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Massachusetts boatyard closes its doors
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:15.(soundings) The Edey & Duff boatyard in Massachusetts, founded in 1968 by Mait Edey and Peter Duff, has ceased operations. READ MORE
Post to TwitterCoast Guard ends search in Narragansett
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:54.(coastguardnews) The Coast Guard has ended its search, Mon., Aug. 30, 2010, for the
25-year old man who fell in the Narragansett Bay, R.I., Sun. 29, 2010. READ MORE
BP crews prep to replace blowout preventer
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:49.(workboat) The next phase in permanently sealing the crippled BP oil well in the
Gulf of Mexico involves prep work to replace the blowout preventer, a
U.S. official said READ MORE
Are You Inadvertently Operating on Different AIS Channel?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:48.
(marinelink) Between July 27 and August, 2010, while conducting development testing
of its Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), the Coast
Guard inadvertently tele-commanded most AIS users transiting the
Eastern United States between lower Connecticut and North Carolina to
switch to AIS frequencies other than the AIS default frequencies
(161.975 MHz - Channel 87B - 2087 and 162.025 MHz - Channel 88B -
2088). As a result, those users within uniquely defined channel
management regions (as shown in the picture) will neither see nor be
seen by vessels operating on the default AIS channels when within these
regions.Titanic expedition shows off some crisp new images
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:57.
(AP) An expedition surveying the wreck of the Titanic is showing off some
crisp images of the world's most famous shipwreck, but officials said
Sunday they are headed back to shore. Officials from Expedition Titanic
said in a statement they are now headed back to Newfoundland because
high seas and winds brought on by hurricane Danielle are preventing
researchers from carrying out their work. READ MOREWWII tanker off Calif. coast may still pose threat
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:41.(ap) A tanker ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during World War II
near California's scenic Central Coast may still represent a danger to
the environment, according to scientists investigating the rusting hulk. READ MORE
Confident Captain Announced Additional Fall Course Dates!!
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 18:11.
Due to popular demand, Confident Captain
has scheduled a third Yachtmaster Training Cruise (October 11-17th) and
an additional STCW95 course (October 4-8th). These courses, along with
the evening Captain's Course starting September 28th, are already
booking fast so please call 401-849-1257 with any questions or to
register TODAY.‘Let the big boat go first’
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 13:28.
(soundings) Capt. Bill Brucato's morning commute involves heading down to the
galley for a cup of coffee, then up to the wheelhouse aboard the Nicole
L. Reinauer. But serving as master of the articulated tug barge (ATB)
has a downside, too, says Brucato. "This is the only job where you not only have to worry about getting up
and coming to work in the morning, but on your way you might be taking
on water or be on fire and you really don't have any options in that
case except to deal with it," he says. READ MORE
EPA rules will bar ships from discharging sewage near California coast
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 13:12.(latimes)
EPA officials say the new rules taking effect next year prohibit
cruise and cargo ships from releasing about 20 million gallons of
sewage into coastal waters every year. READ MORE
BP 'fishing' for 3 pieces of drill pipe in blowout preventer in Gulf oil well
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:57.
(nola) A "fishing" operation into the failed blowout preventer of the blown-out Gulf oil well
found three pieces of drill pipe that BP engineers hope to remove
before replacing the damaged apparatus with a new one and eventually
sealing the blown-out Macondo well, National Incident Commander Thad
Allen said Monday. READ MORE