The Coast Guard rescued 14 passengers after their tour boat caught fire near San Francisco Bay, Sunday, May 5, 2013. At approximately 5:27 p.m., the Coast Guard received a call from a San Francisco Duck Tour boat after smoke was spotted coming from the engine compartment while underway along the San Francisco waterfront. The
Read moreA McAllister Towing tugboat sank on Saturday night off Baltimore’s Locust Point. There were no reported injuries, as everyone managed to abandon the vessel before it fully sank. The tug reportedly hit an underwater object, and it started taking on water. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified; nearby tugs, including the Robert E. McAllister
Read moreNOAA is using data from a new current meter in New York harbor, operated by one of its academic partners, New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology, to provide enhanced real-time information to mariners travelling through the nation’s second busiest port. The Stevens current meter measures the direction, speed, and volume of ocean currents in
Read moreINTTRA, the world’s largest multi-carrier shipping network for ocean freight and Maersk Line, the leading container shipping company in the world announced an expanded relationship, entering into a multi-year contract as part of a strategic growth strategy for both companies. As a result, Maersk Line and its brands Safmarine, Seago Line, and MCC will
Read moreThe Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has raised concerns about the level of piracy reporting globally, and more particularly in the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA). The concerns emerged as a result of a workshop held by SAMI in Hamburg, during which ship owner representatives and company security officers were encouraged
Read moreSince April 2013, the Jeanne d’Arc group, composed of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Tonnerre, the Antisubmarine Frigate (ASF) Georges Leygues, the Light Surveillance Frigate (LSF) Nivôse, and the Off-Shore Patrol Vessel (OSV) Adroitare, have been engaged in the European operation against piracy christened Atalanta. The French ships and the four Swedish, German, Spanish
Read moreSalvage crews continue to work to remove a sunken deck barge from the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland Friday after it was reported submerged and blocking part of the river’s channel Thursday. At present, the barge is out of the water, tied up, and salvage crews are pumping water out and preparing to place it
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