Fairplay reports that the foul smelling Ukrainian freighter Beriks, finally received assistance yesterday from the Ukranian Border Guard. The ship has been marooned at sea since it left the Georgian port of Poti in December of 2008. Read more in my earlier post on this ship. Fairplay reported – Oleg Nyshpor, the head of the [...]
Good News from the USCG concerning M/V Antalina. NEW ORLEANS – An adrift 584-foot bulk freighter, the Antalina, weathered the worst conditions of Hurricane Ike and is awaiting a tow back to port from an ocean-going motor tug. The Coast Guard confirmed at approximately 8:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, that the heaviest winds of Hurricane Ike had [...]
From the U.S. Coast Guard Press Release – HOUSTON – The Coast Guard received a call around 4 a.m. Sept. 12, 2008, from the motor vessel Antalina, a 584-foot freighter with 22 people aboard and carrying Petroleum Coke, reporting that they had lost main propulsion 90-miles southeast of Galveston and are drifting southwest away from [...]
It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish a fire aboard a 200 ft coastal freighter that was moored in the Miami river on Saturday night. The ship’s cargo was apparently mattresses, bicycles, and cars bound for Haiti. All nine crew members were safely evacuated. The vessel is named ATLANTIC. There are very few details [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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