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How Tide Predictions Made D-Day Possible

How Tide Predictions Made D-Day Possible

By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
July 12, 2020
D-Day, codenamed Operation Neptune, was the largest amphibious landing not only in World War II, but in history. It marked the start of the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Euro...
U.S. Navy Sailor Retracts Heroic Claim About Rescuing Two Children

U.S. Navy Sailor Retracts Heroic Claim About Rescuing Two Children

By The Maritime Executive
July 8, 2020
A U.S. Navy sailor is under internal investigation after claiming that he rescued two children from a burning building, then retracting his story when confronted by fire and rescue officials.  Mach...
Hurtigruten Leads the Way With Accelerated Return to Cruising

Hurtigruten Leads the Way With Accelerated Return to Cruising

By The Maritime Executive
July 7, 2020
While much of the focus on the cruise industry continues to be on the suspension and when and how cruising might return, Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is accelerating its return to service. Th...
The USCG's First Superstorm: The Great Galveston Hurricane

The USCG's First Superstorm: The Great Galveston Hurricane

By William H. Thiesen
July 5, 2020
In early September of 1900, a hurricane of massive force struck the Gulf Coast west of Galveston, Texas. The Great Galveston Hurricane would prove far deadlier than any man-made, environmental or weat...
Former Chairman and Owner of Detyens Shipyards Passes at 72

Former Chairman and Owner of Detyens Shipyards Passes at 72

By The Maritime Executive
July 2, 2020
David Loy Stewart Sr, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, the former owner and chairman of Detyens Shipyards, passed away on Tuesday, June 30. Loy was born September 15, 1947 in Abbeville, South C...
Liberia Makes Key Updates to its Associations Law

Liberia Makes Key Updates to its Associations Law

By The Maritime Executive
June 30, 2020
The Republic of Liberia has revised its Business Corporation Act (the BCA) and its Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) as part of their ongoing effort to continuously make these laws more cust...
The USCG and the Amphibious Assault on Saipan

The USCG and the Amphibious Assault on Saipan

By William Thiesen
June 21, 2020
His courage and conduct throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service. – Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Bronze Star Medal citation for Clarence H. Sutphin, Jr. Seventy-six ye...
Maritime Executive

MSC Gayane Crewmember Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Charges

By The Maritime Executive
June 16, 2020
A Montenegrin seafarer has pleaded guilty to charges of cocaine smuggling in connection with the giant drug seizure aboard the boxship MSC Gayane last year.  Vladimir Penda, 27, was the fourth engi...
The Legacy of the WWI Cutter Tampa

The Legacy of the WWI Cutter Tampa

By U.S. Coast Guard News
June 14, 2020
[By Nora L. Chidlow and Arlyn S. Danielson] Launched in 1912 and christened the Miami, Coast Guard Cutter Tampa was part of a small but nimble fleet of revenue cutters that patrolled American coast...
Maritime Executive

Port of Baltimore's New Operations and Leadership

By The Maritime Executive
June 11, 2020
The Port of Baltimore will be continuing its expansion in 2020 under new leadership and with new operations.  In 2019, Baltimore was among the busiest ports in the U.S. handling a record of more th...

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