You can find links to all the previous editions at the bottom of this post. You are encouraged to participate using the comment link/form at the bottom of the post. If you have photos or stories to tell, do email me at [email protected].
Thanks to Mike for going through the pain to get last week’s edition out! I am still on vacation until Thursday, but you can expect next week’s edition to be fully back to normal. At the moment I am still operating in a vacuum of information.
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This Week’s Photos:
This week’s photos come from Capt. Bill Palmer of the ATB PACIFIC RELIANCE taken on 11 March of the SAXONIA EXPRESS with the vessel’s bow aground at Shingle Pt. As the good Captain puts it: a “New Container dock on the mighty Mississippi”:
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This Week’s Items:
EagleSpeak has “Somali Pirates: Sea of Legal Issues“. Surely, all these discussions by the various governments is going to be a good starting point for the defense to claim that the courts the pirates finally do end up in lack jurisdiction.
gCaptain has the passing of the first licensed female ship captain in North America with “Passing The Bar – Molly Kool“.
Last week, John Cota, the California ship pilot who was on the bridge of the COSCO BUSAN when it hit the San Francisco Bay Bridge in November of 2007 pled guilty to negligently causing the discharge of approximately 53,000 gallons of oil into the bay, as well as “violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the death of protected migratory birds.” The latter charge has become an increasingly popular arrow in the quiver of federal prosecutors as they pursue bad guys on the water. I’m pretty sure that the original intent of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act wasn’t to provide this sort of vehicle for lawyers, but it sure has come in handy for the Department of Justice in recent years.
An Egyptian appeals court has sentenced the wealthy owner of a ferry that sank in 2006, killing more than 1,000 people, to seven years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
Wednesday’s ruling overturns last year’s acquittal of Mamdouh Ismail, which had outraged many in Egypt. Ismail, a wealthy, former member of parliament, was absent during the ruling and is believed to be in Europe.
ABC News (Australia) has “Union blames foreign crew for oil spill“. The spill is from the ship PACIFIC ADVENTURER. This is a growing story sure to feature in future editions of Maritime Monday.
The traditional, formal Merchant Marine Officer’s License as we have always known it, the actual paper certificate, is now on the fast track into the the waste bin of history as the Coast Guard, like a bull in a china shop, blunders into the implementation of their Merchant Mariner Credential final rule, which was published yesterday in the Federal Register.
After sitting down for talks with Russia over the inevitable battle for the vast oil and gas reserves lying under the Arctic Sea, Denmark has concluded that only international law can ultimately resolve the issues of ownership. Five nations lie along the Arctic coastline – Russia, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and the US – and all have competing claims to the area.
Russian shipyards are inefficient and in need of “comprehensive modernization”, Russian PM Vladimir Putin said in a meeting last week. He now calls for the construction of brand new shipyards, which are to help Russia meet demands within shipping and on the shelf.
Am I the only one who thinks that the shipyards are not the problem?
Kings Point Waterfront has a photo “Harbor Seal Makes Rare Appearance at Kings Point“. I was there for four years and never heard of a harbor seal ever making an appearance. Not to mention growing up on the North Shore of Long Island, never seeing one either.
One of seven alleged Indonesian pirates arrested after a dramatic shootout on the high seas with Malaysian Marine Commandos about three weeks ago is an Indonesian police officer.
According to these organisations, Spain is fourth in a world league table for shark fishing, with the European Union, “principally due to Spain,” a global hotspot for shark “capture, consumption and commercialisation.”
Trade and Logistics Malaysia has “Cabotage policy affecting Sabah & Sarawak” as people look for an explanation why domestic shipping rates have not benefited from the global drop in freight rates.
CDR Salamander covers the nautical background of the HMS GANNET, which was the source of some wood which the UK used to make a symbolic gift for the new US President in his series “Fullbore Friday“.
First, let’s take a look at fatigue. It’s part of the territory. Unrealistic minimum manning standards, especially in coastal waters where regulations often require lower manning levels than on deep sea routes, are partly to blame: The more likely you are to hit a rock the fewer warm bodies you need on the bridge. Working hours, especially 6/6 schedules, contribute to fatigue particularly when only two officers handle watches. One man watching keeping contributes to fatigue.
If your are alone on watch during a 6/6 schedule at night you are at risk.
HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb has to take care of a myriad of issues while off his ship in “Old stress, new stress.“
It has been a majestic rite: tall ships from across the world dotting Boston Harbor in July, recalling the city’s maritime history in a parade of billowing white sails and crisply attired sailors.
Deep Water Writing has a report of a transit through pirate-infested waters with “From the Front“. Must be nice to have an armed team onboard.
NY TUGMASTER’S WEBLOG has “Are You Here?” noting the attention required of those working on the sea pointing out that sometimes it might be better for all that you go back home if that’s where your mind keeps wandering.
Breakbulk Industry News has “NSCSA initiates call at Port of Charleston“. That would be the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia. Good thing Congress does not know that the Saudis are bringing their ships into US Ports looking at how they freaked out at the mere thought of a UAE Company owning shipping terminals in the US.
Fairplay Daily News: Back with this section next week. I have not had access to their daily email while on vacation.
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Submissions for future editions:
Please submit articles for inclusion in next week’s edition using the following submit form at Blog Carnival. You are also welcome to email stories and photos to [email protected] for inclusion in future editions as well as suggest areas of coverage.
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Previous Editions: As linked below or click on the tag ‘Maritime Monday’ for all gCaptain editions. (I just noticed that a couple of these links have gone bad. This will be fixed next week as well.)
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) – China has stepped up grey-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic island “saturated” with balloons, drones and civilian boats,...
Austal USA has kicked off plans to construct a new manufacturing facility, marking a significant expansion of its shipyard capacity in Mobile, Alabama in support of U.S. Navy and Coast...
Oldendorff and Norsepower have announced an agreement to install three Norsepower Rotor Sails™ on board a modern bulk carrier to reduce its emissions. The vessel, Dietrich Oldendorff, will be equipped...
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