When the Base Realignment and Closure Commission report was released last week, Hawaii’s congressional leaders thought the net effect here could result in small gain of one job. A week later, however, a deeper reading of the report shows that 213 civilians at the Defense Finance and Accounting Servi
Draped in morning fog, the water near the mouth of the Cousins River was dark and quiet last week as Eric Horne and Valy Steverlynck motored upstream in their 22-foot work skiff. Below the surface, invisible to boaters, tens of thousands of oysters rested on the estuary floor. Horne and Steverlynck
Jean Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec) lead the Open 60
At 1410EDT today, the first start gun will fire for the 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, the latest in a series of transatlantic races run by the New York Yacht Club since 1866. This year’s event celebrates the centenary of yacht owner Wilson Marshall and skipper Charlie Barr’s record-breaking ra
In order to prevent damage to the marine environment, the companies, Decal Panama and Ocean Pollution Control (OPC), holders of concessions from the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), carried out an exercise to demonstrate their expertise in the contention of oil spills, using the island of Taboguilla
Seafarer’s House at Port Everglades recently honored Nicola Arena at its 2005 International Golden Compass Award Dinner at the Design Center of the Americas in Dania Beach. The event attracted more than 500 people and raised more than $175,000. Proceeds went to Seafarer’s, which provides assistance
The work to salvage the sunken launch that capsized on Tuesday afternoon in the river Jamuna near Aricha , was declared abandoned yesterday with 150 people still missing. Joint Director (Marine ) Emdadul Hoque of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) formally declared the salvage opera
Government of India (GoI) has cleared Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) at a worst possible time. The whole of Palk Bay is reeling today, under an excessive stress caused by the December 26th tsunami. Most of its biotic and physical resources remain challenged partially or fully by the tsunami
Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (NMB) and the new shipbuilding consortium Bulyard signed Sunday their first mutual contracts for the building of 3 ships. The EUR 58 M worth ships will be ready in two years, Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev, who attended the signing ceremony
It’s been decades since General Electric dumped toxic chemicals into the Hudson River, yet those contaminants remain. Nothing, repeat nothing, should further delay an ambitious cleanup that already has been far too long in the making. Environmental Protection Agency officials are suggesting the proj
The floor of Monterey Bay is becoming littered with scrap iron used to anchor an increasing array of ocean sensors. Iron railroad wheels are a current favorite for securing moorings against currents and swell, but after several years they can sink deep into the bottom. The extra oomph required to ya
The ice sheet covering the interior of Antarctica is thickening, researchers report in the journal Science. This bulge may temporarily buffer rising sea levels, they believe. Antarctica’s “weight gain” is due to extra snowfall, caused by rising temperatures, the team thinks.
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America. America’s merchant mariners make our Nation more secure and our economy stronger. Throughout our history, they have promoted commerce and protected our freedom. On National Maritime Day, we honor the dedicated service of the United Sta
Fishermen off Greece’s Aegean island of Samothrace have found 13 dead dolphins and a small whale in an illegal driftnet, local authorities said on Friday. The 1 km (0.6 mile) net was pulled into the island’s port because of fears it could damage ships’ propellers.
