USCG and NYC agencies tackle fire on 45 year old RO/RO

MARCH 19, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard and the New York City police and fire departments were yesterday working together, along with the ship’s owners to extinguish a fire aboard the

Fuel savings measures a threat to container lashings?

MARCH 18, 2015—Fuel savings measures could have a negative effect on the integrity of container lashings. Sharing his experiences from the audits on more than one hundred container vessels last year, Olivier

Engine room fire prompts USCG Marine Safety Alert

MARCH 11, 2015 — December’s fire on Oceania Cruises cruise ship Insignia that claimed three lives has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate to issue a Marine Safety Alert

NTSB reports on ITB allision with USCG buoy tender

​FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board has published a report on  the July 28, 2013 allision in Cordova, Alaska, of the Bering Marine  ITB Krystal Sea/Cordova Provider and the

Dynamic positioning incident prompts safety alert

FEBRUARY 24, 20015 — An dynamic positioning incident involving a loss of position by  an offshore supply vessel (OSV) during a critical operation has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard and the the

Coalition calls for action on vessel discharge regulation

FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Saying that a uniform national framework for the regulation of vessel discharges is urgently needed, a broad-based coalition of some 60 organizations that rely on marine vessels to

Bawat BWMS gains Coast Guard AMS acceptance

FEBRUARY 18, 2015 — The innovative ballast water treatment system developed by Danish company  Bawat A/S has now received U.S, Coast Guard Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance. Regardless of the status of

Insurers still see too many navigational claims

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — The Swedish Club says that half of the costs of hull and machinery claims it handles have arisen due to navigational claims such as collisions, contacts or groundings

Former Coast Guard official gets prison term in Sewol case

FEBRUARY 11, 2015 — South Korea’s Gwangju District Court has sentenced a former Coast Guard official to four years in prison for neglecting his duty to safely evacuate passengers in the sinking

USCG detains tanker Overseas Jademar

FEBRUARY 11, 2015  — Coast Guard personnel detained the tanker Overseas Jademar in Port Angeles, WA, Monday. OSG shows the ship in its fleet listings as a 100% owned Panamax vessel. The

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