Japan Coast Guard rescues two crewmembers of capsized livestock
Following Gulf Livestock carrier’s capsize after sailing into a typhoon, Japan Coast Guard managed to rescue two out of the 43 missing crew.
04/09/20
Following Gulf Livestock carrier’s capsize after sailing into a typhoon, Japan Coast Guard managed to rescue two out of the 43 missing crew.
29/06/20
On Friday, June 26, the Italian Coast Guard freed a sperm whale from being entangled in an illegal fishing net off the Aeolian Islands.
16/04/20
Fujitsu Limited recently released the results of a joint field trial with the Japan Coast Guard on how to predict vessel collisions using artificial intelligence technology. Namely, the trial project started in December 2019 and completed in March 2020.
17/02/20
On February 15, HM Coastguard received a report of a potential man overboard from a gas carrier off Margate Harbour. After receiving the report, HM Coastguard coordinated an extensive search, which eventually found a body in the water.
13/02/20
The Coast Guard along with the Air Force and several regional authorities are searching for the captain of the Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel “Rising Wind”. Specifically, the 47-year old mariner reported to be missing by the first officer on 12 Ferbuary, at 174 miles northwest of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
13/02/20
On Wednesday 13 February, the US Coast Guard along with several local authorities responded to a multi-barge breakaway close to the Upper Mississippi River. Specifically, the breakaway occurred near mile markers 176 and 177 of the river.
07/02/20
According to a recent statement, US Coast Guard responders are working to remove potential pollutants from the 63-foot fishing vessel Midway Island, which ran aground off Hilo. In fact, the USCG is working with the Department of Land and Natural Resources and contractor personnel to mitigate the potential pollution threat from the vessel. Reportedly, a maximum potential of 1,800 gallons of diesel and two marine batteries are aboard.
27/01/20
The U.S Coast Guard along with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography collaborated and launched the Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE), which will focus on the research and the use of the blue technology. The center is located on the Scripps Oceanography campus in San Diego, while the ribbon-cutting ceremony was on Friday 24 January, 2020.
20/01/20
As the Microsoft released software fixes to address 49 vulnerabilities, the U.S. Coast Guard alerts maritime stakeholders and operators to address those recently-identified security flaws, in order to protect their business networks and servers, reducing the possibilities of a dangerous cyberattack.
20/12/19
Several days ago, the U.S. Coast Guard informed that saved five people from a fishing boat which was about to capsize, approximately 14 miles southeast of the Golden Gate Bridge. Specifically, the fishing vessel named as “Mady Jane”, unexpectedly started to taking on water.