Maritime security – A topic that has recieved near continual attention since 9/11 and was re-enforced following the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Are we addressing the right aspects? Do our current regulations effectively create a secure maritime domain? Are we more secure along our maritime borders than 4 years ago? What about 8 years ago?

The British Maritime & Coast Guard agency has been coordinating a massive search and rescue effort in the North Sea off Scotland following the crash of a Bond Super Puma AS 33L Mk II. The helicopter was being used to transport BP employees from one of the offshore oil platforms in the Miller oil & gas field. 16 people were reported to have been on board the aircraft when it crashed. Rescuers have located and recovered 8 bodies thus far.

Meet the MSC DANIT – Particulars: 14,028 TEUs Length: 365.5 M/1199 FT Beam:  51.20M/168 FT Depth:  16M/52.5 FT Max Speed: 24.1 Knots Engines:  B&W 12K98MC-C Gross Tonnage:  133, 000 Deadweight Tonnage:  165,300 IMO Number:  9404649 Flag:  Panama Interestingly, the house is situated slightly forward of amidships.  The EMMA MAERSK, was previously considered the world’s largest [...]

A good friend of mine sent this my way.  I should note that the filmmaker states the film is real, with obvious editing and special techniques applied.  As I understand it, the person who fell into the water was involved in training.  A great piece of work though.  This was recorded in Australia in case [...]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal posted an interesting article on the slow start to the shipping season at the Port of Milwaukee, due to the slowing economy.  Only one ship was waiting at the Soo Locks for the opening of the waterway that connects Lake Superior with Lake Huron.  The Journal Sentinal reports that typically, cargo [...]