rescue at sea
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Horizon Reliance Responds to High Seas Distress Call, Rescues Family of Three [VIDEO]
Horizon Lines’ Chief Mate Steven Itson gives a replay of the rescue at sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNb_uRhG_c The crew of the 38-foot sailboat
Friday, February 3, 2012
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Containership Rescues 116 Survivors Off Papua New Guinea
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank
Search and Rescue off Papua New Guinea Continues, IMO Secretary General Extends Condolances
On February 1st, the passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen sank in heavy seas off Papua Guinea. The search for survivors continues. Papua New Guinea’s
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Aussies to the Rescue! Australian Warship Rescues Iranians off Yemen
(Australian Navy) HMAS Parramatta has provided essential life saving assistance to an Iranian flagged vessel in distress on Christmas Eve. Parramatta is on
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Icebreaker Dispatched for Southern Ocean Rescue In Antarctic Ice
Crew on board the Russian vessel Sparta have requested more equipment to help repair damage to the boat’s hull while rescue efforts are hampered by icy
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Containership Zim Monaco Comes to the Aid of Dismasted Volvo Ocean Race Boat [IMAGES]
“These are our new best friends,” skipper Ken Read remarked as the Maltese-flagged containership Zim Monaco pulled up alongside his carbon fiber
Friday, September 9, 2011
Search continues for liftboat crew missing in Gulf of Mexico
UPDATE: Read HERE for Monday update on this incident. Ten people are missing after a liftboat contracted by the seismic data services company, Geokinetics,
Friday, July 29, 2011
Deadliest Sea: A True Story of Life and Death on the Bering Sea [INTERVIEW]
Rob Almeida’s interview with Kalee Thompson, author of Deadliest Sea. This incredibly well written book details the sinking of the F/V Alaska Ranger in
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Incident Video of The Week – Tug ‘Aries’ sinks in Bering Sea
Last week we brought you news of the tug Aries that sank in the Bering Sea. Master of the Aries and good friend of gCaptain, Captain Doug Pine, put
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
USNS John Ericsson crew rescues five near Solomon Islands
Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Amver Enrolled K-Line Bulker Rescues Sailors
Via Amver Blog An Amver participating bulker, the Daio Azalea, rescued two Italian sailors early Wednesday morning May 11, 2011 after their 43 foot catamaran
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Amver enrolled containership rescues 27 fisherman near Guam
A Panamanian flagged containership enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, or AMVER, successfully rescued 27
Thursday, March 10, 2011
EU NAVFOR assists sinking vessel after release from pirate control
On the morning of 9 March, marine authorities received a distress call from the MV ARAK AFRIKANA stating that they were taking on large amounts of water due to
Monday, March 7, 2011
USCG Release: Two rescued after platform fire in GoM
The Coast Guard responded with multiple air and sea assets on Sunday to reports that an oil production platform caught fire approximately 50 miles off Grand
Two Rescued From Burning, Non-Producing Oil Platform In US Gulf
HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from a burning Gulf of Mexico oil platform on Sunday. The platform, owned by Houston-based Arena
Friday, March 4, 2011
Greek Amver ship saves Frenchmen
The Greek participating Amver tanker Delta Kanaris rescued four French sailors Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 after the sailors activated their personal locator beacon
Monday, February 28, 2011
MSV Champion Crew Rescues Family Adrift at Sea
MSV CHAMPION, At sea (NNS) — Navy Reserve and active duty crew members assigned to Maritime Support Vessel (MSV) Champion rescued five family members,
Friday, February 25, 2011
EUNAVFOR warship evacuates casualty from merchant vessel in Indian Ocean
Late on the evening of 23 February, EUNAVFOR warships in the Arabian Sea were alerted that an incident had occurred on board a German owned container vessel,
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