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21 Dec

Coast Guard honors NYC boat captain for saving seven

Rich MillerMaritime Newssafety, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard presented a New York native with a Meritorious Public Service Award on Monday at the New York City Harbor School on Governors Island. On Aug. 20, Beni Nedrick, a charter boat captain, saved the lives of seven people after the 48-foot yacht Reverie caught fire in the Hudson River. Nedrick was transiting the…

30 Nov

Crowley vessels, crews honored for environmental achievement

Rich MillerIndustry Newssafety, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Sixty-one Crowley vessels and their crews were recently honored by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) for a cumulative 602 years of safe environmental achievement and operations. The annual Environmental Achievement Awards are given to vessels that have no reportable spills, U.S. Coast Guard citations or other pollution incidents. Aligned with its current sustainability strategy, Crowley…

27 Oct

NOAA’s Backyard Buoys to improve ocean data access

Rich MillerMaritime NewsNavigation, safety

(WASHINGTON) — A new ocean science effort to improve equity and inclusion is underway, thanks to a $4.98 million cooperative agreement involving three regional associations of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, which is led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided the funds through a cooperative agreement for Backyard Buoys, a project…

24 Oct

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge team recognized for safety innovation

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingsafety

(SEATTLE) — Saltchuk announced Monday that Mark Theriault, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge director of operations, will accept the 2021–2022 President’s Award for Innovation in Safety on behalf of his team. Theriault was nominated by Cook Inlet Tug & Barge President Jeff Johnson for his team’s man overboard recovery winch design and installation, as well as for new safety railings…

01 Dec

Tour boat holed, takes on water in Thousand Islands grounding

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsCanada, casualty, safety

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,…

11 Sep

Shipbuilding News, September 2020

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Shipbuildingawards, maritime news, news, riverboats, safety, shipbuilding, tugboats

Shipbuilders council announces 2020 safety awards The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has recognized more than a dozen U.S. shipyards for safety efforts during the past year. The awards are available to member shipyards that submit injury and illness surveys, have zero fatalities over the course of the year, demonstrate fewer recordable safety incidents than the SCA average, or reduce…