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25 Sep

Feds ready to publish new rules to control dry cargo residue

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that the interim rule for dry cargo residue discharges on the Great Lakes is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. The interim rule requires Great Lakes bulk dry cargo carriers…

25 Sep

Coast Guard: Working aloft is no time for ‘joking around’

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The following is a safety alert issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: The U.S. Coast Guard strongly encourages that operators of vessels establish clear written guidelines and procedures for working aloft, require the use of safety harnesses, discourage and prohibit “rites of passage” such as described below. Going aloft to any height on any type of vessel is very…

25 Sep

TWIC compliance dates set for Alaska, Hawaii mariners

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration announced today that Feb. 12, 2009, is the Transportation Worker Identification Credential compliance date for owners and operators of facilities located within the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Zones of Honolulu,…

24 Sep

NOAA program identifying sunken vessels that pose environmental threats

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is undertaking a comprehensive effort to identify the sunken vessels along the U.S. coast that represent the most serious threats to the environment. A fishing net hangs over the superstructure of the tanker Montebello, which sank during World War II near California's Monterey Bay. Its 3 million gallon cargo of heavy oil may still…

24 Sep

Using novel methods, Titan faces a prodigious salvage challenge

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In May, Titan Salvage arrived in Coos Bay on the mid-Oregon coast and began final preparations to remove the stern of New Carissa from a remote beach on the North Spit of the harbor entrance. If all goes as planned, by October the company will have written the final chapter in a saga that began on Feb. 4, 1999, when…

24 Sep

Editorial Highlights, December 2008

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Industry SignalsKings Point The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committees asks the GAO to investigate possible financial improprieties at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. No money has turned up missing but there are questions about whether the money was spent appropriately. by Rich MillerAmbrose Light It was New York Harbor’s beacon for 41 years. Now Ambrose Light is a thing of the…

24 Sep

Ship’s chief engineer pleads guilty in oil pollution case

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The following is the text of a press release issued Sept. 5 by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston: (BOSTON) -- A Ukranian seafarer pled guilty today in federal court to charges of failing to maintain an accurate ship record concerning the disposal of oil contaminated waste by the M/T Nautilus. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and…

24 Sep

Coast Guard proposes higher Ocean Pollution Act liability limits

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (WASHINGTON) -- The Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking today that would adjust the limits of liability under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) for vessels and deepwater ports to reflect significant increases in the Consumer Price Index. The…

24 Sep

Minnesota approves toughest ballast-water treatment rules

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(DULUTH, Minn.) -- State officials in Minnesota have approved a plan to require vessels on Lake Superior to treat ballast water to thwart the introduction of invasive species, the Duluth News Tribune reported. The rules won't go into effect until 2016. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's rules are now the toughest on the Great Lakes. Click here to view the newspaper's…

23 Sep

Washburn & Doughty to rebuild following catastrophic fire

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The fire that destroyed the shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, apparently began with sparks from a cutting torch. (Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) The flames were spectacular, sending a dark plume skyward that was visible for miles and reducing the heart of a venerable Maine shipyard to a pile of charred metal. But before the smoke had cleared, a resurrection…