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By The Maritime Executive 2019-08-24 21:15:16 NOAA's official value for the total length of the US shoreline is 95,471 miles. As there is no reference that designates one specific shoreline as the “legal” shoreline, numbers for…
The 2019 Multihull Solutions Phuket Rally is now open for entry with strong numbers expected to participate in the inaugural event. Held from 8-11 November, the casual cruising rally will bring together multihulls of all sizes to enjoy a weekend…
When Ken and Rhonda Thackeray started the Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club in 2009, they could never have predicted what lay ahead. In just over a decade, the story of the world’s most exclusively non-exclusive yacht club has become firmly…
Kapok lifejackets This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risks associated with the use of out of date, and dangerous, kapok filled lifejackets. Kapok filled lifejackets with cotton straps are decades old and have not been manufactured since…
The Maritime Executive The Mariner's 1-2-3 Rule is the guideline mariners follow to keep out of a tropical storm or hurricane's path. The Mariner's 1-2-3 rule, also referred to as the Danger Rule, is an important guideline mariners follow to…
KCRA3 TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. — A three-story houseboat sunk in a Tuolumne County lake during a poker event after the vessel became overloaded from too many people on one side, authorities said. The houseboat, which was near the shore on…
The search for a 33-year-old man missing since Friday in Cockburn Sound has been suspended. The man went missing around 3.25pm on Friday, about one nautical mile offshore in Cockburn Sound. Two other men onboard sailed the yacht back to…
We all know that tides are influenced by the Moon, but how does that connection work and how can we predict the tides more than a year in advance? They are just two of many questions the Bureau of Meteorology…
NZ Herald By: Vaimoana Tapaleao and Meghan Lawrence A tornado-like waterspout has ripped through central Auckland's waterfront, toppling at least one shipping container and wreaking havoc on yachts, ships and cars. Vehicles were swept into the ocean and a yacht…
Devon, UK, 12 August 2019 – The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has established a Challenge Grant to encourage ambitious expeditions for environmental conservation or challenging oceangoing adventures and is now accepting applications for the 2020 season. The OCC Challenge Grant…
CTV News, Vancouver Island A crowd of people on a Salt Spring Island beach were helpless as they watched a vintage sailboat go up in flames Wednesday night. The 21-metre sailboat was anchored in Long Harbour when it caught fire…
The Daily Mail A British deckhand was killed in a super-yacht collision blamed on a captain said to be ‘showing off’ his boat. Jake Feldwhere was pulling up the anchor of the Minx when it was struck at three times…
Earlier today, at 6.15 pm New Zealand time, the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) were alerted to a distress call from the vessel Gwendoline 50 nautical miles west of Niue. The yacht was taking on water and sinking after hitting…
From our weird and wonderful file comes this story by Basit Mamood of Metro in the UK: An ex-soldier has admitted taking a 27ft yacht on a bizarre nautical joyride. Richard Gould, 42, and his partner follow a shamanic existence…
The Australian National Maritime Museum will open their latest exhibition Bligh – Hero or Villain? this week – the first major exhibition the Museum has created after undergoing a dramatic and stunning brand refresh. The exhibition is a radical new…
The Maritime Executive. By Alejandro Guzmán Woodroffe. Contrary to the version portrayed by Disney in its franchise Pirates of the Caribbean, piracy does not take place in a universe full of adventures and adrenaline. The…
The Maritime Executive Unlike left and right, “port” and “starboard” refer to fixed locations on a vessel. Since port and starboard never change, they are unambiguous references that are independent of a mariner’s orientation, and, thus, mariners use these nautical…
Transport for NSW will carry out a trial of new electronic speed signage at Swansea Channel in Lake Macquarie starting next week. NSW Maritime Executive Director, Mark Hutchings said the trial will continue until the end of September and provide…
The Maritime Executive On Tuesday evening, the superyacht Blue Magic lost control and struck a pier at the port of Santa Maria di Leuca, a popular tourist destination in southern Italy. A sailing yacht was crushed between the dock and…
Modern yachts with all their fancy technology leave little room for the unknown. For a proper ocean vessel, you need to go back a few centuries. Dig a hull from a mango tree, strap on a bamboo yard, a sail and…
Last weekend, volunteers with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) rescued two disabled yachts in Bristol Channel, an area known for its strong tidal currents. Both vessels lost steering and needed a tow to return to port. At high tide…
What is a Master Reef Guide and how do you become a Citizen of the Great Barrier Reef? These questions and many more will be answered at two Great Barrier Reef Festival workshops. Hosted by Lure in the Coral Sea…
VMRs from Fremantle to Carnarvon were put on high alert on Monday due to a yacht that was reported overdue. It had departed Rottnest Island last Thursday en route to Exmouth via the Abrolhos Islands but had not been heard…
Windsor Star. By Dalson Chen. Safe practices while boating are being emphasized by Lakeshore OPP after a sailboat mishap last week that left a person treading water with no lifejacket for half an hour. On July 18 around 6:45 p.m.,…
LoopTT The public is being asked for help in providing any information on a yacht which left Saint-Martin in June and was due to arrive in Trinidad but has not yet arrived. Facebook user Andrey Khokhlov shared a Facebook post…
The Maritime Executive According to a new study published July 4 in the journal Marine Ecology Progress, the distribution of living coral – the organisms responsible for reef formation – appears to be shifting to higher latitudes as temperatures rise…
An elderly yachtsman who was feared missing after setting sail on the English Channel has turned up alive and well. Trevor Franklin, 84, set out to sea on Stardog, a 30-foot ketch, from Newhaven on July 1. He was last…
Right from the beginning, ARC Portugal 2019 was going to be an extraordinary sail south; as well as being the 25th edition of World Cruising Club's multi-stage sailing rally, this year marks 25 years since the Marina de Lagos, sponsor…
A reader of Cruising Helmsman, and well-known contributor of excellent cruising stories, Cherylle Stone recently received the latest Notice to Mariners regarding military exercises in the popular Shoalwater Bay area. Due to live firing occurring the Army were to close…
The Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning plan has been in force since 2009 and is now due for a 10-year review. In preparing for this the Queensland Government is undertaking a technical exercise to remake the current zoning plan which…
The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season is almost upon us. Typically starting in June and ending at the end of November, the season usually encounters a sharp peak of activity in late August through September and affects the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean…
Maritime Safety Queensland has released updates to its Beacon to Beacon Guides for Pumicestone Passage and the Brisbane and Bremer Rivers. There have been significant changes to channels and banks in the northern part of the Passage and Caloundra Bar. So,…
A significant advance in the world's ability to forecast and monitor weather and climate is about to be launched into space and Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has booked its seat. COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites designed to improve weather…
James Cook University scientists are recruiting people to train to log sightings of misplaced sea creatures after receiving new funding. JCU’s Associate Professor Jan Strugnell runs the Queensland arm of the Range Extension Database and Mapping project (REDMAP). “What it…
The Maritime Executive Dive Bahrain is preparing to sink a 70-meter (230-foot) Boeing 747 to provide a diving attraction for an underwater theme park in the Persian Gulf. The plane, built in 1981, will be the largest aircraft ever to…
The Maritime Executive The horse latitudes are regions located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. These latitudes are characterized by calm winds and little precipitation. It is common in this region of the subtropics for winds…
The Maritime Executive The Panama Canal published a proposal to modify its current tolls structure on Friday. There will now be a 30-day formal consultation period for industry feedback, which will close on July 15, 2019. For the dry bulk…
The West Australian. By Kate Ryan. Stepping onto his yacht with the ease of a seasoned sailor, you’d never know sailing legend Jon Sanders is turning 80 this year. He knows where everything ison his second home, penned at Royal…
Abell Point Marina is continuing on its path towards ‘cleaner’ living with the most recent development being the signing of a pledge with the Marina Industries Association to fully eliminate single-use plastics from within the marina. The marina has already…
The Maritime Executive Following the efforts of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, coverage of the world’s ocean floor has now increased from six percent to 15 percent. This is equivalent to around 32 million square kilometers of new bathymetric…
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