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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
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Storm Over Parenting – Do Infants Belong At Sea?

By Jennifer Medina, New York Times — As her family began what was supposed to be a monthslong journey in a 36-foot sailboat from Mexico to New Zealand,

April 8, 2014
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Four Rescued After Tug Sinks Off Big Sur, California [UDPATE]
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Four Rescued After Tug Sinks Off Big Sur, California [UDPATE]

Update: The Crane barge was successfully towed to Port of LA/LB on Tuesday. The tug Delta Captain sank while towing the barge Saturday, according OSPR in

April 14, 2013
Total Views: 148

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
NATO Warship Coordinates Rescue of Crew from Burning Bulk Carrier
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NATO Warship Coordinates Rescue of Crew from Burning Bulk Carrier

A U.S. warship conducting counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean with the NATO Task Force assisted in the rescue of 21 Turkish crewmembers of a

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 52

Friday, October 26, 2012
Incident Photos of The Week – Daring Barents Sea Rescue
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Incident Photos of The Week – Daring Barents Sea Rescue

The Rescue Coordination Centre in Northern Norway on Thursday was forced to coordinated the dramatic rescue of 14 mariners who ran into trouble during a storm

October 26, 2012
Total Views: 41

Monday, September 17, 2012
Listing General Cargo Ship Abandoned Off Taiwan, Captain Missing
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Listing General Cargo Ship Abandoned Off Taiwan, Captain Missing

The Captain of a Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship loaded with logs went missing on Saturday after his vessel began to list dangerously and lost power in

September 17, 2012
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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Incidents

Chinese Ships Battered in Typhoon, 5 Dead, 10 Missing

(Bloomberg) — Typhoon Bolaven killed at least eight people as it lashed the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rain, capsizing fishing boats

August 28, 2012
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Australia-Bound Boat Capsizes, Fate of 200 Refugees Unknown [UPDATED]
Incidents

Australia-Bound Boat Capsizes, Fate of 200 Refugees Unknown [UPDATED]

View Larger Map SYDNEY–A major rescue effort is underway after a boat carrying up to 200 asylum seekers capsized off the coast of Australia’s

June 21, 2012
Total Views: 3

Thursday, May 10, 2012
bond super puma Eurocopter EC225 ditches
Incidents

Helicopter Carrying 14 Offshore Rig Workers Ditches in the North Sea

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.’s main offshore workers’ union has called for all helicopters operated by Bond Aviation to be grounded pending an

May 10, 2012
Total Views: 268

Thursday, April 19, 2012
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Incidents

Cruise Ship Ignores Vessel in Distress, 2 Perish off Panama

On the 10th of March, the cruise ship Star Princess, owned by Princess Cruises, sailed by a fishing vessel which had been stranded at sea for two weeks.

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 44

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Passenger Ferry Sinks in Heavy Seas off Papua New Guinea, Dozens Feared Dead **UPDATE**
Incidents

Passenger Ferry Sinks in Heavy Seas off Papua New Guinea, Dozens Feared Dead **UPDATE**

A Papua-New Guinea (PNG) flagged passenger ship/RoRo sunk yesterday in heavy seas off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea.  350 people are reported to have

February 2, 2012
Total Views: 112

Sunday, January 15, 2012
COSTA CONCORDIA – Fred Fry’s Comments and Questions
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COSTA CONCORDIA – Fred Fry’s Comments and Questions

There is lots of guessing out there in the wake of the COSTA CONCORDIA disaster. Here are my thoughts on the matter. The initial accident: First, there is lots

January 15, 2012
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Being Prepared in an Emergency…it’s the Difference Between Life and Death At Sea [VIDEO]
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Being Prepared in an Emergency…it’s the Difference Between Life and Death At Sea [VIDEO]

Travis Niemi, a commercial fisherman, talks to the US Coast Guard about the importance of offshore lifesaving equipment after his boat capsized and sank off

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 3

Monday, October 3, 2011
Taiwanese Ship runs aground
Incidents

Heavy seas claim four lives after cargo ship runs aground off Taiwan

TAIPEI—Four crew members died Monday and six were missing after a cargo vessel ran aground in heavy seas off the northern Taiwanese coast, the coast

October 3, 2011
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Andrea Doria Dive Site
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Andrea Doria Dive Site – Trimix Diver’s Body Recovered

A diver died while exploring the wreck of the Andrea Doria off Nantucket on Sunday. The body of Michael A. LaPrade, 27, of California was brought ashore to the

July 26, 2011
Total Views: 93

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Incident Video Of The Week – How Not To Handle A Stretcher
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Incident Video Of The Week – How Not To Handle A Stretcher

I seem to remember a nautical saying, something about leaving each foot on a different ship as they pull apart. Or maybe this is just nautical 101 at its

April 26, 2011
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Incident Photos – Amver’s final rescue of 2010
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Incident Photos – Amver’s final rescue of 2010

This weeks incident photo comes to us via Ben Strong of Amver. If not for the partnership between Pole Star and Amver the Greek ship Vanessa A would never

January 12, 2011
Total Views: 6

Sunday, January 9, 2011
International Search Leads To Rescue Of 20 Mariners
Lifesaving Incidents

International Search Leads To Rescue Of 20 Mariners

When unforgiving seas hit a vessel and caused it to sink off the Marshall Islands, the 20 mariners aboard were forced to abandon ship. Two thousand miles away,

January 9, 2011
Total Views: 4

Monday, December 13, 2010
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Kevlar balloons to raise sinking ships

Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook (MAC) points us to the following press release from BMT Group, explaining a “revolutionary new system”

December 13, 2010
Total Views: 449

Lifesaving Incidents

Korean Fishing Vessel Sinks in Southern Ocean

Some more bad news coming from the Southern Ocean over the weekend. At approximately 6.30am yesterday, the Korean fishing vessel No 707 Hongjin sank about

December 13, 2010
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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“EMILY” – The Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard

Continuing with our interest in safety equipment and the latest lifesaving technology, we were happy to stumble across this system that is currently being

December 7, 2010
Total Views: 75
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