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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…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-07-2020 03:15:59 Two weeks after the bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground on the eastern shore of Mauritius the island nation is being confronted with a growing environmental disaster. Fuel oil leaking from the ship is spreading in the water, fouling…
With a happy and competent crew plus ample provisions for 3 months, Chaotic Harmony (hereafter known as CH) made a departure from Balboa in Panama for the Island of Mangaroa (Gambier Island) in French Polynesia. Travelling via the Las Perlas…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-07-2020 06:06:28 The sailing cargo vessel Kwai returned to Honolulu on Wednesday with another giant load of ocean plastic, delivering 67 tons of ghost nets, bottles and other debris onto the pier. The haul adds to the catch she brought…
Purpose This safety alert aims to raise awareness of measures to ensure the fire risks on your vessel are appropriately managed. Addressing the risk of fire Make sure your safety management system (SMS) includes: Planned maintenance of your vessel’s firefighting,…
COWES, August 5, 2020. The Solent Coastguard called on the Cowes RNLI to aid a yacht in difficulties. The 25-foot yacht suffered engine failure close to the mouth of Beaulieu River. The boat, which had then anchored, was towed by…
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard would like to remind people of the dangers and penalties associated with hoax distress calls and the use of laser pointers pointed at aircraft or boat crews on patrol. For 230 years the Coast Guard…
The Queensland War on Wrecks (WoW) program, launched in late 2018, has seen a considerable number of abandoned/wrecked vessels removed from local waterways, with plans for further work now being considered by the WoW Taskforce. Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is…
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their sailing vessel began taking on water one nautical mile offshore from Albion River near Whitesboro, Calif., Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay command center watchstanders received a notification just…
On Monday 27 July, Border Restrictions Direction (No 9) came into effect. All people entering Queensland must complete a Queensland Border Declaration Pass to cross the border, including returning Queenslanders. This will include agreeing to get tested for COVID-19 if you develop any symptoms…
29 July 2020 – World renowned Australian yachtsman Jon Sanders AO OBE has passed the halfway point of his 11th solo circumnavigation of the world, overcoming myriad problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The 80-year-old sailing legend is sailing due south of Panama…
Maui News. By Melissa Tanji. If you bought oysters at a really good price on the island recently, you may want to be cautious about eating them because they may have been raised to treat ocean pollution and stolen from…
Euro Weekly News. By Cathy Elelman. The Guardia Civil spoiled the on-board party for a bunch of revellers caught out boozing and ignoring Covid-19 safety precautions on a sailboat in Pontevedra in Galicia. A Guardia Maritime Service patrol came across…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-27-2020 10:13:00 Ports and waterways along the southwestern stretch of Texas' coastline continue to be affected by the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hanna, which swept ashore Saturday with drenching rains and moderate 30-knot winds. Corpus Christi was spared…
Marine notice 06/2020 Purpose To remind vessel owners, operators, masters, skippers, watchkeepers, and other personnel involved in the navigation of vessels, of the importance of adhering to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (known as the Collision…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-26-2020 10:55:20 Residents of Oahu and Kaui braced Sunday for the arrival of Hurricane Douglas, which passed north of the Big Island and Maui on a westerly track. The Category 1 storm's track shows potential for making landfall,…
The Daily Record. An adventurer who has helped salvage treasures found in shipwrecks across the world is backing a campaign to clear the name of a privateer wrongly hung for being a pirate. Marine archaeologist and TV treasure hunter Neil…
Have you ever wondered how new ideas find their way into yacht design? I recall advice given to me in the late 1960s by an old marine engineer who owned a long-keeled cruiser/racing yacht. It was on the hardstand next to…
‘In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take’ – a saying that is all too familiar. Yet, the truth is, we do not often have dreams so crazy they scare us. I had never had a big…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-22-2020 09:29:13 According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the ro/pax ferry St. Ignatius of Loyola had an unusual near miss last weekend at the port of Batangas, 60 miles due south of Manila. On Saturday night, as the St. Ignatius departed from the…
The search for an Australian couple on a five-year sailing voyage across the world's oceans has been called off with no recovery being made. Del and Craig McEwan sent out a distress call on Monday from their Australian-registered catamaran, Ohana-Uli,…
Coral Sea Marina Resort announced this week a renewed platinum sponsorship for Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsundays, committing to another three-year sponsorship. Coral Sea Marina Resort is now entering its second term as Platinum sponsor, after securing the naming rights on…
The Maritime Executive BY ALEX LEMAIRE 07-20-2020 12:07:00 On this same day, 35 years ago, the legendary deep-sea explorer Mel Fisher discovered the shipwreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The galleon was sailing from the new world to Spain. It was hit by…
CBC British Columbia. By Cathy Kearney. Bert terHart set sail from Victoria, B.C., on a solo journey around the world nine months ago with just a pen, paper, charts and a sextant navigation instrument to chart his course. The non-stop circumnavigation via…
“Dad! Daaaaaaaad! The toilet is stuck!” That dreaded call every boat owner dad fears. Or, at eleven o’clock at night and you have guests, you have just gone to bed, book open at the page; then comes the soft, somehow…
While on routine patrol, Gosport Lifeboat (based at GAFIRS Lifeboat Station in Stokes Bay) overheard a MAYDAY RELAY broadcast reporting a two-boat collision close to its location, just inside the entrance to Langstone Harbour. GAFIRS proceeded on the request of…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and crew of the merchant vessel Mahi Mahi rescued three mariners from the disabled 50-foot trimaran Third Try 825 miles northeast of Oahu, Wednesday. The crew of the Mahi Mahi brought the mariners back to…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-10-2020 07:29:52 Despite several high profile incidents recently, a new survey of the container shipping industry by the World Shipping Council (WSC) reports that the incidents of containers lost overboard has been on the decline and is a small…
A man has apparently drowned in Loch Ness after falling into the water while reportedly taking a pee from a boat. The Scottish Sun newspaper reports that the man, believed to be aged 34, is one of a group of…
Internationally renowned yachtsman and businessman, Ray Roberts, says sports and businesses around the world are still feeling the pinch due to the ongoing effects of CoronaVirus. Roberts, the founder of Workforce International and owner of EastSail, speaks from experience, having…
Yarmouth RNLI responded to a Mayday call from a yacht in distress during the early hours of Thursday July 9. Volunteer lifeboat crew members were tasked by Solent Coastguard at 03:21 following a Mayday call from a 24ft sailing vessel…
For the third day running Poole Lifeboat was requested to launch by the UK coastguard just after 2pm on Sunday (July 5) to a report of five people in or on, an inflatable clinging to a buoy in Studland Bay….
Nowadays most people’s perceptions of using an open boat to sail or cruise offshore, they would assume you are totally mad. Guess I grew up in a different era. In our teens we were undoubtedly inspired by Frank Dye and…
I awake at four in the morning after eight hours of blissful sleep, the longest period of uninterrupted slumber I have had for a week. Sailing Vessel Zefr has just completed the passage from Thursday Island, Australia to Debut in…
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Boaters and swimmers took to the water this Father's Day weekend, and as the summer boating season ramps up, Coast Guard units and command center personnel responded to a high number of emergencies from New Jersey to…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responding to an incident involving the loss of about three shipping containers from the Liberian-flagged container ship, Navios Unite. The ship reported losing the containers overboard in rough weather about 33km south west of…
An extensive air and water search for a 54-year-old man who fell from a sailing boat in waters off Bustard Head which began on Friday has been scaled back. The boat is believed to have been en route from Gladstone…
A man will reappear in court today after he was allegedly found hiding in the air-conditioning vent of a bulk carrier while attempting to leave the country. About 10.30am on Saturday (20 June 2020), a large vessel, headed for Newcastle,…
Originally we had planned to run the Clean Up Flotilla in Phuket, however current travel restrictions means we have moved this years Flotilla to the Whitsundays, where it all started for Ocean Crusaders. As a skipper in the Whistundays working…
In less time than it takes to fly from Melbourne to Airlie Beach you can fly to New Caledonia and practice your school day French, experience French cuisine and Pacific Island culture. The dictionary defines a rally as a call…
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