A modern day pirates map May 16, 2012 Here’s something we came across at Disleduck’s site – some incredible infographics depicting the cost and impact of modern day piracy. These were created by the site TravelInsurance.org and provide a good visual on the problem the world faces as modern day piracy continues to exist. For more on the effort to campaign for an [...]

Icebreaker Glacier prepares for final voyage May 13, 2012 It’s nearly the end of the road for the old Coast Guard Icebreaker GLACIER, WAGB-4. The ship has left the Suisun Reserve Fleet, entered the Mare Island Drydock for hull cleaning, and is now under tow to Brownsville for scrapping. The ship had been moored in the mothball fleet since 1991 following decommissioning in 1987. The ship [...]

Paying tribute to the world’s Seafarers – The Day of the Seafarer Jun 24, 2011 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 [...]

Coast Guard reminds operators to maintain tank venting equipment May 22, 2011 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 [...]

First large boxship hijacked Apr 26, 2011 Somali pirates attacked and attempted to hijack a deep-sea boxship on the 21st of April, resulting in one of the first successful attacks and at sea boarding on a large deep-sea container ship. NATO reported that the HANJIN TIANJIN was attacked and hijacked at 0205 UTC April 21 in 13 17N 05906E by 1 dhow and [...]

Track your favorite merchant ship

Jun 18, 2008 0 Comments

Have you wondered where that former ship that you sailed deck cadet on is? Well, here’s your tool. This tool gathers ship position reports submitted through weather reports. From cruise ships, to private yachts, to Russian icebreakers, this is a surprisingly accurate resource. You can even view the wx (weather reports) that the individual ship [...]

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A modern day pirates map

Here’s something we came across at Disleduck’s site – some incredible infographics depicting the cost and impact of modern day piracy. These were created by the site TravelInsurance.org and provide a good visual on the problem the world faces as modern day piracy continues to exist. For more on the effort to campaign for an [...]

Icebreaker Glacier prepares for final voyage

It’s nearly the end of the road for the old Coast Guard Icebreaker GLACIER, WAGB-4. The ship has left the Suisun Reserve Fleet, entered the Mare Island Drydock for hull cleaning, and is now under tow to Brownsville for scrapping. The ship had been moored in the mothball fleet since 1991 following decommissioning in 1987. The ship [...]