Coast Guard Continues to Work With Louisiana Agencies On Damaged Wellhead
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:41.(coastguardnews) The U.S. Coast Guard continues to work with the Louisiana Oil Spill
Coordinator’s Office LOSCO, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
LDNR, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LDEQ, Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries LAWLF and Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s Office JPSO to secure the wellhead and minimize environmental
damage resulting from an allision between a tow vessel and a wellhead
in the Barataria Waterway, which occurred at approximately 1 a.m.,
Tuesday. The Unified Command Post, established at U.S.
Post to TwitterSir John Franklin search ship found
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:39.
(telegraph) A ship lost while searching for missing explorer Sir John Franklin in the
Arctic 150 years ago has been found by Canadian archaeologists. READ MOREDead humpback whale pinned to Alaska cruise ship
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:01.
(guardian) A dead whale has been found pinned to the bow of a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska, the third such incident in a decade. The
whale was removed from a Princess Cruises ship on Wednesday afternoon,
having apparently become lodged on the bulbous bow that morning. READ MORE
Sailing groups join in conservation effort
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:56.
(tradeonly) Sailors for the Sea, an ocean conservation non-profit focused on the
sailing and boating community, joined forces with US Sailing Regatta
Network to encourage a more sustainable approach to running major
regatta events. READ MOREHijacked Maltese Flagged Vessel Released
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:54.
(marinelink) Early the morning of July 29, the Maltese flagged merchant vessel MV Frigia was released. READ MORECNN Video Whale lands on sailboat in South Africa - live footage - 22 july 2010
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:12.Somali pirates release Turkish cargo ship
(AFP) Somali pirates on Thursday released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 21 people nearly four months after seizing the vessel, a company lawyer told AFP. READ MOREPrincess Ship Hits Whale in Alaska
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:20.
(aol) A 116,000-ton Princess Cruises ship operating in Alaska has apparently struck and killed a whale. READ MOREObama signs cruise ship safety bill
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:12.(latimes) In response to a series of high-profile assaults and disappearances on
cruise ships in recent years, President Obama signed into law Tuesday
tougher new rules for reporting crimes at sea, improving ship safety
and training ship staff on collecting assault evidence. READ MORE
