For more information, please see: http://www.pancanal.com/common/maritime/advisories/2015/a-14-2015.pdf
To view the Safe Boating checklist, please visit: http://www.pancanal.com/common/maritime/advisories/2015/a-14-2015-chklist.pdf
]]>Thanks to Bryant Marine Consulting for this notice.
]]>For more information, please visit:http:
//www.pancanal.com/eng/pr/press-releases/2015/04/29/pr548.html
Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a series of 20 dives to investigate previously unseen depths of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean – and the public can follow along online.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2015/20150408-noaa-to-explore-depths-of-caribbean-sea.html
http://www.international-maritime-rescue.org/index.php/newsletter/newsletter-new
]]>You can download the new model and software at:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM/DoDWMM.shtml
This notice was from Bryant Maritime Consulting.
]]>The latest edition of the International Maritime Federation (IMRF) newsletter, LIFE LINE, is now available for downloading!
Previous editions of LIFE LINE may also be found on the site in the Newsletter Archive.
Please visit: www.international-maritime-rescue.org
]]>Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Mario Cordero announced today that the Chairman’s Earth Day Award will recognize the environmental efforts of Richard D. Fain. Mr. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has sought to increase environmental stewardship through innovations in vessel technology, onboard practices and an ongoing partnership with the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS). The FMC Chairman’s Earth Day Award highlights technologies, programs, or practices of the maritime transportation industry that, through efficiency or innovation, benefit the environment. To read more of the Press Release, please visit: http://www.fmc.gov/NR14-08
]]>For more information on Hotels and how to register, please go to the IMRF website, or contact us at info@imrf.org.uk.
If you require a personal letter of invitation for the purpose of funding, or approval, please contact us at info@imrf.org.uk.
Kind regards,
David Jardine-Smith
Project Leader - Mass Rescue
Please visit: http://www.international-maritime-rescue.org/
]]>For more information, please visit www.imo.org
]]>For more information on Hotels and how to register, please go to the IMRF website, or contact IMRF at info@imrf.org.uk.
If you require a personal letter of invitation for the purpose of funding, or approval, please contact IMRF at info@imrf.org.uk.
If you are in the shipping or offshore industries or emergency response organisations at sea or on land, you should attend this key event.
Again, the conference will be kindly hosted by Rolf Westerström and his team at the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS).
We will focus on developing and sharing practical solutions to the problems identified at the first two previous MRO conferences:
* Integrating the preparation and planning efforts of all stakeholders, including industry;
* Enhancing incident coordination and establishing supportive response systems;
* Improving cohesion between all stakeholders to optimise response capability;
* Case studies from real MRO events and exercises;
For more information, please visit the IMRF web site.
]]>The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2014-2015 biennium:
Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States.
Category (b) 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden.
Category (c) 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:
Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey.
The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. Between sessions of the Assembly, the Council performs all the functions of the Assembly, except that of making recommendations to Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention.
]]>The US Coast Guard issued a bulletin reminding stakeholders that amendments to MARPOL Annex V (Garbage) entered into effect on 1 January 2013 and established a general prohibition on discharges of garbage into the sea. Disposal of garbage into designated special areas is particularly restricted. Among the designated special areas under Annex V is the Wider Caribbean Region Special Area, which includes the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard has noticed a recent increase in the number of MARPOL Annex V-related deficiencies during port state control (PSC) exams of vessels calling on Gulf of Mexico ports. A foreign vessel that improperly disposes of garbage in a special area may be subject to a number of PSC interventions. MSIB 39-13 (11/5/13).
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]]>For more information visit: http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/barbados-news/item/55582-jamaica-to-host-8th-cdm-conference
]]>You can still have fun on the water while wearing a life jacket and boating responsibly. Here are the top 5 excuses not to wear a life jacket we hear from boaters.
1. "I have life jackets on board." Having life jackets on board the vessel is not enough. Accidents happen too fast to put on a stowed life jacket.
2. "I'm a strong swimmer." Even a strong swimmer needs to wear a life jacket. During an emergency, clothing can become heavy or waterlogged while in the water.
3. "It's too hot and doesn't look cool." Old-fashioned, bulky orange life jackets have been replaced with new styles, like inflatable life jackets that may resemble a pair of suspenders or a belt pack. These are much cooler in the warmer weather.
4. "It gets in the way." There are life jacket styles available for any recreational water activity — fishing, water sports, hunting, paddling and more. There are even styles for pets!
5. "Nothing is going to happen to me." Face it, accidents happen. Boating can be a fun, safe and enjoyable activity, but when the "Wear It!" message is ignored, the consequences can be grim.
]]>However, the Coast Guard will continue to maintain watch on VHF-FM 16 (156.8 MHz) and on existing voice and DSC frequencies in the 4,6,8,&12 MHz bands.
]]>No reports of injury (2,224 passengers and 796 crew). Reports states that the fire began on the third deck mooring area and spread to the crew lunge on the fourth deck. The Ship's fire response crew extinguished the fire after two hours.
The Grandeur of the Sea sailed back to Freeport under it's own power.
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com
http://www.maib.gov.uk/publications/safety_digests/2013/safety_digest_1_2013.cfm
Best regards
MAIB Publications Team
The IMRF just issued their newest edition of the Newsletter Lifeline. Please visit the site below to see the newsletter and to sign up to receive future newsletters.
]]>The NOAA BookletChart™ is a product that you can print at home for free. BookletCharts are made to help recreational boaters locate themselves on the water.
The BookletChart is reduced in scale and divided into pages for convenience, but otherwise contains all the information of the full-scale nautical chart. Bar scales are also reduced in scale, but are accurate when used to measure distances in a BookletChart. Excerpts from the United States Coast Pilot are included. Most chart notes are consolidated on a single page for easy reference. Emergency information for the charted area is printed on the back cover. For more information, visit: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/BookletChart.html
From Bryant Maritime Consulting Newsletter:
The news release stating that Canadian and Chilean rescuers have been presented with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2012, during a special ceremony held on 26 November 2012 at IMO Headquarters in London. Sergeant Janick Gilbert (posthumously), Master Corporal Max Lahaye-Lemay and Master Corporal Marco Journeyman, crew members of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 424 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron, were nominated by the Government of Canada, in recognition of the exceptional bravery which was displayed by them, in saving the lives of two Inuit hunters stranded in an open boat in icy waters near Igloolik, Nunavut. Able Seaman César Flores, a rescue swimmer in the aerial detachment of the Chilean Navy, was nominated by the Government of Chile, in recognition of the exceptional bravery which he displayed in rescuing seven survivors from the motor launch Rosita V, in Locos islet, Moraleda Channel, in extremely dangerous weather, and at considerable risk to his own life. (11/27/12).
]]>http://www.international-maritime-rescue.org/ click on newsletter.
]]>For more information on the Saba Bank or on other subjects like the Int'l Conference on Safety of Fishing Vessels, visit the IMO web site at: www.imo.org
]]>Please, get in touch with the french sea rescue for any new information about that boat. Didn't use the french bridge to cogo out.
The secretary of the French Sea Rescue station of Saint-Martin.
SNSM SXM Urgences: (590) 690 767 500
Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer de Saint-Martin
Station située face à la marina Fort Louis, B.P.723
97058 SAINT-MARTIN CEDEX
Télécopie: (590) 590 87 20 45
http://snsmsxm.skyrock.com/
CROSS AG: (590) 596 70 92 92
Mustang survival has issued a volunteer recall for 22LBs models MD 2010 & MD 2012
For more information see: http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/News/543.PDF
]]>You can visit the National Hurricane Center to track this tropical storm.
]]>Previous editions of LIFE LINE may also be found on the site in the Newsletter Archive.
]]>http://www.maritimedelriv.com/Port_Security/USCG/USCG_hurricane.htm
]]>Previous editions of LIFE LINE may als be found on the site in the Newsletter Archive.
]]>April 16, 2012
NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world’s coasts, continental shelves and deep ocean available for easy viewing online. Anyone with Internet access can now explore undersea features and obtain detailed depictions of the sea floor and coasts, including deep canyons, ripples, landslides and likely fish habitat.
The new online data viewer compiles sea floor data from the near shore to the deep blue, including the latest high-resolution bathymetric (sea bottom) data collected by NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey primarily to support nautical charting. For more information, see:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20120416_bathymetry.html
]]>The collision occurred early Saturday between the 557-foot United Kingdom-flagged motor vessel Seagate and the 492-foot Liberia-flagged motor vessel Timor Stream approximately 60 miles northeast of Isle de Tortue, Haiti.
It was reported the motor vessel Seagate was taking on water, and had 21 crewmembers aboard, 18 of whom boarded life rafts, while the remaining three crew members remained aboard to assess the damage. Of the 18 crewmembers who boarded life rafts, 17 were recovered by the motor vessel Timor Stream, and one was recovered by a good Samaritan motor yacht Battered Bull. All personnel are accounted for, and no injuries have been reported.
The captain of the motor vessel Seagate confirmed the vessel is stable, with minimal water in the engine room. However, as a result of the collision, one of the fuel tanks was punctured with a potential release of approximately 4,000 gallons of lube oil onboard.
The motor vessel Timor Stream has an unknown number of personnel aboard, and its crew confirmed the ship suffered minimal damage, is structurally sound, and will remain on scene until released by the Coast Guard.
The crew of the 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., arrived on scene and assumed the role of on-scene commander. A Coast Guard helicopter crew and airplane crew are conducting overflight assessments.
"Our main focus now is to ensure the continued safety of the Seagate crew and to mitigate any further damage to the vessel or environment that may be caused by worsening weather," said Cmdr. Troy Hosmer, Venturous' commanding officer.
]]>One of the keynote presentations will be from the Italian Coast Guard, which is attending in order to discuss the recent tragic incident of the Costa Concordia.
For more information, go to Press Releases at http://www.transport.ie
]]>FORUM / CONFERENCE OPEN DISCUSSION
"The Yachts Insurance"
A.C. the ONSA is pleased to invite discussion forum called "The Yachts sure" to be held on December 12th & 13th. The event will develop the content by the Speaker, then give way to the Open Forum (audience participation) on the issues. For more informatiion see: info@onsa.org.ve
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FORUM / CONFERENCE OPEN DISCUSSION
"Water Activities in Venezuela:
Authority, Law and Reality "
A.C. the ONSA is pleased to invite you to FORUM / CONFERENCE OPEN DISCUSSION called "Water Activities in Venezuela: Authority, Law and Reality." The event will take place the content by the Speaker, after giving way to the Open Forum (audience participation) on the issues.
Read more »]]>The Fall issue of PROCEEDINGS has been published. This issue's main topic is Search and Rescue: Leveraging tools, technology, and teamwork to improve response, save lives.
Read more »]]>The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK ships worldwide, and other ships in UK territorial waters.
Read more »]]>The Jamaica Search and Rescue is lauding the successful rescue efforts late Saturday of prime minister Bruce Golding and members of his family who were saved from harm at sea.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Jamaica-Search---Rescue-lauds-PM-s-safety
]]>As the Coast Guard's new marine radio network Rescue 21 becomes operational throughout the U.S., rescue centers can now receive instant distress alerts from commonly used DSC-capable VHF marine radios. However, approximately 90% of VHF DSC distress alerts received by the Coast Guard do not contain position information, and approximately 60% do not contain a registered identity. The Coast Guard cannot effectively respond to a DSC distress alert sent from such a radio.
Read more »]]>NASBLA (National Association of State Boat Law Administrators) has issued their August Newsletter. To view, please visit:
Or go their web site: www.nasbla.org
]]>Conscious of its responsibility to safeguard its waterway, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has determined that effective December 31, 2012, single hull (single side/single bottom, single side/double bottom, or double side/single bottom) oil tankers of 600 tons deadweight and over but below 5,000 tons deadweight will no longer be allowed to transit the Panama Canal if loaded with oil (as defined in MARPOL, Annex I).
In the meantime, when aforementioned tankers arrive for transit loaded with oil, they will be assigned extraordinary tug assistance at all locks and through Culebra Cut at the vessel’s expense.
Read more »]]>An organization called SEARCH is a Search and Rescue Charitable
Foundation. They were established to assist voluntary Search and
Rescue organizations throughout the S.W.North Atlantic and Caribbean.
In 2010, they donated over $22,000.00 U.S. dollars to volunteer Search
and Rescue groups. Perhaps this is an opportunity for your
organization for needed funds? For more information, see
http://caribbeansearchandrescue.freesavers.com
October 27th through the 29th, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), in partnership with the Maritime Administration (MARAD), will host the fifth annual Women on the Water (WOW) Conference in Buzzards Bay, MA.
Read more »]]>Con 138 embarcaciones y ocho aeronaves, los Auxiliares Navales Dominicanos ofrecen su servicio voluntario para apoyar las labores de rescate de las instituciones militares. La entidad proporciona mayor seguridad en las costas.
Read more »]]>The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) will be supplied with JRC's software package SUMO to improve its oil pollution detection system. This new capability can help Member States authorities to improve their response and prevention activities to pollution from ships. For more information see http://www.ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm
]]>The Irish Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport issued a press release stating that Ireland and France signed an agreement on cooperation regarding search and rescue (SAR) services in waters off each other’s coast. The technical agreement allows for the mutual cooperation and interoperability of aviation assets in the event of a major incident. For more information see http://www.dttas.ie/pressRelease.aspx?Id=346
]]>John Cooper has been appointed as the new Director of the International Affairs Directorate of the USCG Auxiliary. Mr. Cooper will report to Commodore Ev Tucker, ANACO of International Affairs and succeeds John VanOsdol who has retired after five years as Director.
Read more »]]>The United States Coast Guard has released the latest (2010) U.S. recreational boating statistics.
For more information see http://www.uscgboating.org
]]>SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic .- The intervention of an officer of the Naval Auxiliary Dominicans (AND) saved the lives of three people who were adrift after losing the helm of a sailboat near the island of Puerto Rico in the middle of a sea in severe conditions.
The Commander of the AND Joaquín Pacheco, who was traveling to St. Thomas on his sailboat "Gaucho," quickly came to the aid of the vessel "Silvia", where flares were thrown in aid request signal 10 miles This island Caja de Muertos.
He reported that, when approaching the site and noted that three people were in danger aboard the ship without rudder or communication, who was also beaten by the sea, contacted the Coast Guard of the United States, immediately made the rescue operation and towing.
"Both the crew of the vessel concerned and officials of the U.S. Coast Guard thanked us very warmly assistance," testified the Commander of the DNA in a report to that body's executive officer, Captain Juan Carlos Porcella .
Because of this aid in offshore waters, the Dominican Naval Auxiliary, under the command of Commodore José Antonio National Najri-received congratulations from John C. Brian Cooper and McArdie, official Coast Guard Auxiliary of the United States.
About Dominican Naval Auxiliary
The body of the Naval Auxiliary Dominicans (AND) was created by executive decree on December 9, 2009 to serve in emergencies nautical and aerial support to the Dominican Navy. The DNA already have 186 members, 134 boats and 8 aircraft and helicopters covering the whole of Spain, strategically divided into 5 regions.
Maritime New Zealand posted the June 2011 edition of its safety periodical – Lookout. This edition focuses on the hazards posed by mariner fatigue. (6/30/11). See http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Publications-and-forms/Lookout/LookOutJun11.pdf
]]>The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a safety bulletin regarding overweight rescue boats.
Read more »]]>The IMO Council has endorsed a proposal by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos to adopt “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic” as the World Maritime Day theme for 2012.
Read more »]]>The new NASBLA Connected Community is now ready for public use!
Read more »]]>The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) posted their August edition of their Newsletter. For more visit {http://www.emsa.europa.eu/}
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