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Titanic watches
(Published: 2007-08-07 02:20:38)

Some of the metal from the hull of the Titanic was salvaged by divers. This metal has been blended with modern shipbuilding steel at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built. This blend is being used to make the casing of fancy timepieces by Swiss jeweler Romain Jerome. Coal which was to have been burned in the Titanic's furnaces and which was also recovered from the seabed has been mixed with ceramics to create black dials for the watches. The watches have been criticized as being in bad taste by Titanic enthusiasts. The limited-edition watches range in price from about $9,000 to $150,000. (Source: teve Myall, Daily Mail, 8/4/07)

 

Melting polar ice cap makes more work for the US Coast Guard
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:52:49)

The US Coast Guard is responsible for policing maritime traffic, chasing off foreign fishermen that cross into US waters, pursuing drug traffickers, rescuing seamen in distress, protecting indigenous people and responding to oil spills and other environmental accidents. Ice in the Arctic sea has decreased by nearly 20% over the past two decades, and the resulting increased maritime traffic has made the Arctic a more significant focus for the Coast Guard in the past six months. In addition to opening up a potential sea route, the reduction in ice has sparked competing claims among the eight nations that border the Arctic. These factors could create more word for the Coast Guard. (Source: Barbara Slavin, USA TODAY)

 

US Coast Guard saves 1 million lives
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:52:12)

The US Coast Guard was founded on August 4, 1790. On that day, the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of the federal revenue. Responsibilities were added over the years, including the task many associate with the service today: that of aiding mariners in distress. During this year's ceremony, the Coast Guard will announce that it has rescued more than one million persons since it was established. (Source: US Coast Guard)

 

UN support sought off the coast of Somalia to combat pirates
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:51:29)

The International Maritime Bureau has identified the coast of Somalia as having the highest piracy risk in the world. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) wants the UN Security Council to provide assistance to make the area safer. UN action would include consenting to naval ships operating in the Indian Ocean, entering the country's territorial waters when engaging in operations against pirates or suspected pirates and armed robbers endangering the safety of life at sea. Of particular concern is the safety of crews on board ships carrying World Food Programme humanitarian aid to Somalia, or leaving Somali ports after having discharged their cargo. The Council has authorized the secretary general to take action on the proposal. (Source: Abdulsamad Ali, allAfrica.com)

 

Daewoo up for sale
(Published: 2007-07-31 02:04:43)

Creditors are scheduled to start selling their 50% stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world's largest shipbuilder, before the end of the year. But it's almost certain the winner will be Korean. There are increasing concerns about losing technology to China, which has said it wants to surpass Korea as the world's leading shipbuilder by 2015. Although a formal decision hasn't been made it seems likely that all foreign investors could be banned from bidding. Potential South Korean bidders include Posco, GS Engineering and Construction and STX Pan Ocean. The deal could be worth as much as US $8.7 billion. (Source: Anna Fifield, The Australian)

 

Coast Guard to Establish MFPU
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:33:39)

The Coast Guard will establish a Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) in Bangor, Wash., Thursday. The MFPU will be a team of vigilant guardians who provide fleet security to the U. S. Navy through: deterrence by presence; protection by escort; defense by force; and terrorism prevention through strategic partnerships.

The newly created MFPU will provide a dedicated force of active duty and reserve personnel that possess specialized skills, capabilities, and expertise to perform a broad range of port security and harbor defense missions. (Source: Marinelink)


 

South San Francisco Ferry Service Construction Plans Move
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:33:00)

Ferry service between South San Francisco and Oakland just moved one step closer to reality. The Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) approved construction phasing plans for the South Francisco Ferry Terminal at Oyster Point, contingent upon successful lease negotiations with the property owner (the San Mateo County Harbor District). If all goes according to plan, construction could start as early as this Fall.

To expedite construction and maximize contractor participation, the WTA would build the terminal in two construction packages: One covering the float and gangway and another for the terminal.

Award of the float construction contract is scheduled for this November. It will be built off-site and delivered to Oyster Point in September 2008. The second package covering the terminal construction will start in May 2008. While the Board authorized staff to start the bidding phase, funding plans still need to be confirmed before contracts are awarded. Construction cost estimates for South San Francisco ferry service, including 2 new vessels, is $46 million, of which $16.3 million covers the construction of the terminal, gangway and float. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop New Sub Tech
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:32:17)

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded funding by the U.S. Navy for research and development of advanced technologies for current and future submarines. Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for the work, which is valued at approximately $16.9m. An additional $5m funding option could also be awarded in the next 12 months.

The contract supports the assessment and development of future submarine technologies such as external torpedo launchers, electric ship systems to replace current hydraulic systems and other potential improvements. Design work may also be performed on the Large Scale Vehicle, Cutthroat (LSV2), a scaled-down submarine test vehicle used to evaluate new concepts. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Oil spill in Prince William Sound
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:29:08)

The fishing service vessel Nordic Viking grounded 25 miles south of Valdez, Alaska, and about 20 miles southeast of the reef where the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989. It isn't clear why the vessel grounded on Saturday night. All four crew members were unhurt, but the ship spilled about 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Although much smaller than the Valdez spill, it is still among the 20 largest of the hundreds that have occurred in Prince William Sound in the last decade. (Source: Associated Press at MSNBC.com)

 

MOD gives go-ahead for aircraft carriers
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:28:17)

Britain gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for plans to spend 3.9 billion pounds to build two aircraft carriers, triggering a deal that will merge operations at the UK's two largest shipbuilders. The carriers are to be called Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales and are due to enter service in 2014 and 2016. That is later than the 2012 and 2014 targets cited in original plans, which date back to 1998. They will be the largest ships ever to sail with the Royal Navy. Britain's two largest shipbuilders, BAE Systems and VT Group, responded to the news by announcing they had inked a deal on a shipbuilding merger: BAE will hold 55 percent of the joint venture and VT the remainder. (Source: Roland Jackson, AFP at Yahoo! News)

 

Ship engine falls off truck at California shipyard
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:27:00)

A 200-ton engine, destined for a US Navy ship under construction at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, slid off a trailer, landed on one car, crushed the front end of another, and also hit a third. The engine landed with enough force to break the concrete, put a small crater in the street, and break a water line. The shipyard had to cancel its first shift, and the road was closed for several hours. (Source: Karen Kucher and Greg Gross, SignOnSanDiego.com)

 

Russian Navy denies nuclear sub blast
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:25:02)

The Russian Navy denied Friday media reports of an explosion aboard a nuclear submarine under repair in Severodvinsk, on the White Sea, Thursday. Igor Dygalo, an aide to the Russian Navy commander, said one of the submarine's main ballast tanks at a dockyard was damaged due to a surge in air pressure, which dockyard officials are treating as a routine occurrence. Dygalo said no one was injured in the incident, adding that the damaged tank would be repaired. An environmental official in Norway, near the port of Severodvinsk, told Reuters there was no sign of increased radioactivity as a result of the accident. (Source: BBC News)

 

USCG Homeporting of National Security Cutters
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:51:07)

The US Coast Guard issued a notice stating that its final environmental assessment relating to the planned homeporting of four National Security Cutters at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California resulted in a finding of no significant impact. These new cutters will replace four older cutters. (Source: HK Law)

 

USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:50:17)

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrived at her homeport here at Naval Station San Diego on July 19. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Isaac Campbell Kidd (1884-1941) who died directing defenses against the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941.

The ship, commissioned last month in Galveston, Texas, is the 24th Aegis guided missile destroyer built by the company's Ship Systems sector in Pascagoula, Miss. She is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina and has received many accolades from industry and Navy officials since her return from a damaged hull during the nation's worst natural disaster.

During Hurricane Katrina, Northrop Grumman employees fought bravely to defend DDG 100 against the onslaught of water to keep her afloat. The ship was saved, but flooding made a complete refurbishment of the affected compartments necessary. The ship was restored, and following her super trials in the Gulf of Mexico last fall, the U.S. Navy offered great reviews and acknowledged the ship performed well. (Source: Marinelink)


 

EU seeks cuts at Poland's shipyard
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:36:58)

The European Commission gave Poland's Gdansk shipyard a month from Friday to either cut capacity or return subsidy money, a move which threatens to push the yard into bankruptcy. Under EU rules, governments can give financial help to ailing companies only if the cash is accompanied by plans that would make the firms viable in the long term. The Commission said it accepted capacity cuts at two other Polish shipyards, Gdynia and Szczecin, in return for clearing past state aid. The three yards have had a total of 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in subsidies since Poland joined the European Union in May 2004. The EU is aware of the symbolic importance of the Gdansk yard, but believes measures are necessary to ensure free competition in the sector. (Source: Jan Cienski and George Parker, Financial Times at MSNBC.com)

 

Ransom demanded for Danica White
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:33:49)

A ransom of US $1.5 million dollars has been demanded for the release of five Danish seamen abducted by pirates off Somalia early June. The Danica White was en route from Dubai to Mombasa in Kenya when armed pirates ordered the vessel to head to the coast of Somalia. The ship owner H Folmer og Co has no means to pay the ransom and has large debts. The Danish foreign ministry is also opposed to paying a ransom for fears it would generate more kidnappings. (Source: The Australian)

 

Bourbon to Sell Port Towage Business
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:17:15)

As part of its Horizon 2010 strategy plan Bourbon has announced the intention of Grupo Boluda Corporacion Maritima to purchase the harbour towage activity of Les Abeilles. The acquisition plan is an opportunity for Les Abeilles to grow and expand its harbour towage operations. The size and international presence of harbour towage operators have become decisive factors for success in a market in which many cases of consolidation have been observed in recent months.

The acquisition plan would therefore be totally relevant in view of the companies' complementary geographical fields of operation, added to the reputation of the buyer, who has clearly demonstrated his intention to invest and become a major player in harbour towage. The sale of stock in the companies concerned would not have any impact on employees who would retain their status, seniority and benefits. It should be emphasized that the plan concerns harbour towage only, and does not include protection of the French coastline by vessels chartered by the French navy and carried out by Les Abeilles International which will still be part of Bourbon. The project is currently under instruction and consultation by the staff representative bodies of the companies concerned. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Panama Canal Awards First Construction Contract
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:16:09)

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) took one step closer to breaking ground for the expansion of the Panama Canal Tuesday, when it officially awarded the first expansion construction project contract to Constructora Urbana S.A. (CUSA).

The selection process began May 7, when the ACP released its request for proposals to begin the first of five dry excavation projects to create the new Pacific Locks access channel. This new channel will link a new, third set of locks on the Pacific end of the Canal with the existing Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch in the Panama Canal). This project represents approximately 16 percent of the total excavation for the new Pacific Locks access channel.

At a special ceremony on July 6, the ACP reviewed the bid submissions for the first dry excavation of the new Pacific Locks access channel. The chart below shows the companies that submitted bids and their corresponding bid price. The ACP selected the lowest priced proposal that met all of the project’s requirements. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Maritime Administration Environment Director Honored
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:15:19)

Michael Carter, Director of the Office of Environment at the Maritime Administration, recently received a Team Bronze Medal from the Environmental Protection Agency for his work with the Vessels-to-Reefs Guidance Development Team. Other team members, who were also awarded the medal, included participants from the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Navy, and the Office of Management and Budget. The Artificial Reefing Best Management Practices were developed to provide the first consistent set of guidelines for use by EPA regions, states, the Maritime Administration and the Navy to prepare ships for artificial reefing in an environmentally sound manner. The guidelines now provide a baseline for the states to estimate the costs associated with preparing the ships. (Source: Marinelink)

 

Comfort Arrives in Nicaragua, Continues Mission
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:15:51)

After caring for more than 55,000 patients in Belize, Guatemala and Panama, hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Corinto on July 18, continuing its four-month humanitarian assistance deployment. U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, Canadian Forces, and Operation Smile and Project Hope personnel will continue providing the people of Latin America and the Caribbean with no-cost health care services, including adult and pediatric primary care, dental care, optometry and other services while in Nicaragua.

More than 30 "Operation Smile" personnel will board the ship here to conduct cleft lip and cleft palate operations aboard Comfort. Comfort will remain in Corinto for nearly a week conducting operations at various locations, including Corinto Hospital Jose Shendell, Centro de Salud, el Realejo and Villa de Julio Centro de Salud.

Comfort is on a 120-day humanitarian assistance deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean providing medical assistance to patients in more than a dozen countries. While deployed, Comfort is under the operational control of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and tactical control of Destroyer Squadron 24. (Source: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly E. Barnes, USNS Comfort Public Affairs)

 

Salvors are still trying to break up the Napoli
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:12:53)

A third round of explosives may be used on the container ship MSC Napoli, after the grounded ship has failed yet again to split in half. On Tuesday, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) used precision charges in a bid to separate the deck plates on the ship, which is grounded off Sidmouth, Devon. At high tide, tug boats tried to pull the vessel apart but without success. The blast had cut six of the eight longitudinal girders holding the vessel together. Tugs will once again attempt to pull the ship apart on the rising tide, but if that is unsuccessful, more explosive charges could be used on Thursday. (Source: Tom Clarke, Channel 4)

 

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer goes on sea trials
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:11:23)

The first of Britain's new Type 45 destroyers is starting 18 months of sea trials. The Type 45s will replace the Navy's fleet of Type 42 destroyers. HMS Daring is the biggest warship ever to launch at the Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow, and is the first of the Royal Navy's D-class of ships. It is also the first Royal Navy front-line warship to be propelled by electricity. The HMS Daring is expected to go into service in 2009. (Source: BBC News)

 

Africans missing after boat capsize
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:10:35)

The Spanish coastguard is searching for about 50 Africans whose wooden boat capsized as the would-be illegal migrants neared the end of a dangerous voyage to the Canary Islands. Coastguard boats picked up 48 survivors after their narrow boat overturned about 100 miles southwest of the resort island of Tenerife in bad weather. Authorities believe thousands of Africans died last year attempting to reach the Canaries, hundreds of miles from the African coast. Most disappeared at sea without trace, bodies sometimes washing up days later on African shores. (Source: AFP at Yahoo! News)

 

Panama-Flagged Freighter Disappears
(Published: 2007-07-18 14:18:02)

Independent Online reported that a Panama-flagged cargo vessel has gone missing in Somalia's pirate-infested waters, a Kenyan maritime official said. The MV Infinity Marine 1 disappeared some 37 nautical miles off the northeastern village of Ras Hafun in late June, said Andrew Mwangura of the Kenyan branch of the Seafarers' Assistance Program. The vessel, sailing from the United Arab Emirates, was carrying general cargo including food stuffs, iron sheet, generators, batteries, white wood and light vehicles. Four vessels - one from Taiwan, another from Denmark and two from South Korea - are already currently in the hands of pirates off the coast of war-torn Somalia. (Source: Independent Online)

 

Daewoo Gets Container Ship Order
(Published: 2007-07-18 14:04:34)

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. said on won a $592.3m container ship order from an Asian shipper. The vessel will be delivered to the company by the end of July 2011, Daewoo said in a filing with the Korea Exchange. (Source: Reuters)

 

Royal Navy Hands Over Combined Task Force 158 to U.S. Forces
(Published: 2007-07-18 13:50:42)

Rear Adm. Garry E. Hall relieved Royal Navy Commodore Nick Lambert as commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158 and Capt. Paul Severs relieved Royal Navy Capt. Bob Sanguinetti as commander of Combined Task Group (CTG) 158.1 on July 17 aboard Ocean 6, an afloat forward operating barge in the north Persian Gulf. Command of CTF 158 typically rotates among coalition partners Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States.

CTF 158 is comprised of coalition ships and its primary mission in the Gulf is maintaining security in and around both the Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals -- ABOT and KAAOT, respectively -- in support of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1723. This resolution charges the multinational force with the responsibility and authority to maintain security and stability in the Iraqi territorial waters and also supports the Iraqi government's request for security support. “I am looking forward to [continuing] the hard work the Royal Navy and the coalition has done in the [Gulf],” said Hall, who is also commander of Task Forces 51 and 59. “It is a very important mission to assist the Iraqi nation for self-determination.”

The primary mission of CTG 158.1 is to provide 24-hour protection to Iraq’s oil terminals, KAAOT and ABOT. The task group operates from Ocean 6, which is a command and control platform in support of personnel assigned to protect the oil platforms. “My staff is ready and prepared to take on this coalition mission,” said Severs who is also the commodore for Destroyer Squadron 50. “We will play a vital role in maritime operations.”

Maritime operations help set the conditions for security and stability in the NAG and protect Iraq's sea-based infrastructure, which provides the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination. Iraq's oil platforms account for about 90 percent of the country's gross domestic product. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Electric Boat Awarded Sub Funds
(Published: 2007-07-17 15:16:40)

Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $116,369,994 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-2103) for lead yard services, and for development studies and design efforts, related to Virginia-Class submarines. The Lead Yard Services will maintain, update, and support the design and related drawings and data for each submarine, including technology insertion, throughout its construction and Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) period. The contractor will also provide all engineering and related Lead Yard Services necessary for direct maintenance and support of Virginia Class Ship Specifications.In addition, the contract provides Development Studies and Design efforts related to the submarine design and design improvements, preliminary and detail component and system design, integration of system engineering, design engineering, test engineering, logistics engineering, and production engineering. The contractor will continue development studies and design efforts related to components and systems to accomplish research and development tasks and prototypes and engineering development models required to fully evaluate new technologies to be inserted in succeeding Virginia Class Submarines. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (97 percent); Newport, R.I. (2 percent); and Quonset, R.I. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2007.Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: Marinelink.com)

 

Ship Sinks Northwest of Guam
(Published: 2007-07-17 15:16:01)

Ten people were rescued and 12 people remain missing as Coast Guard, Navy and Good Samaritan rescue crews search the Pacific Ocean about 375 miles northwest of Guam. An emergency beacon registered to the motor vessel Hai Tong #7 began broadcasting a distress signal at about 11 a.m. July 10. About 20 minutes later the emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) signal ceased broadcasting. The Coast Guard issued an urgent marine broadcast asking mariners in the area to assist.

The masters of the motor vessel Ikan Bilis and the Horizon Falcon diverted to the scene. The Horizon Falcon arrived on scene shortly before noon July 11. The master reported an oil slick and debris in position last broadcast by the emergency beacon. "The EPRIB signal saved the lives of those people rescued," said Lt. Kevin Floyd, a rescue coordinator for the Coast Guard in Honolulu. "We wouldn't have know any one was in trouble or where to send help if the EPIRB signal hadn't alerted us to the distress. A properly registered, 406 MHz EPRIB is often the Coast Guard's first signal that someone needs help."

A Navy P-3 airplane and crew from Kadina Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan; a Navy P-3 airplane and crew from Misawa Naval Air Station in Misawa, Japan; two Coast Guard C-130 airplanes and crews from Barbers Point; and the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia from Guam were sent to respond to the distress. The Navy P-3 crew arrived on scene at the emergency beacon's location and began searching for survivors. The crew spotted several persons wearing orange life jackets or survival suits floating among debris in the water and directed the two Good Samaritan vessels to their position. The Ikan Bilis recovered eight people, including two injured persons; and the Horizon Falcon rescue two persons from the water.

The Ikan Bilis and crew, along with the eight survivors, are en route Guam. The Horizon Falcon and crew, along with the two survivors, are en route China. The Good Samaritan vessels Konmax, Clipper Lagoon, Coral Emerald, and R.J. Pfierffer continue to search for the remaining crewmembers, along with the Navy and Coast Guard aircrews. "The immediate response by so many mariners is impressive," said Cmdr. Frank Genco, chief of the Coast Guard's search and rescue branch in Honolulu. "Mariners truly understand the importance of helping out their fellow sailors. The Coast Guard may be farther way and mariners have to rely on each other to help out times like these." The Hai Tong #7 is a 420-foot Chinese-flagged, bulk log-carrier, owned by Fuzhou Haijing Shipping, en route China from Papua-New Guinea. Survivors reported that the cargo began shifting as the vessel made way through 70-mph winds and 24-foot seas. Rescue crews report seeing an oil sheen, but mainly logs and other debris in the area. (Source: Marinelink)


 

Piracy attacks have increased
(Published: 2007-07-17 14:59:45)

The International Maritime Bureau says pirate attacks have increased sharply worldwide in the past three months, especially in Nigeria and Somalia. The bureau said Thursday 85 piracy attacks have been reported throughout the world between April and June. That is double the number of incidents reported in the preceding three months. Forty-one attacks were reported from January through March. Despite the recent surge in piracy, the overall number of attacks in the first six months of 2007 is in line with the number of attacks in the same period last year (126 in 2007, versus 127 in 2006.) The maritime bureau says Nigeria and Somalia remain high risk areas for ships. Nineteen piracy incidents have been reported off the Nigerian coast, and 17 other attacks occurred off the Somali coast. (Source: The Associated Press at International Herald Tribune)

 

Northrop Grumman gets funds to repair three US shipyards
(Published: 2007-07-17 14:56:04)

Northrop Grumman has estimated that Hurricane Katrina caused over $1 billion in damage to the company's Mississippi and Louisiana shipyards. The company also warned about production delays on future defense contracts. On Thursday, the US Navy awarded two contracts worth up to $98.7 million for infrastructure upgrades at the company's shipyards. The deal is the first of seven contracts expected to be awarded to Gulf Coast shipbuilders under the Defense Department's emergency supplemental funding for the global war on terror and hurricane recovery. (Source: The Clarion-Ledger)

 

 

 

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