Coast Guard demolishes tallest LORAN antenna Apr 28, 2010 Here is some graphic proof that LORAN is no longer. The Coast Guard has demolished the 1350 ft tower at LORAN Station Port Clarence, AK. From the USCG Press Release - JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard has establish a safety-zone beginning Sunday during preparation for the demolition of the 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower [...]

Financial Insecurity after a Maritime Injury Apr 20, 2010 If you have experienced a maritime injury you may be out of work for a while. You may not know when you can go back to work and start making money again. Everyday your mail box gives you a small stack of bills that you take into your home and add to a larger stack that is beginning to accumulate quickly. You didn’t ask to be injured but now you are left with a painful injury that may or may not get better. Without your income the entire family will start to feel the strain. But you cannot go back to work with an injury.

Victory ship in the Panama Canal (photos) Apr 17, 2010 We came across these amazing photos of the PAN AMERICAN VICTORY as she transited the Panama Canal not too long ago. She was on her final voyage from San Francisco, CA to Brownsville, TX for scrapping. The Pan American Victory was the first of the last 4 remaining Victory Ships still owned by the U.S. [...]

South Korea raises sunken warship Apr 14, 2010 Salvage crews have reportedly raised the stern portion of the sunken naval corvette Cheonan in the Yellow Sea. The New York Times brings us news on the raising of the sunken warship - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea lifted its sunken warship Thursday in waters near the tense border with North Korea, about [...]

USS Ashland smokes pirates Apr 11, 2010 You have to wonder what the pirates were thinking when they decided to fire on a gray warship. Well, as you can imagine, the warship fired back, hitting the small skiff at setting it ablaze. We need to see results like this more often. In the past 10 days, the U.S. Navy has captured 21 [...]

U.S. ship makes first overnight stay in Iraq

Mar 26, 2009 0 Comments

The Navy announced that the USS Chinook (PC-9) has made the first overnight stay by a U.S. ship in Iraq in more than 60 years. The port call is being hailed as a demonstration of stable security, cooperation, nd partnership with the Iraqi government. For more, check out the Navy press release.

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12000 ton ship in Storm Force 10

Mar 25, 2009 0 Comments

This footage shows a 12000 ton ship steaming into a Storm force 10 in the Bay of Biscay with high seas and very long, deep swell.

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Drastic changes underway in the shipping industry

Mar 25, 2009 0 Comments

Rampant pirate attacks. Empty containers piling up. Laid up car carriers filling up anchorages. The worldwide shipping picture is changing each day, and it does not appear to be change for the good. For those of us who read the news at Lloyd’s List, it seems that a grimmer picture forms every morning in our [...]

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Exxon Valdez marks 20 years

Mar 24, 2009 0 Comments

“We’ve fetched up hard aground, north of Goose Island, off Bligh Reef and evidently leaking some oil and we’re gonna be here for a while.” Exxon Valdez has indeed been here a while. One can only wonder if CAPT Hazelwood realized the impact his ship would have on the maritime industry when he made that [...]

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Coast Guard creates stir with proposal to eliminate paper licenses

Mar 23, 2009 0 Comments

The folks at gCaptain made a post concerning the recent final rule on the consolidation of Merchant mariner Qualification Credentials, often referred to the MMC or Merchant Mariner Credential. Essentially, the Coast Guard is moving to a single credential that documents all of a mariners qualifications and is in-line with international standards. The MMC is going [...]

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Coast Guard demolishes tallest LORAN antenna

Here is some graphic proof that LORAN is no longer. The Coast Guard has demolished the 1350 ft tower at LORAN Station Port Clarence, AK. From the USCG Press Release – JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard has establish a safety-zone beginning Sunday during preparation for the demolition of the 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower [...]

Financial Insecurity after a Maritime Injury

If you have experienced a maritime injury you may be out of work for a while. You may not know when you can go back to work and start making money again. Everyday your mail box gives you a small stack of bills that you take into your home and add to a larger stack that is beginning to accumulate quickly. You didn’t ask to be injured but now you are left with a painful injury that may or may not get better. Without your income the entire family will start to feel the strain. But you cannot go back to work with an injury.