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Bobby Wilks, Coast Guard Aviator and Trailblazer

By The Maritime Executive

February 17, 2017

[By William Thiesen, United States Coast Guard Historian] In the United States Coast Guard, there are thousands of highly motivated men and women doing extraordinary things. This kind of individual...

NAMEPA's Houston Conference Focuses on Solutions

By The Maritime Executive

February 13, 2017

North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) is holding its Environmental Intelligence in Shipping Conference “Focusing on Solutions- the role of CSR and Profitability” on Feb. 23...

El Faro May Have Suffered a Boiler Explosion

By The Maritime Executive

February 10, 2017

On Friday, the Marine Board of Investigation hearings into the loss of the El Faro continued with testimony from a deck officer who served on the ill-fated vessel. Former El Faro third mate Alejan...

Ocean Business 2017 to Host Dual-Use Events

By The Maritime Executive

February 10, 2017

New for Ocean Business 2017, Diversified are delighted to announce that they are hosting two new events organized by the Marine South East and the Enterprise Europe Network and supported by the Europe...

Navy Wants a Bigger Fleet, But Maintenance Comes First

By The Maritime Executive

February 7, 2017

The Congressional Research Service reported last week that building up the Navy to 355 vessels – the service’s latest target – will be a long-term effort, requiring a challenging combination of life e...

Ship Adrift off Canada After Fire

By The Maritime Executive

February 7, 2017

The general cargo ship Thorco Crown is adrift off the coast of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada, after suffering an engine room fire. The 13-year-old vessel is registered to Antigua and Barbu...

USS Enterprise Decommissioned

By The Maritime Executive

February 4, 2017

The aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), was decommissioned during a ceremony held in the ship's hangar bay on February 3. The ceremony not only marked the end the ship's nearly 55-year caree...

The Many Rescues of the Coast Guard Cutter Argo

By U.S. Coast Guard News

February 2, 2017

[By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D.] When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, motor vessel Sightseer XII, a New York tour boat, came to the rescue. The vessel helped ferry t...

Pentagon Denies Bombardment of al Qaeda Positions

By The Maritime Executive

February 2, 2017

On Thursday, the Pentagon denied allegations that U.S. Navy warships have recently bombarded al Qaeda positions in Yemen. An unnamed Yemeni official told Reuters that "ships fired several missiles tow...

Capital Link's 8th Athens Shipping Forum

By The Maritime Executive

February 2, 2017

Capital Link is hosting its 8th Annual Greek Shipping Forum on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens, Greece, in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ....

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