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USA. Coast Guard tows sail boat beset in rough seas - U.S. Coast Guard Station Rochester towed a 41-foot sail boat with four people on board 18 miles offshore, Saturday, at approximately 10:30 a.m. "They were shaken up a bit. One person was sea-sick and another was hypothermic, just pretty ...

USA. Coast Guard medically evacuates Cason J. Callaway crewman - U.S. Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie medically evacuated  a 51-year-old crewman, who was experiencing abdominal pains,  from the laker Cason J. Callaway near the Gros Cap Light on Whitefish Bay, Friday, at approximately 3:30 p.m. "He was in ...

USA. Jacksonville & Corpus Christi P-3 assets are 'Eyes in the Sky' for oil spill cleanup - The Office of Air and Marine P-3 Operations Centers are assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in clean up efforts for Operation Deepwater Horizon-the oil spill that has spread throughout the Gulf Coast region. P-3 flight crews from Corpus Christi, ...

Ireland. Marine Notice Shannon Navigation Sarsfield lock, Limerick -  Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all Masters and users of the Shannon Navigation that Sarsfield lock, Limerick is now fully operational. Marine Notice No.11/2010 is withdrawn. C.J.Lawn Lt Cdr (rtd) Inspector of Navigation 7 May 2010 Tel:  353 90 6494232 ...

At Sea. MOL bulker Bright Century collides and sinks off Shangdong Peninsula, China - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) reports that the MOL-owned bulker Bright Century collided with a freighter in foggy conditions while under way on the high seas approximately 23 miles east of the Shangdong Peninsula (37°38”N 123°07”E), ...

Netherlands & Germany : Imtech technology partners PlanetSolar - Imtech N.V. (technical services provider in Europe) announces that it is acting as technology partner of PlanetSolar, the largest ship powered by solar energy in the world. The ship is being officially exhibited today on the occasion of the ...

USA. New Orleans CBP arrests stowaways found on vessel - Acting on information received from the master of a vessel while at sea, U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested three residents and citizens of the Dominican Republic that had been discovered hiding in life rafts on board ...

Canada. Carmanah Reports Q1 2010 results - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) today announces its first quarter financial results for the three-month period ending March 2010. Sales for Q1 2010 were $8.1 million, up $0.3 million from the same period last year. First quarter Signals & ...

UK. European funding will promote green tourism on the Broads - A total of 500,000 euros of European funding has been made available to promote green tourism on the Broads over the next three years. STEP –Sustainable Tourism in Estuary Parks ---is part of the Interreg Two Seas programme which ...

Ireland. Marine Notice Corrib Gas Field Development, Broad Haven Bay - Notice to all Shipowners, Fishing Vessel Owners, Agents, Shipmasters, Passenger Ship Masters, Skippers, Fisherman, Yachtsmen and Seafarers For general enquiries on Marine Notices, please contact the Maritime Safety Policy Division, tel: +353-1-678 3418. Written enquiries concerning Marine Notices should ...

Ireland. Marine Notice : Breakwater at Greencastle harbour Co. Donegal - Notice to all Shipowners, Fishing Vessel Owners, Agents, Shipmasters, Passenger Ship Masters, Skippers, Fisherman, Yachtsmen and Seafarers For general enquiries on Marine Notices, please contact the Maritime Safety Policy Division, tel: +353-1-678 3418. Written enquiries concerning Marine Notices should ...

USA. Coast Guard rescues 3 from boat taking on water - A boatcrew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor rescued a 73-year-old male and two males in their 60's from a 22-foot pleasure craft taking on water four miles east of Chicago Harbor, Thursday, at about 10 a.m. The ...

USA. Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Allure of the Seas, steals spotlight with Chicago as headline show - This December, Royal Caribbean International will once again make waves on the cruise vacation scene with the debut of the world's next largest and most innovative cruise ship, Allure of the Seas. As did sister-ship Oasis of the Seas, ...

USA. ACT Clean Technologies reports Coast Guard may require cargo ship hulls cleaned from BP Gulf oil spill - ACT Clean Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ACLH) (www.actcleantech.com) reported today that the US Coast Guard may require cargo ship hulls cleaned of residue of the BP Gulf oil spill to prevent polluting the Mississippi River shipping lanes. An article ...

USA. Kona Blue Water Farms awarded NMFS grant to research alternative proteins in marine fish diets - Kona Blue Water Farms, Inc. the first integrated marine fish hatchery and open ocean mariculture operation in the United States, today announced that the company has been awarded a Saltonstall-Kennedy grant from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for ...

Cyprus. Songa Venus secures contract with Total E&P Australia - Songa Offshore is pleased to announce that a firm drilling contract has been agreed and signed with Total E&P Australia for their use of Songa Venus for the upcoming Drilling Campaign on the North Western Shelf of Australia. The ...

USA. Legal experts say Gulf Oil spill lawsuits could be in excess of a billion dollars - Attorneys from the well known Whistleblower law firm of Freedland Russo based in Weston, Florida predicted today that the lawsuits filed as a result of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could easily exceed a billion ...

USA. BP Oil Spill Legal Network files class action lawsuit on behalf of Louisiana commercial fishermen & charter boat operators - The BP Oil Spill Legal Network announces that Louisiana commercial fishermen and operators of charter boats have filed a class action on behalf of all Louisiana commercial fishermen and charter boat operators who have suffered economic losses caused by ...

UK. Small Wind Turbines workshop: Opportunities for Marine Businesses - Seawork Exhibition Canary Islands Fruit Terminal, Berth 103-104, Herbert Walker Avenue, Western Dock, ABP Port of Southampton SO15 1HJ Thursday 17th June 2010 1400 - 1630 The new UK system of Feed-In Tariffs for renewable energy generation, evolving planning ...

Philippines. T&T Marine Salvage surveys sunken vessel - T&T MARINE SALVAGE, a leading provider of maritime support services, conducted survey operations of a sunken passenger vessel in 220 feet of water near Limbones Island. T&T MARINE SALVAGE mobilized an ROV operator and compact ROV System that surveyed ...