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BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-29-2020 07:12:49 A new loss prevention report from The Swedish Club is again calling attention to the reasons behind the loss and damage of containers at sea. Despite the container industry being well regulated and highly regarded, the…
The situation facing cruising yachts which are stuck in the South Pacific owing to the COVID pandemic is becoming increasingly grim. The Australian and New Zealand governments have refused them entry, despite the fact that they present a very low…
The Maritime Executive BY KIMBERLY WOOD 09-27-2020 07:47:22 A lot can go wrong when hurricanes stall. Their destructive winds last longer. The storm surge can stay high. And the rain keeps falling. During Hurricane Sally, Naval Air Station Pensacola reported more than 24…
Asia Pacific Report by PMC Media. Three German yachtsmen – two men and a woman – have been detained after arriving in the Bay of Islands, in breach of New Zealand’s covid-19 border restrictions. Despite being denied permission to enter…
In partnership with Australian Geographic, world record-holding sailor Lisa Blair will release her first book ‘Facing Fear’ on 1 November, 2020. This must-read book recounts the inspiring and gripping true story of her solo voyage around Antarctica; a tale Lisa almost…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-22-2020 02:26:13 The United States issued a renewed warning to mariners of multiple instances of significant GPS interference. According to the US Maritime Advisory, this interference is resulting in lost or inaccurate GPS signals affecting bridge navigation, GPS-based…
The Guardian. By Sam Jones. Small yachts have been ordered to steer clear of a stretch of water off the north-west coast of Spain after at least three boats were damaged by a gang of boisterous orcas. On Tuesday, Spain’s transport…
From the Ocean Cruising Club After last ditch effort letters to both Prime Ministers, yesterday the Ocean Cruising Club received formal rejections by both Australia and New Zealand to allow yachts currently in the Pacific to come to these countries…
Maritime Safety Queensland It's no secret that Maritime Safety Queensland has developed a number of new initiatives in response to COVID-19, from ensuring the welfare of our international seafarers to supporting remote community access for essential maritime services. But for…
Queensland's War on Wrecks Taskforce is back on the road, consulting Queenslanders about the best ways to implement the recommendations from its interim report released in July 2019. The taskforce, consisting of parliamentary, local government and maritime industry representatives, conducted an…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard released a new strategy to enhance global safety, security and stewardship of the maritime domain by combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Thursday. IUU is a collection of dishonest fishing practices threatening the sustainability…
From AMSA: Last night we detected a distress beacon registered to an Australian yacht in the Mediterranean Sea about 160km east of Malta. We made contact with the vessel which reported being caught in severe weather and in need of…
The Insider. By Sophia Ankel. Killer whales are ramming and harassing sailboats traveling along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts in a series of attacks that have left scientists baffled. Sailors traveling along the Strait of Gibraltar to Galicia have sent…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-07-2020 07:32:53 Water supply issues have plagued the Panama Canal for years. When rainfall is limited and nearby lakes begin to get low, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has to implement draft restrictions in order to keep the…
The Waikawa Boating Club took a step into the dark recently when 14 boats took part in a night sailing exercise. It was the first time the club had run a session like this to help boaties better understand navigating…
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and several good Samaritans rescued three people aboard a disabled sailboat that was found Friday approximately 75 miles southwest of Gualala Point. Crewmembers aboard the CMA CGA Aquila, a 1190-foot motor vessel, contacted Coast…
Castanet Kelowna. By Wayne Moore. UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. The mystery of the floating sailboat has been solved. Apparently, a group of people were on the boat Thursday night, when their motor broke down. A Castanet reader called us and said…
Live Webinar: Greek Islands of the eastern Aegean and the Coast of Turkey – Multihull Solutions Date of event: September 11, 2020 Locale: On your computer or phone! Discover the intricacies of cruising the Greek Islands of…
Meet John and Leanne who have been sailing and cruising for over 20 years. With 50,000 nm under their keels in motor cruisers monohulls and multihulls, both power and sail, they have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share….
Artie, seen here in his feline lifejacket, snoozed quietly through the dramatic mission to rescue the yacht. It was snared on lobster pot-lines six miles north of town early on Monday morning (24 AUG). 'The cat was asleep in its…
Desperately trying to conserve heat in a sodden, salt encrusted sleeping bag. Cold, wet, somewhat battered and completely humbled by nature; it was probably the longest night of our lives and presented each of us with the opportunity for the…
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard, Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Key West Fire Rescue and a good Samaritan extinguished two vessel fires and rescued one person Wednesday near Stock Island. Coast Guard Station Key West received notification of two…
Art Critique. By Katherine Keener. Last week, KAWS made headlines after sending COMPANION, his now iconic sculpture, in to space. It’s rare that an artwork finds itself that far off the Earth’s surface, but what about artworks that are popping up in another unusual…
Cumberland Charter Yachts today announced it has been recognized as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winner for self-guided tours and rentals and boat hire. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award…
Enveloped by the sound of a mournful ‘moo cow birthing’ foghorn reverberating through the dank air we sailed away from Halifax, Nova Scotia, into a rippling curtain of fog. In Nova Scotia’s thicker, wetter, colder kind of fog the litany…
The UK Coastguard requested the immediate launch of the Selsey all-weather Lifeboat after receiving a mayday distress call from a yacht that had been dismasted 3 miles south-west of Selsey Bill. The Shannon class all-weather Lifeboat launched at 12.13 p.m….
Maritime Safety Queensland is QLD's lead agency in managing the maritime borders and is being assisted by enforcement partners QPS in actively patrolling the borders and enforcing restrictions. MSQ's Border Management Team is running 24 hour operations to monitor and…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-21-2020 02:22:21 Japan’s classification society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued an “Approval in Principle” (AIP) for a wind kite system under development by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) and France’s Airseas SAS. Granted under ClassNK’s Wind…
BBC News At least 17 people, including two children, died off Haiti when the sailing boat they were on sank between Tortuga island and the fishing port of Saint-Louis-du-Nord. Officials say those on board lived on Tortuga and had been…
Inside Science. By Yuen Yiu. During Columbus’ third voyage to the Americas, as his six-ship fleet sailed around the southern tip of Trinidad, an island just off the coast of Venezuela, they encountered a freak wave taller than the ship’s…
Currently there are well over 300 vessels carrying over 600 crew members in the South Pacific region that are displaced and facing very uncertain futures. Whilst they may be “stuck in paradise” travel restrictions related to Covid19 mean these vessels…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-13-2020 09:06:40 The Auckland District Court has sentenced Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) to a fine of $280,000 for allowing its pilot boats to exceed harbour speed limits on thousands of voyages, including one that ended in a…
CAPE MAY, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescued a sea turtle entangled in a fishing trap line 11 miles southeast of Cape May, Thursday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a call from the Marine Mammal Stranding…
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the Northern Territory in Australia’s premier cultural institution. The revitalised Colin Jack-Hinton Maritime Gallery in Darwin has recently reopened to the public. Visitors can see an immersive display of…
ABC Radio Adelaide. By Malcolm Sutton. A rotted boat stranded on a metropolitan Adelaide beach for weeks could be destined for the dump after it sank in shallow waters just two days after being pulled back to sea. The…
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival planned for February 2021 will not be proceeding, the festival’s General Manager Mr Paul Stephanus announced today. Mr Stephanus said that considerable planning had already gone into next year’s festival and it is disappointing that…
Sydney Morning Herald. By Tim Barlass. On a wing and a prayer, Pip the dachshund – stranded in the United States for five months – finally arrived home in Sydney on Tuesday night. In emotional scenes at a chilly Virgin…
HONOLULU— Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and The Marine Mammal Center partnered to transport four Hawaiian Monk Seals from Ke Kai Ola, The Marine Mammal Center’s hospital dedicated to the rehabilitation…
Devon, UK, 10 August 2020– In 2019, the Ocean Cruising Club began to support challenging ocean endeavours and is proud to stand behind the individuals and their projects which seek the betterment of the sailing community and maritime environment. The…
Kenneth Grahame wrote in his wonderful children's book, ‘The wind in the willows’ “believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” I think Ratty got…
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