27 Jun

NOAA christens new Galveston-based research vessel

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:   (WASHINGTON) -- Today, NOAA christened a new, state-of-the-art research vessel that will enhance the study and protection of Flower Garden Banks NationalMarine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. The 83-foot R/V Manta willoperate out of Galveston, Texas, where the sanctuary is headquartered.…
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27 Jun

Cummings issues statement on National Security Cutter

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The following is a press release issued by U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md.:   (WASHINGTON) -- Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following statement welcoming the U.S. Coast Guard’s new National Security Cutter to Baltimore: “It is with great honor that I welcome the CGC BERTHOLF,…
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24 Jun

Derecktor to build two offshore terminal tugs for Boston Towing

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The following is the text of a press release issued by Derecktor Shipyards:   (BRIDGEPORT, Ct.) -- Derecktor Shipyards, who has sixty years of shipbuilding experience and is known worldwide for building high-quality yachts and commercial vessels, has signed a contract for two Robert Allan designed, offshore terminal tugs for BTT.   This contract includes the building of a 128’,…
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23 Jun

Off-duty female tug captain drowns while tubing in Alabama River

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(SELMA, Ala.) -- An off-duty tugboat captain drowned while inner-tubing in the Alabama River, the Selma Times-Journal reported. Shana Cole was dragged underwater along a curve on the river. Her body was found 30 minutes later. Cole had operated tugboats in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.   Click here to view the newspaper's story about the drowning.   Click here to view…
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20 Jun

Schlueter, ship’s engineer plead guilty in bilge bypass hose case

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice:   (PHILADELPHIA) -- Reederei Karl SchlueterGmbH & Co. KG (“RKS”), a ship managementcompany, and Chief Engineer Nikola Ilijic, an officer on a ship operated by RKS, pleaded guiltytoday to a charge they falsified the Oil Record Book pertaining to the commercial vessel M/V MSCUruguay,…
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20 Jun

Clipper Marine pleads guilty in oil case, agrees to retrofit ships

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice:   (NEWARK, N.J.) -- In a case involving illegal discharges of oily waste froman ocean-going vessel that entered Port Newark in June 2006, a federaljudge in Newark accepted a plea agreement today between the governmentand Clipper Marine Services A/S, a Danish company, announced U.S.Attorney…
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