The decomissioned U.S. Navy guided missle cruiser USS Horne will be departing San Francisco for the last time tomorrow. It appears the USS Horne is headed for the bottom of the Pacific, somewhere off Hawaii, to be sunk by her very own U.S. Armed Forces as part of an exercise. More info on this fine ship and piece of history can be found at the USS Horne website.
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
