Canada updates, consolidates marine regulations to improve safety
22 Dec

Canada updates, consolidates marine regulations to improve safety

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, , , , ,
Canada has significantly revised its maritime safety regulations, strengthening emergency notification and situational awareness requirements for more than 23,000 commercial vessels of all types and sizes. Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced the revisions, published as “Marine Navigation Safety Regulations 2020,” on Oct. 28. In addition to search and rescue modifications, the changes aim to help mariners prevent collisions and…
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Tour boat holed, takes on water in Thousand Islands grounding
01 Dec

Tour boat holed, takes on water in Thousand Islands grounding

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, ,
Island Queen III was on a cruise in the Thousand Islands area of the St. Lawrence River when it made contact with the bottom, causing enough damage to flood the vessel’s steering compartment. No injuries were reported, but an investigation revealed safety deficiencies involving life jackets and evacuation procedures. Not long after departing Kingston, Ontario at 1237 on Aug. 8,…
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Seaway Pilots’ launch built to take on the icy St. Lawrence
22 Nov

Seaway Pilots’ launch built to take on the icy St. Lawrence

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, ,
The St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots work in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. The pilots’ new launch, Seaway Pilot V, has already shown itself up to the task. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Mass., modified its proven Chesapeake-class hull to withstand winter in upstate New York. The 53.5-foot vessel, built with plans from Ray Hunt Design, has thicker bottom plating to…
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Seaspan delivers again for Canadian science; new RCRVs take shape at Gulf Island
22 Nov

Seaspan delivers again for Canadian science; new RCRVs take shape at Gulf Island

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Shipbuilding, , ,
The promise of new orders and a couple of prominent deliveries — led by the latest addition to Canada’s oceangoing fleet — kept North American shipbuilders engaged in the research and survey sector during the past year. In the wake of the pioneering CCGS Sir John Franklin, Seaspan Shipyards delivered Canada’s second offshore fisheries science vessel (OFSV) in November under…
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LCA calls Canadian ballast water proposal ‘economic power grab’
01 Oct

LCA calls Canadian ballast water proposal ‘economic power grab’

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
A dispute over ballast water practices could be cover for an economic show of force to block U.S.-flagged vessels from Canadian ports on the Great Lakes, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association, which has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate new regulations proposed by Ottawa. James Weakley, president of the Ohio-based LCA, said the proposal would force U.S. ships…
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