02 Jul

Right Whale Protection Guide now available on CD

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Coast Guard have developed a computer-based, interactive guide and training resource for avoiding North Atlantic right whales ship-strikes. The CD program, A Prudent Mariners Guide to Right Whale Protection provides key educational and support information intended for shipboard operations in areas where North Atlantic right whales may be present. Additionally, the program includes guidelines for…
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21 Jun

U.S. oil tanker firm penalized for concealing vessel pollution

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
WASHINGTON—Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) was sentenced today in Beaumont, Texas, to pay $10 million as part of a $37 million criminal settlement with the United States involving 33 felony counts, 12 oil tankers and ports located in Beaumont, Boston, Mass., Portland, Maine, San Francisco, Calif., and Wilmington, N.C., announced Ronald J. Tenpas, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice…
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20 Jun

Coast Guard seeks mariner feedback

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee has established a mechanism to provide ongoing feedback on the mariner licensing and documentation program and the relocation of the National Maritime Center.  “The committee is reaching out to organizations such as trade associations, labor unions, and educational institutions to obtain their feedback, as well…
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19 Jun

Coast Guard seeks public input for waterway study in Rhode Island

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(EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.) The Coast Guard is conducting waterways analysis reviews of Narragansett Bay, R.I., (East and West passage) and Mount Hope Bay/Sakonnet River, R.I.  The waterways analysis review is used to determine the effectiveness of aids to navigation within the waterways. A public meeting will be held in Bristol, Rhode Island on July 16. The following areas will be reviewed:   1)  …
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08 Jun

Coast Guard names new head of Deepwater program

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U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago  has taken over from Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore as program executive officer of the Deepwater program , the U.S. Coast Guard’s $24 billion, 25-year  modernization initiative. Blore is slated to become the next assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer of the Coast Guard. The shift in leadership at the…
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04 Jun

CLNG holds signing ceremony for LNG standards

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News
The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is to hold a signing ceremony June 5 between the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, and maritime union training facilities to enter into a formal agreement to develop national Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) training standards for U.S. mariners.   Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton, U.S. Merchant…
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24 May

Hospital ship Africa Mercy arrives in Liberia

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Mercy Ships announced that its newest vessel, Africa Mercy, the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, has docked in Monrovia following the vessel’s maiden voyage from the U.K.  Since 1978, Mercy Ships has used hospital ships to deliver free health care to the poor. Africa Mercy effectively doubles Mercy Ships’ capacity to provide free health care and community development services.After serving…
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