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Ten Sailors Missing After US Destroyer Collision with Chemical Tanker
Ten sailors are missing and five injured after a collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and an oil and chemical tanker in the Straits of Malacca in the South China Sea near Singapore. The collision occurred Sunday, August 20 at 5:24 p.m. EST (6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time). No cargo spillage has been reported. Search and rescue
Read more‘Marine Megatropolis’ Photo Exhibit
“Marine Megatropolis 1974-1981,” featuring photos by Bob Evans, will be on display at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in California November 16, 2017 through April 2018. The exhibit includes 26 images selected from expeditions by Bob Evans and Andrew J. McMullen of La Mer Bleu Productions in Santa Barbara. Bob and Andy photo-documented the marine life as it developed beneath the offshore oil
Read moreNew MARAD Head Sworn In
RAdm. Mark H. Buzby, U.S. Navy (retired), was sworn in as the administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration. Prior to his appointment, Buzby served as president of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA). As Maritime Administrator, Buzby will lead an agency tasked with promoting the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integration with other segments of the transportation system; and the
Read moreNorwegian Fish Farm Vessel Goes Electric
Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) has been awarded a contract for energy storage aboard the electric fish farm vessel Elfrida, underscoring the ongoing trend toward adoption of green technology in Norway. In operation since February 2017, the vessel provides up to 12 kt. speed and a full 8-hour shift per charge. The system eliminates emissions, noise, vibration and the need
Read moreSea Technology, Vol. 58, No. 8—August 2017
August 2017 Ocean Resources Development & Coastal Zone Management
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