USCG TWIC Compliance Groupings The Coast Guard’s published TWIC compliance dates, organized by Captain of the Port regions.  Depending on where you work, you may need to get your card sooner rather than later.

News article The 653 ft Panamanian flagged car carrier AMITY ACE (IMO 8020202) has run aground in the Brunswick River near Wilmington, North Carolina.  The ship reportedly lost power while transiting the river channel and immediately notified the Coast Guard.  No pollution or injuries have resulted from the grounding thus far.

The Bulgarian owned BELLA L (IMO 7609752) rescued 1 from the foundering yacht PHOENIX about 1000 miles off the coast of the U.S. coast in the Atlantic. The ship rescued Czech citizen Pavel Drobny, who was the only person on board the yacht PHOENIX, after he transmitted a mayday signal at 1:50am on July 9. [...]

Anchorage Daily News – The small cruise ship that grounded in Glacier Bay Alaska earlier this week continues to experience problems. While enroute from Juneau to Ketchikan for repairs, the 178ft U.S. flagged vessel reported it was taking on water, and diverted to Wrangell, Alaska to investigate a possible crack in the hull. There were [...]

From The Mercury News – San Jose, CA Federal officials are charging Greek citizen Pantelis Thomas, who served as Chief Engineer aboard the Maltese flagged M/V RIO GOLD.  Thomas is accused of ordering crew members to fabricate a “magic pipe” to illegally discharge oil and other hazardous substances overboard.  One of the crew members turned [...]