Congress would still need to pass a bill to allow Virginia to receive any royalties from offshore oil or gas drilling, as it did in 2006 when it allowed ...and more »...
• Missan fields finally awarded to China - Iraq Oil Report18 March 2010, 10:42 am
  Missan fields finally awarded to ChinaIraq Oil ReportThe official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) and Sinochem International Company have now agreed to ...Iraq Targets 12 Million Barrels a Day, Defers OPEC Quota LimitsBusinessWeekall 8 news articles »...
• Obama bans offshore oil drilling Russia drills off Cuban Coast - Examiner.com18 March 2010, 10:39 am
  The Jersey Journal - NJ.comObama bans offshore oil drilling Russia drills off Cuban CoastExaminer.comAP Photo Although most polls show that the American public is in favor of offshore oil drilling, the Obama administration is ready to ban it. ...Commentary: Russia to drill for oil in Gulf of Mexico while US is going "Green"The Jersey Journal - NJ.comObama surrenders gulf oil to MoscowCanada Free Pressall 5 news articles »...
• Trico Marine Group Awarded Approximately $40 Million in Subsea Contracts - CNNMoney.com (press release)18 March 2010, 8:06 am
  Trico Marine Group Awarded Approximately $40 Million in Subsea ContractsCNNMoney.com (press release)Mr. Compofelice, Chief Executive Officer of the Trico Marine Group, commented, "The BARD project award reflects our strong position in the offshore ...and more »...
• CNOOC meets energy-saving, emission target earlier than expected - Trading Markets (press release)18 March 2010, 2:21 am
  Dredging TodayCNOOC meets energy-saving, emission target earlier than expectedTrading Markets (press release)China National Offshore Oil Corpora tion (CNOOC), China's largest offshore oil and gas producer, has met i ts compulsory energy-saving and emission target a ...Another Chinese Asset GrabMotley FoolWartsila selected best supplier by CNOOC of China - wins award for supplier ...Trading Markets (press release)all 18 news articles »...
• Anadarko Bid Tops US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale - BusinessWeek17 March 2010, 8:44 pm
  Anadarko Bid Tops US Gulf of Mexico Lease SaleBusinessWeekThe “strong bidding” in this auction should encourage the US to open more areas to offshore oil and gas drilling, said Jack Gerard, president of the ...MMS: US Central Gulf Oil, Gas Lease Sale Bids Total $949 MillionNASDAQAPI uses Gulf of Mexico lease sale to push wider drillingThe Hill (blog)Gulf lease sale draws $949.3 million in high bidsThe Associated PressUPI.com -Houston Business Journalall 177 news articles »...
• OPEC will hold oil prices, production steady -- for now - Washington Post17 March 2010, 7:56 pm
  Times OnlineOPEC will hold oil prices, production steady -- for nowWashington PostBut oil production capacity continues to edge up in many places, such as Iraq, Angola and offshore Nigeria. Abu Dhabi and Kuwait are also planning ...Commodities End Higher With Gold, Oil Futures Rising On Fed Interest Rate DecisionONN.tvall 2,703 news articles »...
• McDermott gets Vietnam offshore oil contract - BusinessWeek17 March 2010, 1:07 pm
  McDermott gets Vietnam offshore oil contractBusinessWeekInitial work will begin immediately and offshore installation is expected to start in the third quarter of 2011, the company said. ...J. Ray wins subsea work at PetroVietnam's Dai Hung oil fieldOil & Gas Financial Journalall 27 news articles »...
• Virginia leaders express interest in offshore drilling - Washington Post16 March 2010, 5:55 pm
  Virginia leaders express interest in offshore drillingWashington PostCongress would still need to pass a bill to allow Virginia to receive any royalties from offshore oil or gas drilling, as it did in 2006 when it allowed ...and more »...

Yahoo! Finance: Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration Industry News

• Seahawk Drilling, Inc. to Present at Howard Weil Energy Conference (GlobeNewswire)18 March 2010, 12:45 pm
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• Natural Gas: Look Out for That Rig Count! (at Barrons.com)18 March 2010, 11:45 am
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• Advantage Files Annual Information Form and 40-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (CNW Group)18 March 2010, 9:27 am
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• [$$] Buyers Getting Cautious (at RealMoney by TheStreet.com)18 March 2010, 7:27 am
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• What Investors Think About BreitBurn Energy Partners (at Motley Fool)18 March 2010, 7:01 am
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• W&T Offshore Is Apparent High Bidder on Five Gulf of Mexico Blocks (PR Newswire)18 March 2010, 6:49 am
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• JayHawk Energy Inc. Spuds Second Well at Crosby Field in North Dakota (Business Wire)18 March 2010, 6:00 am
  POST FALLS, Idaho----JayHawk Energy, Inc. is pleased to announce the spud of the Jenks #1, the second well of the Company’s multi-well vertical development drilling program located at Crosby Field in Divide County, North Dakota....
• Pride International to Present at the 38th Annual Howard Weil Energy Conference (Marketwire)18 March 2010, 6:00 am
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• Constellation Energy Partners Defines Margin of Safety (at Seeking Alpha)18 March 2010, 1:02 am
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• Ecopetrol increases Its presence in the Gulf of Mexico (US) (PR Newswire)17 March 2010, 6:24 pm
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gCaptain External Offshore News

• Keppel delivers Floatel rig early18 March 2010, 6:28 am
  Semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Superior delivered 43 days early...
• Sembcorp Marine wins Ekofisk deal18 March 2010, 4:08 am
  Accommodation topsides to be installed in North Sea platform for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia...
• Noordhoek receives ISO 14001 : 2004 environmental management system18 March 2010, 3:54 am
  Noordhoek is extremely pleased to announce it has......
• Technip awarded contract for the Nord Stream project in the Baltic Sea18 March 2010, 2:44 am
  Technip has been awarded by Nord Stream AG......
• Leed Scoops Up Grand Isle 96 Block in GOM17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  "The Grand Isle 96 Block is adjacent to Leed's existing lease holdings in the Grand Isle Area and compliments the Company's development plans for these assets," commented Leed's President, Howard Wilson....
• W&T Offshore Bids High for Five OCS Blocks17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  W&T Offshore was the apparent high bidder on five Outer Continental Shelf blocks offered in the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 213....
• Petrominerales Cases Candelilla-3 as Potential Producer17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Petrominerales updated on exploration activities highlighted by the decision to case Candelilla-3 as a potential oil well....
• Salamander Snags Stake in Underexplored Vietnam Basin17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Salamander Energy has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in and operatorship of Block 101-100/04, offshore Vietnam....
• Spectrum to Reprocess Seismic Offshore T&T17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Spectrum has received approval to reprocess 2D seismic data in the Trinidad and Tobago Deep Atlantic Area, offshore the northern and eastern coasts of the islands....
• Noble Energy Bids High for Deepwater Blocks in GOM17 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  Noble Energy was the apparent high bidder on 16 deepwater lease blocks in the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 213....

Offshore Energy headlines from www.lloydslist.com

• Keppel delivers Floatel rig early18 March 2010, 6:28 am
  Semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Superior delivered 43 days early...
• Sembcorp Marine wins Ekofisk deal18 March 2010, 4:08 am
  Accommodation topsides to be installed in North Sea platform for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia...
• Wintermar plans $30m IPO15 March 2010, 8:42 am
  Indonesian offshore marine operator eyes October listing...
• Downturn stunts Fugro’s growth5 March 2010, 8:12 am
  Shipowner reports 7% fall in net profits to $357m...
• Bourbon gains full control of Delba Maritima5 March 2010, 7:36 am
  Bourbon agrees to buy out joint venture partner Newton Lins...
• SBI Offshore and Sea Reef ink joint venture5 March 2010, 6:10 am
  SBI Offshore plans to invest an initial $1m in joint venture company...
• Date fixed for OSX Brasil’s $5.5bn IPO3 March 2010, 7:04 am
  Plans to offer up to 40% of the company in 7.44m voting shares in the group at between R$1,000-R$1,333.3 on March 19....
• GC Rieber launches takeover for GC Rieber Shipping1 March 2010, 9:40 am
  Parent company in surprise $109.1m bid...
• Otto Marine warns of challenging market1 March 2010, 6:30 am
  Company facing tough conditions in 2010 as it it reports 8% drop in net profit...
• Solstad profits remain under pressure1 March 2010, 6:25 am
  Weak North Sea spot market to keep owner’s profits under pressure...

Riviera Martime Media

• Wilson, Sons accelerates into OSV market31 December 1969, 5:00 pm
  Scottish brothers Edward and Fleetwood Pellew established Wilson, Sons in Brazil 172 years ago as a shipbroker in the northeastern port of Salvador. The company – listed in Sao Paolo in Brazil s......
• Tragedy broadens rift in an already divided Asian market31 December 1969, 5:00 pm
  After seven days of effort involving over 75 vessels and aircraft, the search for Ocean Lark survivors was officially abandoned on 8 January. The 4,600 bhp AHTS vessel built in 1973 capsized off Pedra......
• Record turnout cements OSJ Conference’s premier status31 December 1969, 5:00 pm
  The most popular Annual OSJ Conference to date took place in London on 17 and 18 February. A total of 312 delegates from 27 countries attended the event, which was held in association with STX Europe ......
• Jumbo Shipping completes first phase of Pluto LNG project3 December 2010, 9:00 am
  Jumbo Shipping has completed the first phase of the Pluto LNG project. The company’s heavy lift vessel, Daniella, recently completed its 11th and final voyage for the project, which is centred o......
• Wärtsilä wins ship design contract for ONGC newbuilds3 December 2010, 9:00 am
  Wärtsilä has signed a ship design contract with Pipavav Shipyard of India. The contract calls for a total of 12 OSVs, for delivery to Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the largest oil and g......
• Hornbeck Offshore introduces first MPSV3 December 2010, 9:00 am
  Hornbeck Offshore Services in the US has introduced into service HOS Centerline, the first of its new Jones Act-qualified, 370ft multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs). The company claims that the HOS......
• Heavy lift/construction vessel Borealis is launched3 December 2010, 9:00 am
  The hull for Nordic Heavy Lift’s new heavy load/construction vessel Borealis was launched on 19 October and is now afloat alongside at Nantong Yahua Shipyard in Nantong, China. The construction......
• CGGVeritas secures largest ever marine seismic contract3 November 2010, 9:00 am
  CGGVeritas has been awarded a contract by Pemex to acquire and process 75,000km2 of 3D seismic data in the Gulf of Mexico. The programme started in October and was expected to extend through 2013. The......
• WISE technology is used commercially for the first time3 November 2010, 9:00 am
  OHM Ltd, a member of the Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Group in the UK, recently conducted a CSEM survey in the UK sector of the North Sea that represents the first full commercial use of OHM’s W......
• Polarcus signs Letter of Intent for Nadia3 October 2010, 9:00 am
  Polarcus has signed a conditional Letter of Intent with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co (TGS) for charter of the 12-streamer 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Nadia, for approximately three months commencing in De......