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The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 168th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 118 here. (Published 7 July 2008) You can

A few months ago we received a press release from McMurdo on a revolutionary product, the Fast-Find 210 PLB, a portable version of an EPIRB, The revolutionary

This is a huge decision that protects the injured seamen. Sometimes, out of economic neccessity, an injured seamen is forced to return to some work while still

Case Name: Perry Rose v Miss Pacific LLC, et al. Date of Judgment: 15th June 2009 Court: U.S.D.C. – D. Oregon Judge: District Judge King Citation: 2009

This weeks interesting ship was recently christened in the first part of January 2009.  The ship, named the Golden State, was built by General Dynamics

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 167th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 117 here. (Published 30 June 2008) You can

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (The primary industry advisory committee that provides security policy guidance to the US Coast Guard) has

Safety at Sea=PAP By John G. Denham In my naval experience I hated inspections more than storms. Most of the inspectors were knowledgeable, competent but

Case Name: Michael Bell v Fishing Company of Alaska Date: 15th June 2009 Court: U.S.D.C. – W.D. Washington – Seattle Judge: District Judge Martinez

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 166th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 116 here. (Published 23 June 2008) You can

Case Name: Herbert B. Pretus v. Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.; et al. Date Decided: June 12, 2009 Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Judge:

You have a PASS Device for your shipboard fire team..right?? Why not break it out of the gear locker during confined space entries? For those who have never

Dockwise Yacht Transport has been in the boat delivery business for 21 years. Their semi-submersible vessels operate world wide. Launched in April of 2008, the

Being held this week in Oslo, Norway is one of the biggest and most anticipated conferences of the year for the maritime industry, Nor-Shipping.  This year

This weeks Ship Photo of The Week is of the Alaskan Navigator docked at BP Terminal Pier T at The Port of Long Beach. What’s exciting about this is

It’s official, today is the first UN designated World Oceans Day. The concept for World Oceans Day was proposed at the 1992 Earth Summit and has been

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 165th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 115 here. (Published 16 June 2008) You can

Love it or hate it Season 2 of Animal Planet’s hit maritime reality tv show Whale Wars aired last night. A novel could be written to describe

In an official statement the Paris MOU writes: At its 42nd meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2008 inspection results and adopted new

Case Name: Andrew Cunningham v Interlake Steamship Co. Date of Judgment: 2nd June 2009 Court: 6th Circuit – U.S. Court of Appeals Judge: Circuit Judges