Tag: Coast Guard

Canada looks into hydrogen fuel cell technology for coast guard ships

PCG and crew response to bunker spill in the Philippines

NTSB: Coast Guard to Become More Proactive in Managing Vessel Separation in Houston Ship Channel

21 months in prison A Miami-based ship surveyor was sentenced today for lying to the Coast Guard and for falsely certifying that inspections had been performed on two ships, which were designed to ensure that the ships were seaworthy and did not pose a threat to the crew or the marine environment.Alejandro Gonzalez, 60, of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to 21 months in prison.On May 24, 2012, a federal jury found Gonzalez guilty of lying to a Coast Guard inspector and a federal agent about the drydocking of the M/V Cala Galdana, a 68-meter cargo vessel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in April 2009 and December 2009.Coast Guard inspectors in San Juan discovered the vessel taking on water in August of 2008 and requested the last drydocking of the vessel. Gonzalez concocted a false story about the vessel being drydocked in Colombia in 2006 when he knew it was not. Gonzalez repeatedly claimed the vessel had been drydocked in Cartegena, Colombia, in March of 2006, while evidence at the trial proved conclusively that the vessel was never in Colombia during 2006.Gonzalez was also convicted of falsifying documents for the ...

Coast Guard welcomes indigenous pollution control vessel

Ships off California coast warned to look out for whale

Canada: National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy

A new coastguard national maritime operations centre has been officially unveiled in Hampshire.The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) facility will eventually handle emergency calls from across the UK and replace several coastguard stations.

USCG coordilnates efforts to salvage beached Army vessel 'Monterey' Coast Guard personnel are continuing to work with key stakeholders to clean and contain the area around the Army vessel Monterrey, which began taking on water Friday night and remains beached on Puffin Island.After a shoreline assessment by two Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak teams, two areas were identified for cleanup. Absorbent pads will be used to clean as much fuel from these areas as possible.Containment booms established around the Monterrey have reportedly remained effective and absorbent material on the booms is being replaced regularly."We are continuing to work with our federal, state, and local agencies as well as industry representatives to minimize the impact of the fuel spill," said Lt. Matthew Zinn, supervisor of MSD Kodiak. "Everyone involved is committed to returning the water and shoreline in the area to its original, pristine state."Source: USCG News

To prevent or at least minimize loss of life and property Now that the rainy season is here, the Philippine Coast Guard will take proactive measures to prevent or at least minimize loss of life and property due to maritime incidents.Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Edmund Tan on Wednesday presided over a command conference at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters where he issued instructions for the rainy season."(Tan) said rescue units like disaster response and quick reaction teams composed of divers, paramedics, rescue swimmers and K-9 units should be on high level of readiness so can immediately respond to maritime and land based disasters caused by weather disturbances and typhoons," the Coast Guard said in a news release posted on its website Wednesday night. He also stressed the importance of being vigilant in undertaking maritime safety related measures such as intensification of inspection of ships.Other measures he pushed included a more careful pre-departure inspection especially of the number of passengers boarding a vessel, and public awareness campaigns to highlight safety, especially among the fishing community.In attendance at the command conference in Port Area in Manila were key Coast Guard district commanders and officers.Shortly before June, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and ...