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American Salvage Association 10th Anniversary
vThe American Salvage Association (ASA) is celebrating the 10th year of its founding with a variety of special events to commemorate the occasion, including a lunch…
Natural Gas Leak on Supply Vessel in Gulf
Houma Incident Command received a report of an incident that occurred at about 9:25 a.m. Friday, June 11, involving a supply vessel that was mooring to a natural…
Dynamic Positioning & Mariner Licensing
Justin Mitchell and Carlos Tamez practice admiralty and maritime law, personal injury and commercial litigation in the Houston office of Hill Rivkins LLP (www.hillrivkins.com). Mitchell is also a licensed mariner and former OSV captain and Tamez is a licensed shipyard welder. Both attorneys can be reached at [email protected] or (713) 222-1515. Dynamic Positioning (DP) has rapidly become the standard required by major offshore industry stakeholders for deepwater drilling applications…
Hearings Adjourn in Port Arthur
The Coast Guard adjourned the formal hearings, Thursday, March 11, concerning the Jan. 23, 2010, incident involving the tank vessel Eagle Otome, the Gull Arrow and the tug Dixie Vengeance. The incident resulted in more than 400,000 gallons of oil being spilled into the Sabine-Neches waterway. Eric Lewis, the VTS watchstander, testified concerning his training, maritime experience, and the details of the displays and sensors he monitors as a watchstander.
This Day in Coast Guard History – Feb. 25
1799- President Adams authorized by Congress to place revenue cutters in the naval establishment. 1825- Congress empowered the Revenue Marine to enforce state quarantine laws.
Cummings on Maritime Credentialing
In a prepared statement for Congressman, Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, addressed a hearing…
ASA Members Respond to USS Port Royal
During the morning hours of February 7, 2009 three members of the American Salvage Association (ASA) provided salvage support to the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage to respond to the grounding of the USS Port Royal outside of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The 9,600-ton, 567 ft guided missile cruiser ran aground a half-mile off Honolulu International Airport's Reef Runway after leaving port for sea trials.
Salvage and marine firefighting
On New Year’s Eve, 2008, the US Coast Guard issued its long-awaited regulations regarding salvage and marine firefighting. While there are various points of criticism, overall the rulemaking is an excellent advance over the current situation of preparing in advance for marine casualties that implicate salvage and firefighting. The owners or operators of a tank vessel that carries or is designed to carry Group I-IV oils as cargo in bulk has until July 1…
CG Investigates Ferry Accident
The Coast Guard is working to determine what caused a 207 ft Burlington, Vt. based ferry to strike a pier here at 5:20 p.m. Jan. 30, causing injury to passengers and crew.
CG Stops 4 Unsafe Passenger Vessels
Boarding team members from Coast Guard Station Yankeetown stopped four unsafe passenger vessels operating on the Crystal River, Fla., and in the vicinity of Homosassa, Fla., Dec. 29, through Dec.
Report on Collision Death off Pt. Reyes
On Dec. 10, the U.S. Coast Guard released the results of two investigations. One report outlines the causes of the July 13, 2007 fatal collision between a cargo…
ASA and SCAA Establish Affiliate Relationship
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) have established an Affiliate Membership relationship. The Spill Control…
Coast Guard Investigates Collision
Coast Guard investigators continue to look into the circumstances of a collision that investigators believe occurred around just after midnight on Oct. After a large debris field was reported…
Keys to Controlling Consequences in the Wake of a Marine Casualty
In the June issue of Marine News, we outlined the advantages of adding MOPS License Insurance protection to your deck and engineering officers' employee benefit…
USCG Issues Marine Safety Alert
The Coast Guard strongly reminds the towing industry of its responsibility to properly man their vessels with adequate numbers of qualified and licensed crewmembers.
Coast Guard to Investigate Vessel Fire
The Coast Guard initiated a formal investigation into the marine casualty aboard the motor vessel Miss Calabash II to determine what caused the fire and examine…
Cummings Comment on Marine Safety Hearing
Congressman Elijah E. “This morning we witnessed another example of the pressing need to expand the size of the U.S. Coast Guard. We cannot expect any organization…
SCC Meeting Set
The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the US Department of State, will conduct several meetings in Washington, DC. On May 22, the Subcommittee on Flag…
ASA and OMSA Establish Affiliate Membership
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) have agreed to establish a reciprocal Affiliate Membership relationship.
Cummings Convenes Hearing on Inspector General’s Report Concerning COSCO BUSAN
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings convened the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to receive a report developed by the Department of Homeland Security’s…