Maritime Safety
An onboard security team repelled an attack by pirates in several boats who fired at 'Maersk Texas' north-east of Fujairah
The US flag vessel Maersk Texas thwarted
Fire fighters battle a blaze in the nuclear submarine 'USS Miami' in the US Navy shipyard in Maine
According ot CNN the fire was not out six hours after the initial response,
QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin provides the perfect platform for the successful testing and commercial demonstration of an innovative semi-submersible.
QinetiQ,
Bulk carrier 'ID Integrity' operated by Wallem Shipmanagement has arrived under tow in the Australian port of Cairns for engine repairs
The ID Integrity lost propulsion power last Friday,
Kotzebue Sound (off the coast of Alaska) chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century offers safer passage on a route seeing more vessel traffic
NOAA
British Energy Minister Charles Hendry is backing Norway's Ola Borten Moe in his fight against harmonised EU offshore safety legislation
Norway’s oil industry has objected to the EU initiative.
The Philippine government has urged shipping companies & governments to ensure full protection of Filipino seafarers against pirate attacks off the coast of
NOAA: New Alaska navigational chart makes increased Arctic shipping safer; Kotzebue Harbor chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century.
NOAA
Videotel Launches New Dynamic Positioning Course.
Dynamic positioning (DP) is essential to an ever increasing number of maritime sectors. Today there are over 1,
A workshop in Helsinki, Finland, attended by representatives from Baltic states, with focus on the future challenges for maritime safety in the Baltic Sea Region
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Wärtsilä Hamworthy, a global provider of environmental and liquid cargo handling solutions for the marine and oil & gas markets, has underscored
Military appetite for powerful and agile smaller platforms heats up.
The use of small craft by terrorist organizations and domestic terrorist cells is
USCG co-ordinates ocean rescue of two Danish sailors by Finish warship after their yacht 'Petra' sank
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District command
Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara was relieved by Vice Adm. John P. Currier as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony
National Lifejacket Day: Canadian Red Cross urges Canadians to wear their lifejackets this summer
Partnered with Swimming Canada and the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program,
At this year’s Seawork Show in Southampton (22-24 May, 2012) UK Based Marine safety and survival specialists, BCB Marine, will display at their stand
Stork Technical Services won the ‘Associate Member’ prize at this year’s IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC) Annual Safety Awards.
The award recognises
USS Essex collides with fleet oiler off California coast
The amphibious assault ship Essex collided with the oiler Yukon during an underway replenishment
Unidentified risk and unaddressed safety issues put fishing vessel crews at risk, warns the Canadian Transport Safety Board
In its latest investigation report on Silver Angel (M11M0017),
Canadian boaters can get help to qualify for a Transport Canada 'Pleasure Craft Operator Card' with help from BOATERexam.com
Every year more than 100 Canadians die while boating,