This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History - April 26
1898- During the Spanish-American War, Morrill, Hudson, and Hamilton, formerly Revenue Cutters and recently armed for service in the so-called "Mosquito Fleet," passed through Hampton Roads and after asking formal permission of the Commodore, proceeded to Key West. From that point they joint the Navy ship's of the Cuban blockading fleet. 1899-On April 26, the Revenue Cutter Service signed a lease with two prominent Baltimore landowners for 36 acres of farmland surrounding Arundel Cove, Maryland. Two months later, LT John Moore, USRCS, arrived aboard the side-wheeler Colfax to establish the "Revenue Cutter Station at Curtis Bay," today's United States Coast Guard Yard. Happy Birthday, Coast Guard Yard!
This Day in Coast Guard History – April 26
1898- During the Spanish-American War, Morrill, Hudson, and Hamilton, formerly Revenue Cutters and recently armed for service in the so-called "Mosquito Fleet," passed through Hampton Roads and after asking formal permission of the Commodore, proceeded to Key West. From that point they joint the Navy ship's of the Cuban blockading fleet. 1899-On April 26, the Revenue Cutter Service signed a lease with two prominent Baltimore landowners for 36 acres of farmland surrounding Arundel Cove, Maryland. Two months later, LT John Moore, USRCS, arrived aboard the side-wheeler Colfax to establish the "Revenue Cutter Station at Curtis Bay," today's United States Coast Guard Yard. Happy Birthday, Coast Guard Yard!
Rydex Appoints Jolley as Sales Director
Rydex Corporation Limited, an Inmarsat Ventures subsidiary has appointed of Paul Jolley as sales director effective as of 12 August 2002. He has extensive practical and commercial expertise within the Maritime industry. After leaving school he trained and served as a Deck Officer for eight years. before being promoted into the commercial division. qualified as a lawyer, (non-practicing). company. Paul is aged 41, married with one Daughter aged 11. hill walking and renovating old properties. “Joining Rydex is everything I had hoped for. the market place. team, will tirelessly pursue.
Coal Transhipment Terminal Finds New Cure for Old Conveyor Spillage Problems
Neary four million tons of coal passed in and out of Scotland's Hunterston Terminal in 1997, drawn in large part by a reputation for fast turnaround that has made this one of the biggest seaport bulk transhipment facilities in Western Europe. But, building that reputation wasn't easy. Moving coal at 2,000 to 3,000 tons per hour (tph), through some five miles of conveyors linked by multiple transfer points, the terminal had long been plagued by spillage problems that laid a costly burden on the maintenance staff and threatened penalty charges from delays in ship loading/unloading. The search for a more reliable way to keep the coal on the belts finally ended when maintenance management found a new system for keeping skirt rubber in place at the transfers and more easily adjusted.
