Seattle Propeller Club Honors Veentjer and Dwyer
The Seattle Propeller Club announced the winner of the 2013 Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award as Captain John Veentjer, Puget Sound Marine Exchange Executive Director, aboard Princess Cruises cruise vessel Sapphire Princess while berthed on Pier 66 at the Port of Seattle’s Bell Street Cruise Terminal during the 62nd annual Seattle Maritime Festival Luncheon. The Club also shared news of the selection of Captain John Dwyer, Officer In Charge, Marine Inspection and the Chief of the Inspection Division at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, as this year’s recipient of the Seattle Propeller Club’s Public Official of the Year Award.
Rear Admiral Craig Bone Joins ABS
Upon his retirement from the US Coast Guard, after more than 30 years of service, Rear Admiral Craig E. Bone will join the American Bureau of Shipping’s corporate management. Mr. Bone will take on the international classification society’s newly created position of Vice President, Corporate Programs. Mr. Bone will join ABS effective October 20, reporting to ABS President and COO Chris Wiernicki. He will be located in the society’s satellite executive office in . In this new position, Mr.
USCG Regulations Lag Behind Offshore Activity
The loss of the world’s largest floating deepwater production platform, Petrobras’ P-36, last month off the coast of Brazil with the loss of 10 men will reverberate throughout the oil industry for years to come. We do not yet know what happened to the unit other than that there were reported to be three separate explosions after which the unit took on severe list of about 24 degrees and sank several days later. Was the unit unsafe? Was it operated improperly? We do not yet know the answers and may never know all the answers. Here in the U.S., the USCG continues to go forward with the regulatory project that would modify the rules on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Fifth CG District Proposes RNA
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to establish a regulated navigation area (RNA) encompassing the entire Fifth Coast Guard District. The RNA is intended to provide for safety of life and property, help facilitate commerce, and impose restrictions on vessels operating within the RNA when ice is a threat to navigation. Comments on the proposal should be submitted by April 21, 2003.
CG District Eight Offers Support
District, headquartered in New Orleans, are doing their part to increase vigilance and patrols. vessels arriving or departing from our ports; and enforcing security zones in and around critical infrastructure sites. duty, Reserve, Auxiliary, and civilian personnel. America.
