Coast Guard seeks input on Anclote River navigation

The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (TAMPA, Fla.) — The Coast Guard is asking mariners to participate Wednesday in a Waterway Analysis and Management System study to enhance navigation of the Anclote River. Coast Guard aids-to-navigation crewmembers have received multiple reports of shallow water along the river and want to ensure navigation…
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NTSB reviews major marine casualties of 2015

NTSB reviews major marine casualties of 2015

The following is text of a news release from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): (WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its annual compendium of marine accidents and the lessons learned from them. “Safer Seas Digest 2015” examines 29 major marine casualty investigations the agency closed in 2015. “'Safer Seas Digest 2015’ represents our continuing commitment…
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Coast Guard conducts dry-dock exam in Subchapter M outreach

Coast Guard conducts dry-dock exam in Subchapter M outreach

The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Marine inspectors from Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Portland conducted a field dry-dock examination Wednesday to educate and train the towing vessel community on new regulatory standards that will come into force in the summer of 2018. Shaver Transportation Co. suggested the field outreach event…
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MSC ship rescues distressed fisherman in Straits of Bali

MSC ship rescues distressed fisherman in Straits of Bali

The following is the text of a news release from Military Sealift Command (MSC): (WASHINGTON) — Military Sealift Command’s voyage-charter M/V Ocean Glory rescued an Indonesian fisherman in the vicinity of the Straits of Bali while in route to Banyuwangi, Indonesia, on Sunday. “I stepped onto the bridge fully expecting to take a routine arrival a few hours later into…
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Brownwater News, August 2016

Ports worry about CBP staffing shortages The American Association of Port Authorities said in its latest alert on June 5 that 47 members of Congress have signed a letter urging Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to allocate more resources to address Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staffing shortages at the nation’s seaports. AAPA said the letter by the House Ports…
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BAE Systems delivers ATB tug to Seabulk Tankers

BAE Systems delivers ATB tug to Seabulk Tankers

(JACKSONVILLE,  Fla.) — BAE Systems this week delivered the tug Sea Power to Seabulk Tankers Inc. Built at BAE Systems’ Jacksonville, Fla., shipyard, Sea Power will be used to enhance Seabulk Tankers’ Jones Act coastal operation, powering barges that safely transport chemical and petroleum products between U.S. ports. Sea Power is a 141-foot-long, 12,000-brake horsepower, twin-screw tug that will work…
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Vigor delivers new fireboat to San Francisco

Vigor delivers new fireboat to San Francisco

The following is the text of a news release from Vigor Industrial: (SEATTLE) — Vigor recently delivered an 88-by-25-by-14-foot state-of-the-art fireboat to the San Francisco Fire Department. Designed by Jensen Maritime and built at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard, the fireboat is the first fireboat in 61 years to join San Francisco’s fleet. The vessel is not only an exceptional firefighting tool…
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