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Oil Spill Damage to Fish Underestimated

By The Maritime Executive

September 9, 2015

For 25 years, methodical research by scientists has investigated the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 on Alaskan communities and ecosystems. A new study into the effects of the spill show...

Lego Washes Up 18 Years after Loss

By Wendy Laursen

September 4, 2015

On February 13, 1997, 20 miles off the coast of Cornwall, U.K., the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a wave that sent 62 containers overboard. One of them held nearly five million pieces of Leg...

Steel Cut for Canada's First Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship

By Wendy Laursen

September 3, 2015

A crowd gathered in the new Assembly Hall at Canada’s Halifax Shipyard on September 3 to celebrate the start of production of the nation’s first Arctic Offshore Patrol ship (AOPS). Delivery of the...

Obama Pushes for More Icebreakers

September 1, 2015

On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic and the Unite...

Bollinger's VP-Quality Management System, Dennis Fanguy Awarded By SNAME

By The Maritime Executive

August 31, 2015

Bollinger Shipyards, LLC announces the press release notice from The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, whereby the 2015 William M. Kennedy Award will be presented to Bollinger VP-Quality...

Australia's Newest Naval Vessel Ready for Delivery

By The Maritime Executive

August 29, 2015

The Australian Navy’s NUSHIP Adelaide has completed its final sea ship trials in Port Phillip Bay. The NUSHIP Adelaide is the navy’s second landing helicopter dock (LHD). The purpose of the ten da...

Cargo Fumes Spark Insurance Concern

By The Maritime Executive

August 6, 2015

By William Bennett Recently seven crew members were injured as a result of inhaling fumes during cleaning operations on the chemical tanker Bomar Mercury while in Rotterdam. The cause and extent of...

Military Ordinance Dumped in Gulf of Mexico

By The Maritime Executive

August 3, 2015

Texas A& M oceanographic researcher have reported that unexploded bombs and other military ordnance washing up on the Florida coast has brought more awareness U.S. government materials dumping decades...

225 Years of Service: Search and Rescue

By The Maritime Executive

July 30, 2015

By William Thiesen, Atlantic Area historian Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the Service’s development has been shaped in part by the nation’s response to natural and man-made disa...

DHS Postal Service to Dedicate US Coast Guard Forever Stamp

By The Maritime Executive

July 29, 2015

Department of Homeland Security and Postal Service leaders are scheduled to dedicate the United States Coast Guard Forever stamp during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters. The stamp is bei...

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