MarEx Newsletter | Search and Rescue Operations for Concordia Survivors Suspended, RINA President Resigns as Possible Concordia Consequence

If you are experiencing problems viewing the newsletter, please Click Here << Previous Edition   Volume 10, Edition 8 (January 19, 2012) Share this Newsletter Search and Rescue Operations Suspended as Concordia Begins to Shift UPDATE 1/18/2012: 11 Bodies Recovered, Nearly Two Dozen Remain Missing RINA President, Gianni Scerni Resigns Following Concordia Incident On Wednesday morning, search and rescue crews were forced to suspend operations as the Concordia began shifting along the rocks. Coast Guard officials say the chance of finding survivors at this point is slim.... Read More >> President of RINA Resigns, Possible Consequence of Costa Concordia Incident President of RINA, Gianni Scerni, has resigned. RINA, the Italian Naval Register, is the classification society that issued the Costa Concordia a certificate of seaworthiness and safety management certificate in November 2011, according to Equasis. As the death toll from the cruise ship sinking climbs, Scerni has announced his... Read More >> Could the Costa Concordia Disaster Have Been Prevented? A similar disaster to the recent cruise ship debacle could happen again. The good news is we already know how to prevent it. On the evening of January 13, 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia departed the port of Citiavecchia, Italy bound for her homeport of Savona with 4,200 passengers and crew.  A few hours later she lay on her... Read More >> SMIT Salvage to Remove Fuel from Concordia SMIT Salvage, a unit of Dutch maritime services firm Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been hired by Carnival Plc to remove the 2,400 tons of fuel from the Costa Concordia. Carnival Plc hopes to avoid an environmental disaster on top of the human disaster that has already taken place. SMIT will perforate the fuel tanks and... Read More >> Committee to Hold Hearing on Cruise Ship Safety Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) announced the Committee will conduct a hearing to review cruise ship safety in light of the recent Costa Concordia incident in the Mediterranean Sea. “The Costa Concordia tragedy is a... Read More >> US & Canada Recover Large Cocaine Cargo from Sunken Semi-Submersible An FBI diving team, along with help from the US Coast Guard and a Canadian warship, has recovered a large amount of cocaine from a submarine wreck site. Canadian navy officials can confirm this and say the vessel was scuttled self-propelled semi-submersible. Over 6,700 kilograms of cocaine were found in the submarine that was... Read More >> Hercules Offshore Loses Liftboat to Chevron Rig Fire in Nigeria After a Chevron Corporation rig fire in Nigeria, drilling contractor, Hercules Offshore, is reporting that they may have lost a liftboat that was adjacent to the rig during the fire. The Mako was a 175’ class liftboat that was reportedly engulfed by the flames. Generally used to carry equipment and supplies to aid... Read More >> High Speed Ferry and Merchant Freighter Collide in Straits of Gibraltar Late last week, another ship collision occurred off Italy’s Coast in the Straits of Gibraltar. The Millennium Dos, a high speed ferry, was carrying 174 passengers, 37 vehicles, and 4 freight units when it was struck by Maltese-flagged merchant freighter, New Glory. The high-impact force resulted in a massive hole to be... Read More >> Falkland Islands Refuse Cruise Ship Docking Over Virus Outbreak The Falkland Islands off Argentina have been the target of recent scrutiny after refusing to permit a cruise ship with a stomach flu outbreak to dock. There were numerous passenger complaints about missed travel arrangements and onlookers believe Island officials may have overreacted. According to The Associated Press, tourists... Read More >> Port of Los Angeles Breaks Record for Shipping Export Containers In 2011, The Port of Los Angeles exported a record-breaking 2.1 million cargo containers containing U.S. goods for overseas consumers, making it the first port in the nation to ship more than 2 million containers. Moving 176,531 export containers in December alone helped the Los Angeles port in breaking their previous 2010... Read More >> Dick Bollinger Passes Away Richard "Dick" N. Bollinger, President Emeritus of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA, has passed away. In a joint statement, Donald T. Bollinger, Chairman, President and CEO, Christopher B. Bollinger, Executive Vice President; Benjamin G. Bordelon,... Read More >> Venezuelan Aquatic Authority INEA Orders Three Damen Tugs Damen Shipyards will shortly deliver three tugboats to INEA (Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuaticos, the Venezuelan Aquatic Authority). This repeat-order follows a previous order for two Damen Stan Tugs purchased by INEA in 2009. The tugs will be used in the Venezuelan ports of... Read More >> Rapidly Growing Swire Oilfield Services Opens Asia Pacific Regional Hub Raymond Lim Siang Keat, Member of the Singaporean Parliament for East Coast GRC, officially opened Swire Oilfield Services Regional headquarters for Asia Pacific in Singapore.  The establishment of the new regional office in this key strategic hub for the oil and gas... Read More >>   Home¬†|¬†News¬†|¬†Shipping¬†|¬†Tugs & Salvage¬†|¬†Business¬†|¬†Training¬†|¬†Shipbuilding¬†|¬†Offshore¬†|¬†Government¬†|¬†Magazine Advertising|About Us|Contact Us|Register|Newsletter Archives|Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter|Advertise in Newsletter|Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2011 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved.Privacy policy.

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