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The BELUGA NOMINATION was recently taken by pirates. One open question was how the pirates managed to get into the ship’s Citadel safe room where the

Via email comes news that the US Merchant Marine Academy has a new incoming Superintendent A KINGS POINTER FOR KINGS POINT RADM Philip Greene, Jr. ’78

The following is posted by Fred Fry: I am going to start with a disclaimer in that I am no Jones Act expert. That said… Many of you have

Photo By Richard Hartog, AP UPDATE: According to the latest reports, Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old Californian attempting a solo sailing trip around the

Here is another classic accident report from the Danish Maritime Authority. We have a ship’s engineer, wooden shoes and alcohol. Division for

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

The Department of Transportation has announced a search for a Superintendent for the US Merchant Marine Academy. Job Title: Superintendent, US Merchant Marine

Word comes via the US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has named an acting Superintendent to handle the

That did not take long: The crew of the New Zealand trimaran harassing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean had to be rescued after their boat was rammed and

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 190th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 140 here. (Published 15 December 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 189th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 139 here. (Published 08 December 2008) You

Update: Release via EU NAVFOR: On the early morning of 18 November 2009, 350 nautical miles east from the Somali coast, pirates attacked MV Maersk Alabama, a

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 188th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 138 here. (Published 01 December 2008) You

Here is a press release from the US Merchant Marine Academy: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Accepts Resignation of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 187th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 137 here. (Published 24 November 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 186th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 136 here. (Published 17 November 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 185th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 135 here. (Published 10 November 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 183rd edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 133 here. (Published 27 October 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 182nd edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 132 here. (Published 20 October 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 181st edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 131 here. (Published 13 October 2008) You