Ten Most Frequently Observed Towing Vessels Deficiencies
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17 May 2013
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The US Coast Guard posted the Top 10 Deficiencies observed by Coast Guard field personnel while examining uninspected towing vessels (UTVs) under the Towing Vessel Bridging Program and through other activities.
The Towing Vessel NCOE conducted an analysis of all deficiencies recorded by CG field personnel while examining"uninspected towing vessels"...
National Preparedness Response Exercise Program 2013
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17 May 2013
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Nearly 250 first responders participated in a National Preparedness Response Exercise Program in Los Angeles including U.S. Coast Guard, Chevron, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response, NOAA, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Los Angeles County Fire Department, El Segundo Fire Department,...
MOL Conducts Tabletop Drill Centers on Collision Involving Container Vessel in Osaka Bay
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17 May 2013
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced the completion of a tabletop drill done in cooperation with the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. The scenario entailed a containership operated by MOL Liner Division (Hong Kong) and managed by an MOL Group ship management company (Hong Kong) colliding with a coastal freighter in Osaka Bay, Japan.
The...
USCG initiates Arctic Shield 2013
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17 May 2013
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The Coast Guard 17th District recently announced its Arctic Shield 2013 plans to protect the maritime community in the Arctic and to strengthen their partnerships with federal, state, local, tribal and community members.
After a successful Arctic Shield 2012 operation on the North Slope and Barrow, this year, the Coast Guard will focus on Western...
Impact of increased sunspot activity on GNSS
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16 May 2013
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During the last days, the sun emitted three massive solar flares, as NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed. The solar activity can affect the availability of Global Navigation Satellite Systems and therefore maritime navigation.
The sun unleashed a colossal solar flare on May 12, in what has become the most powerful solar eruption of...
