(workboat) The last and perhaps final working voyage of the tugboat Pathfinder
appeared to have been routine and uneventful until it struck notorious
Bligh Reef last week on the way home from an ice-scouting mission, the
Coast Guard commander for Alaska said Tuesday.  Source

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• German navy will send ships to the new EU anti-piracy mission

     With the Atalanta mission extended through next year, a new ship sets sail for the Horn of Africa to guard shipping lanes and bring food supplies. From the northern port of Wilhelmshaven on Monday, the German naval frigate Bremen embarks on a journey of nearly 8,000 kilometers. The ship and its

• NATO extends anti-piracy mission by end 2012

    NATO on Wednesday agreed to extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2012, the alliance’s spokesman told journalists in Brussels. NATO maintains one of the main naval screens in the Gulf of Aden as part of international efforts to crack down on piracy in

• Emergency spurs big ocean search

     (workboat) Coast Guard officials are asking for the public’s help in determining whether a distress call that prompted a large search and rescue mission in Penobscot Bay on Saturday was a legitimate emergency or a costly hoax.  Source

• Turkish command capture 7-Somali pirates

     Turkish navy soldiers on a NATO mission to combat piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden have reportedly captured seven pirates who were ready to attack a ship. According to a report published by the daily Hurriyet, the frigate TCG Gediz intercepted and seized a boat off Somalia’s coast on Friday in

• France seizes Somali u0026quot 35

    The French navy has captured 35 piracy suspects off Somalia’s coast – hailing it as the most successful mission since EU operations began in 2008. French officials said four mother ships and six smaller boats had been seized in four operations since last Friday. EU forces used helicopters and fired

• EU force to Somalia Islamist insurgents are trained counter

    As rampant piracy continues to plague the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, and Islamic insurgents foment violence and instability inside the country, the European Union is hoping to bolster the failed state by providing it with military training. The mission still needs approval, but as early as

• U.S. West Coast ports and railways, together mark

    In a historical first, six major US West Coast ports and two western railroads came together at the World Shipping Summit (WSS) in Qingdao, China to announce their collaboration. They addressed leaders and customers of the maritime industry including ocean carriers, beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) and marine terminal and intermodal

• Pirates take Greek ship towards the coast of Somalia

    A Greek cargo ship hijacked this week was being taken toward the Somali coast, but its crew members were unharmed, the ship’s operating company said on Saturday. “The master of the vessel has reported that the crew are unharmed and the vessel is sailing towards the Somali coast,” Athens-based Meadway

• Boston Cutter rescues sailors during the journey home

     (coastguardnews)  The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned to Boston today after responding to two search and rescue cases between Long Island, N.Y., and New Jersey on their way home from a three-month, $2.8 million dry dock in Norfolk, Va. Source

• China, Russia to hold anti-piracy naval drill Somali coast

    Chinese and Russian naval task forces currently on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden will hold joint exercises on September 18, Xinhua news agency has reported. The exercises, dubbed Blue Peace Shield 2009, will take place in the western part of the Gulf of Aden and include the practice

• Mundra Port scouts for projects along the Bay of Bengal

    The Adani Group-promoted Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (MPSEZL), as part of its plans for pan-India presence, is now scouting for greenfield projects on the eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal. The group got the concession to develop a coal handling terminal at Mormuga Port, Goa, where it

• Russian destroyer enters anti-piracy mission to Somalia

    A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer resumed on Monday Russia’s an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, the Navy said. “The task force consisting of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer and a support ship has arrived in the Gulf of Aden.

• 3, under Matagorda sailors found alive

     (chron)  Three fishermen who had been missing for more than a week in the Gulf of Mexico were found Saturday evening more than 180 miles off the coast of Port Aransas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and family members.  Source

• Chinese mining firm to invest 3 billion U.S. dollars projects in Peru

    A total of $3 bn will be invested by two Chinese mining companies as of 2010, according to statements made Monday during a Chinese trade mission visit to Lima. The Aluminium Corporation of China, Chinalco, is to invest $ 2.15 bn in developing the Toromocho open pit copper mine in

• EU anti-piracy mission may need to Extend Range, Commander Says

    The European Union’s anti-piracy operation may expand the area it patrols because Somali pirates have begun to threaten ships as much as 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) from shore, according to the mission’s commander. “We’re looking at extending the area of our mandate,” Rear Admiral Peter Hudson said in an interview