NZ Fines Master for Leaving Port with Known Engine Problems
A cargo ship master and chief engineer have been sentenced and fined after admitting to charges relating known engine problems that led to their ship to lose power and run aground at the Port of Tauranga in July.The Singapore-registered log-carrier MV Funing lost power and passed over a channel marker with the propeller becoming caught in the markerchain, before making contact with a sand bar in the Tauranga Harbor channel.A Maritime NZ investigation and subsequent prosecution…
SENESCO Gives NOAA Research Vessel a Facelift
almost unheard-of. maritime rule. back out to sea for another 5-7 years of ocean exploration. Point headquarters in December 2002. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Southern New England to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. classrooms. year," Albatross IV Commander Michael S. interview. happens once or twice in a ship's lifetime." According to Cdr. contributed to the Albatross IV's unusual longevity. must. occurred in 1988. Proposal (RFP). competing for this job," recalled SENESCO MARINE President Bob Jarvis. NOAA to do business with the growing company. contributed to the SENESCO MARINE choice. factor, but location is important as well. with their families during the half-year repair process. wonders for morale, but it also helped reduce NOAA's costs.
News: SENESCO Marine Gives “Albatross” a Facelift
Most research ships don't live to see there 40's, and to approach 50 is very rare indeed. But the Albatross IV is quite an exception to this rule. Today, thanks to a recent overhaul at SENESCO Marine's (formerly SENESCO) repair facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, the vessel is back at its home base in Woods Hole, Mass., preparing to head back out to sea for another 5-7 years of ocean exploration. SENESCO Marine began its a overhaul on the Albatross IV at the company's Quonset Point headquarters in December 2002. Launched in 1962, the Albatross IV is the second oldest in a fleet of 15 research vessels used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
SENESCO Performs Facelift on NOAA’s Albatross IV
Most research ships don’t live to see their 40’s, and to approach 50 is almost unheard-of. But the Albatross IV is quite an exception to this maritime rule. Today, thanks to a recent overhaul at SENESCO’s repair facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, she is back at her home base in Woods Hole, Massachusetts preparing to head back out to sea for another 5-7 years of ocean exploration. The Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (SENESCO) began its a major overhaul on the Albatross IV at the company’s Quonset Point headquarters in December 2002. Launched in 1962, the Albatross IV is the second oldest in a fleet of 15 research vessels used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
