Kodiak Enterprise fire: Unified command stands down
The unified command created in response to the fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise was stood down Friday, April 21. The fire broke out aboard the catcher processor around 3.20 a.m.
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VIDEO: Warship near-miss report emerges
Thanks to the efforts of San Diego broadcaster NBC7 a redacted version of a Navy investigation into a “near miss”encounter between two warships last year has been getting more attention than it
Hijacked tanker found: Crew safe
A Singapore-registered tanker boarded by unidentified persons on April 10 and missing since then has been found, with the crew all safe. The hijacked tanker, the 6,135 dwt products tanker Fortune 9,
ABS Wavesight adds ransomware defense and response to its offering
ABS Wavesight, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company launched by ABS last November, is teaming with managed detection and response (MDR) cybersecurity service provider ActZero to deliver operators 24/7 ransomware defense and response. ActZero
Kodiak Enterprise fire: Response continues
The unified command responding to the fire that broke out aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise on April 10 (see earlier story) said yesterday that firefighting crews from Tacoma Fire Department and
Fire safety: USCG in crackdown on small passenger vessels
Fortunately, there have been no recent incidents on the scale of the 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34 people. Nonetheless, in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin issued April 6,(MSIB Number:
VIDEO: Tacoma fishing vessel fire brings shelter in place order
Residents in areas of Tacoma, Wash., were under a shelter in place order yesterday as a unified command continued its response to a major fishing vessel fire. The vessel, the 1977-built, 276
Mariners use torch to free crewmates from sinking tugboat
The Coast Guard assisted four people aboard a sinking tugboat taking on water in Sabine Pass, Texas, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received notification at 5:38 a.m. that the
NTSB reports on $5 million drillship breakaway
A deteriorated bollard led to a 752 foot long drillship breaking away and colliding with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Miss., last year, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The
AWO names first HERO Award awardees
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has announced the inaugural awardees of its newly-launched American Waterways Honor & Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Award. The awards document and recognize rescues undertaken by AWO