MarEx Newsletter - November 15, 2007

November 15, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 46 In this issue: Risk Happens: When Bad Things Happen in the Best of Families Update on Ambrose Light Damages Hawaii Superferry Cleared to Resume Operations Latest News on San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Boston and Long Island Sound Marine Pilots Edging Closer to Long-Awaited Pay Raises Cruise Ship Refloated in Virginia Beach Another MarEx Reader Weighs in on Marine Safety Russian Oil Tanker Spills 2,000 Metric Tons of Fuel Oil Book Review: Mariner's Employment Guide Salute to American Merchant Marine Dinner Dance San Francisco Bar Pilots Cooperating with State and Federal Investigators OSHA to Hold Meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) Trailer Bridge to Be Awarded U.S. Patent for Cargo Process New Proposed Regulations for Marine Safety Violations New Coast Guard Unified Command Representative Appointed Risk Happens: When Bad Things Happen in the Best of Families Renewed attention to response capabilities is needed. Read More>>>Back to Top Update on Ambrose Light Damages A temporary buoy has been installed approximately 300 yards in front of the "critically damaged" station; repairs are a "long term project." Read More>>>Back to Top Hawaii Superferry Cleared to Resume Operations Injunction lifted by state judge; Superferry will operate while environmental study is conducted. Read More>>>Back to Top Latest News on San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Over a week after the accident, the Cosco Busan oil spill response effort continues. Read More>>>Back to Top Boston and Long Island Sound Marine Pilots Edging Closer to Long-Awaited Pay Raises CT state government holds the key to first pay increase for MOA pilots in more than 24 years; Boston pilot bill remains stalled in committee. Read More>>>Back to Top Cruise Ship Refloated in Virginia Beach The 207-foot cruise ship Spirit of Nantucket, which ran aground in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Thursday, November 8, was refloated on Saturday, November 10. Read More>>>Back to Top Another MarEx Reader Weighs in on Marine Safety Historical view of the issue provides a different perspective. Read More>>>Back to Top Russian Oil Tanker Spills 2,000 Metric Tons of Fuel Oil The Volganeft-139 split in two off the port of Kerch in the Ukraine during a powerful storm on Sunday; the Ukrainian Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office has instituted "criminal proceedings upon sea pollution." Read More>>>Back to Top Book Review: Mariner's Employment Guide James Pelletier's Complete Navigation Guide to Maritime Employment is a must-read from any mariner, maritime employer and/or anyone else who just wants to know about the business of being a "Mariner." Read More>>>Back to Top Salute to American Merchant Marine Dinner Dance Invitation to Annual Maritime Dinner-Dance at MTAGS on Nov 30, 2008. Read More>>>Back to Top San Francisco Bar Pilots Cooperating with State and Federal Investigators Pilots group reviewing internal procedures in response to Cosco Busan incident. Read More>>>Back to Top OSHA to Hold Meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is holding an open meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) and its workgroups in Washington on Nov. 27 and 28, 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Trailer Bridge to Be Awarded U.S. Patent for Cargo Process Vessel Loading and Unloading Process recognized by United States Patent and Trademark Office. Read More>>>Back to Top New Proposed Regulations for Marine Safety Violations Proposed regulations would establish a comprehensive and consistent method outside of the courts, for penalizing marine safety violations across Canada. Read More>>>Back to Top New Coast Guard Unified Command Representative Appointed Coast Guard says, "Capt. Gugg will ensure seamless, continued cleanup operations of the ongoing response." Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.