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• Fishing safety measures before Congress

     (southcoasttoday) Two years after hosting a safety forum for local fishermen, Rep. Barney Frank announced the House has passed a Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill containing safety improvements for the industry.  Source

• Free yacht for rescuers

     (frasercoastchronicle)  A DUNDOWRAN fisherman is now the proud owner of a recently renovated 33-foot yacht after successfully salvaging it from the bottom of the Mary River.  Source

• Woman takes on u0026quot

     (CNN)  For Mary Crowley, the sea is her second home.  She learned how to sail at age 4 and spent almost half her life running an international yacht chartering business in Sausalito, California.  Source

• Good Samaritan saves two days after the Coast Guard emergency

     (coastguardnews) The pleasure craft Mary Jane rescued two people from the water Wednesday after the Coast Guard issued an emergency broadcast for a 25-foot pleasure craft that capsized near Isle of Shoals in Portsmouth, N.H.  Source

• Good Samaritan saves two days after the Coast Guard emergency

     (coastguardnews) The pleasure craft Mary Jane rescued two people from the water Wednesday after the Coast Guard issued an emergency broadcast for a 25-foot pleasure craft that capsized near Isle of Shoals in Portsmouth, N.H.  Source

• SMITV in conversation with Andreas Droussiotis on Cyprus, the recession and the resignation of CEO BSM

     Read at SMITV talks to Andreas Droussiotis about Cyprus, the recession and stepping down as BSM CEO

• Wilhelmsen Ships Service ilama links

    The world’s leading maritime service network Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been accepted as a Member of the International Lifesaving Appliances Manufacturers Association (ILAMA). Wilhelmsen Ships Service joins other leading companies within the marine safety industry which form ILAMA to use their membership to voice opinion and provide input in the

• Collins and Senator Cardin introduction of mid-level ethanol bill

     (boating-industry)  Yesterday, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) introduced legislation “designed to protect consumers, the environment, public health and manufacturers from the introduction of intermediate, or mid-level, ethanol blends in gasoline fuel, such as E15,” reported the National Marine Manufacturers Association in a statement today.  Source

• Security APM Terminals drive shows impressive results

    Today, on the occasion of APM Terminalsâ?? Third Annual Global Safety Day the company is reporting an impressive decline in Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) rate. The rate of 4.8 year-to-date reflects the continuous improvement since the introduction of the â??Safety Cultureâ? initiative in October of last year (compared to

• Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes a complex project with tight time

     Wilhelmsen Ships Service has completed a major safety system service for the Chevron FSO (Floating Storage and Off-loading unit) Escarvos in South Africa. At the same time, Wilhelmsen Ships Service provided equipment and refrigerant to support the refurbishment of the vessel’s chiller systems. The project, valued at over $450,000 USD

• Wilhelmsen Ships Service Training Academy Sponsors

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service is supporting the work of the Nautical Technical Training Academy (NTTA) by providing a range of the company’s Unitor branded safety equipment including a brand new liferaft. The liferaft will be used in the academy’s crew training facility to teach the Basic Safety course. The NTTA, based

• Rostekhnadzor Inspected TNK-BP and found no significant injuries

    The Federal Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision Service of the Russian Federation (Rostekhnadzor) completed its scheduled inspection of TNK-BP and found no significant violations, the Petroleum Information Agency (ANI) was informed by Rostekhnadzor.

• Egypt reinforced security at sea Gaza border

    Egypt is stepping up security on its maritime frontier with Gaza in a bid to prevent smuggling by sea, as work continues on an underground barrier along the land border. Read at Egypt steps up security on Gaza sea border

• UK. IMARES support marine safety conference

    Safety is of paramount importance to all seafarers, so the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is pleased to support the Ship Safety Conference 2009 (30 November-2 December, Antwerp, Belgium) through media partnerships with its magazines ‘Marine Engineers Review’ (MER) and ‘Shipping World & Shipbuilder’. Ship Safety 2009

• General Organization of Seaports known, the beginning of the IMO Workshop for inspectors

    The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) announced the commencement of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) training workshop for inspectors of small ships in the GCC countries, which is being held under the patronage of Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of the GOP. The workshop aims