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19 Apr

MSC ship bound for Gaza returns home after engine room fire

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsMilitary Sealift Command

(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy ship on its way to the Gaza Strip with parts for a temporary pier for humanitarian relief returned home after experiencing a fire, the Navy said Wednesday. USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK-3008) experienced a fire in its engine room on April 11 while it was on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea…

19 Apr

MarAd update: Ongoing threats to ships, crews in Mideast

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, Security, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — Regional conflict, military activity, terrorist attacks and piracy pose significant threats to commercial vessels operating in the following geographic areas: Southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf. The U.S. government is continually assessing the maritime security situation in the region…

17 Apr

Royal IHC partnering on Jones Act cable lay vessel

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(KINDERDIJK, Netherlands) — Royal IHC and Kalypso Offshore Energy, an emerging contractor for the offshore wind industry in the United States, have signed a letter of intent to build America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable lay vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. Kalypso brings experience in offshore wind management as well as U.S. marine operations. Kalypso is committed to providing…

17 Apr

SAFE Boats, Hefring Marine partner to enhance crew welfare

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News

(BREMERTON, Wash.) — SAFE Boats International and Hefring Marine have announced a formal partnership between the companies, combining SAFE Boats’ focus on durability, safety and performance with Hefring Marine’s intelligent tools for crew welfare, efficiency and vessel lifecycle management. With over 1,000 nautical miles of Hefring Marine IMAS (Intelligent Marine Assistance System) data recorded through various trials and demonstrations on…

16 Apr

Fourth body recovered after Baltimore bridge collapse

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The Unified Command recovered the body of another missing victim, the fourth of six, at the Francis Scott Key Bridge incident site Sunday. The bridge collapsed after being hit by the containership Dali on March 26. At the request of the family, the victim’s name is not being disclosed at this time. The victim, a construction worker, was…

16 Apr

All American to build research catamaran for Cal Poly

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine (AAM) has announced a contract to build an innovative research vessel for the marine sciences program at the California Polytechnical Institute at Humboldt (Cal Poly). The vessel is a 78-by-26.7-foot semi-displacement aluminum catamaran that was developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand. It will incorporate the proven design elements…

16 Apr

Sea Machines launches new autonomous workboat

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsAutonomous vessels, shipbuilding

(BOSTON) — Sea Machines Robotics has announced the launch of SELKIE, its latest innovation in unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The first model, SELKIE 7, is a 7-meter (23-foot) USV powered by the company's flagship SM300 autonomous command and control system. As the first turnkey autonomous vessel released by Sea Machines, SELKIE is designed for industries ranging from hydrographic surveying and…

15 Apr

U.S. strongly condemns Iran’s seizure of containership

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsSecurity, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department has strongly condemned Iran’s seizure of a containership, MSC Aries, near the Strait of Hormuz and urged Tehran to immediately release the vessel and its crew, VOA News reported. A State Department representative told VOA’s Persian Service that the vessel, flying the Portuguese flag and owned by Britain, was seized in "international waters," and…

14 Apr

Bridges reopen after Ohio River barge breakaway

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing

(PITTSBURGH) — A pair of local bridges reopened Saturday morning after 26 barges broke loose the previous night and floated uncontrolled down the Ohio River, damaging a marina, CNN reported. The bridges, about 2.5 miles apart, were closed after the barges – most of which were loaded with dry cargo – broke free after record-breaking rainfall Friday night, according to…

11 Apr

Baltimore bridge investigators focusing on Dali’s electrical system

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, Salvage

(WASHINGTON) — Federal safety investigators are focusing on the electrical system of the containership Dali, which struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing the span and plunging six construction workers to their deaths, The Baltimore Sun reported. Investigators, who are still aboard the 984-foot boxship, are searching in the ship’s engine room for an explanation as to…