MarEx Newsletter | Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Arctic, Congress Requests Further BP Investigation

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter August 31st, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 64 Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Arctic, Coast Guard Rescues Passengers On Friday, August 27th the MV Clipper Adventurer, an ice capable expedition cruise ship operating voyages to both polar regions ran aground on an uncharted rock at 67 58 N 112 40 W . Operator, Adventure Canada says the rock was not on charts used by its officers. Adventure Canada, who charters the vessel released the following statement today: "At ... Read More>>>Back to Top Sixty Tons of Wood Falls Overboard off Suffolk Coast The 79-meter Norwegian cargo ship SALLY, was en-route from Sweden to the UK when it lost 60 tons of timber in high seas and gale force winds. The wooden planks fell overboard about 55 miles east of Lowestoft. The local Coast Guard has warned that the planks cause a threat to smaller vessels as many of the planks are floating on the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Accused Pirate Pleas Guilty in US Court Jama Idle Ibrahim plead guilty to charges of attacking to plunder a vessel, engaging in an act of violence against people on a vessel and using a firearm during a crime of violence, in a Norfolk, VA court Friday. On August 18, the judge in the case of Jama Idle Ibrahim and five other Somalis suspected of attacking the USS Ashland, threw ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings Requests Further BP Investigation Congressman sends letter to subcommittee Chairman, asking that BP officials be called to Washington. (Washington, DC) – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sent a request to Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), requesting that, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Rep. Kucinich convene a hearing to ... Read More>>>Back to Top Royal Navy Assists in Seizure of Cocaine Early Friday morning, the HMS GLOUCESTER was sent to assist a law enforcement team from Cape Verde in a narcotics operation in the mid-Atlantic. The Maritime Analysis & Operations Centre based in Lisbon coordinated the operation. The Tortuga, a yacht registered in Florida was suspected of drug smuggling and was intercepted by law enforcement and taken to Cape Verde ... Read More>>>Back to Top Six Missing After Collision off China Coast Tradewinds reports that a Euronav VLCC, FLANDRE, and a Chinese cargo ship, HUA CHI 8 collided off the Zhejiang province Tuesday. The collision caused the Hua Chi 8 to sink, leaving what is believed to be, six of her crewmembers still missing. None of the crew of 22 from the France-flagged Flandre have been injured. Officials for the FLANDRE report only minor ... Read More>>>Back to Top Danish Warship Releases Pirates Danish warship ESBERN SNARRE intercepted pirates during an attack over the weekend. The pirates have since been released. The warship was called to assist the Panamanian flagged MV CARIBBEAN CARRIER after it reported being under attack by pirates. The pirates also tried to attack Norwegian ship MV HOEGH OSLO, but fled when the ESBERN SNARRE fired warning shots. A ... Read More>>>Back to Top How to Deter Piracy, an Onboard Demonstration Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre Presents Mock Piracy Attack, September 14 in Southampton. Piracy is a serious threat to the security of today's merchant shipping industry. Over 400 incidents were reported last year alone, and the figure is rising. Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC) has developed specific measures to deter and prevent piracy attacks and other violent crime, and invites you to attend ... Read More>>>Back to Top BP Repairs Pipe After Fuel Discovered in Indiana Sewers BP PLC plans to conduct pressure tests of a pipeline that has leaked at least 1,700 gallons of petroleum into sewers in the northwestern Indiana city of Hammond, before reopening the pipe. A 1-inch crack in the pipe was found on Thursday and that section of the pipe was replaced Sunday. Upon discovery of the petroleum in the sewers, a 3 mile ... Read More>>>Back to Top Natural Gas Roundtable to Discuss Natural Gas for Marine Vessels Marine Market Poised for Significant Growth Recent regulatory changes require more stringent emissions standards for marine vessels. And, new marine engine technology allows natural gas to be used as a primary or alternative fuel source. As a result of these trends, natural gas demand for the marine sector is poised for significant growth. The upcoming Natural Gas Roundtable discussion on September 9, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Court Ruling: Los Angeles Clean Truck Program Legally Sound Industry Attacks to Derail Clean Air Program Defeated; Port Programs Nationwide Given Greenlight The U.S. District Court upheld the legality of the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program yesterday, which the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) intervened on behalf of itself, the Sierra Club and Coalition for Clean Air to protect. The ruling enforces key safety elements and protects core ... Read More>>>Back to Top USCG: Caution to AIS Users MARINE SAFETY ALERT 7-10 --CAUTION TO AIS USERS NAVIGATING THE JAMES RIVER, YORK RIVER, UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE BAY, NEW JERSEY SHORE, AND, NEW YORK HARBOR AND APPROACHES YOU MAY BE INADVERTENTLY OPERATING ON DIFFERENT AIS CHANNELS Between July 27 and August 19, 2010, while conducting development testing of its Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), the Coast Guard inadvertently ... Read More>>>Back to Top WWII Tanker in California Waters May Pose Pollution Threat Sonar images from robotic submersible help officials determine if historic shipwreck poses oil pollution threat. Experts hope to use sonar images of a sunken ship off California's coast to determine whether the vessel is at risk of leaking oil. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) sent a robotic submersible down to the wreck of the S. S. Montebello last week in ... Read More>>>Back to Top Panama Canal Authority Partners with the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Alliance Aims to Foster Economic Growth, Spur International Trade and Promote the "All-Water Route" Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTW) Administrator Michael D. Tagert signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday to foster economic growth, spur international trade and promote the "All-Water Route" (the route from Asia to the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts via the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Seanergy to Acquire Full Ownership of its Subsidiaries BET and MCS Achieving Full Ownership of its 20 Ship Fleet Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHIP; SHIP.W) announced today that it has entered into letters of intent for the acquisition of the remaining ownership percentages in each of Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited ("BET") and Maritime Capital Shipping Limited ("MCS"). The Company acquired a 50% interest in BET in August 2009 and ... Read More>>>Back to Top Golden Gate's High Speed Ferry at Bay Ship & Yacht for USCG Inspection & Repairs The Golden Gate Ferry's high-speed, 450-passenger ferry, the Motor Vessel (MV) Mendocino, is in dry-dock at Bay Ship & Yacht's Alameda shipyard for its periodic U.S. Coast Guard inspection. While in dry-dock, the vessel will also undergo minor repairs. The aluminum catamaran ferry was designed by International Catamaran in Australia and built by Nichols Brothers in Washington in 2001. It is Golden Gate Ferry's second ... Read More>>>Back to Top Statoli Awards Bristow Norway Contract for Three Helicopters Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a 10-year contract for three helicopters to fly from Flesland heliport in Bergen starting in 2012. Taking effect on January 15, 2012, the contract involves the use of three brand-new Sikorsky S92 helicopters, in addition to a new hangar and office facilities at Flesland. The contract has a value of more than NOK 2 ... Read More>>>Back to Top Seakeeper & Marine Group Boat Works Stabalize Biofueled Navy RTSC Capable of running completely on biofuel and using 100% shore power, the new 114' US Navy Range Training Support Craft (RTSC-110) is one of the most environmentally-friendly US military vessels ever launched. Proudly built by Marine Group Boat Works, the RTSC-110's technological advances include six internal Seakeeper M7000 Gyro Stabilization Systems for crew safety and comfort. This is the first of a three-boat contract. Read More>>>Back to Top Scientist to 3-D Scan the Titanic Before its Gone Nearly 25 years after Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) first discovered the final resting place of the RMS Titanic, researchers will this week return to the site to conduct the first comprehensive survey of the wreckage. The expedition is being organized by RMS Titanic, Inc., the company that was awarded ownership rights to the wreckage as salvor-in-possession in 1994, and is co-led by David Gallo, ... Read More>>>Back to Top MTN Signs PT Aditech Matra as Reseller in Indonesia Expansion Continues Momentum for VSAT Sales and Services Channels in Asia MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the global provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world, today announced that it has signed PT Aditech Matra as an authorized reseller of VSAT products and services in Jakarta, Indonesia. PT Aditech Matra joins a growing number of ... Read More>>>Back to Top Port Botany Expansion Project Reaches Milestone A key milestone for the $1 billion Port Botany Expansion Project will be reached at the end of this month as the last concrete counterfort unit is placed to form the outer wall of the new container terminal. Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay said the final counterfort would complete the 1850 meters of new wharf face for the third terminal. Read More>>>Back to Top Georgia Ports Authority Welcomes 8,500-TEU Vessel CMA CGM Figaro marks the largest container vessel to call on Port of Savannah On Firday, August 27, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) welcomed the largest vessel ever to call on the Port of Savannah today when the 8,500-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) M/V CMA CGM Figaro docked at Garden City Terminal. "The future of shipping is here today," said ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316