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NTSB believes that a wreckage found by a search team to be the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing on Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin. The vessel was located at a depth of about 15,000 feet in the vicinity of the last known position.

 About 180 to 200 technicians are currently working around and on the Concordia. Part of them are involved in stripping operations, that is the removal of internal structures on the emerged decks of the ship, while the others are working on the actual demolition of the external steel structures and on the restoration of buoyancy of the hull.Stripping out is currently concentrated on decks 3, 4 and 5 of the ship. As far as demolition is concerned, deck 14 – the upmost – has already been removed and now work is focusing on the decks 12, 11 and 10.The metal sheets are cut in blocks of variable size and brought ashore to be volumetrically reduced, if necessary, and then transported at the steel plant to be recycled.Adjustments have been made to the floating system that is now being monitored and managed from the control room repositioned off shore to allow the demolition of the deck 14. Many of the strand jacks used to guarantee stability for the starboard sponsons have been removed, as well as all the upper compartments of the larger sponsons no longer functional considering the progressive lightening of the wreck.In the coming weeks the first sponsons will ...

 Panama has become the 24th Contracting State to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. H.E. Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Panama to IMO, (18 August) met IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu to deposit the instrument of accession to the Convention.The Convention, which entered into force in April this year, places strict liability on owners for locating, marking and removing wrecks deemed to be a hazard and makes State certification of insurance, or other form of financial security for such liability, compulsory for ships of 300 gross tonnage and above.The 24 Contracting States now represent 58.08% of world merchant shipping tonnage.Source and Image Credit: IMOIn the starting, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

The ongoing search for the lost Flight MH370 aircraft in the Indian Ocean has led to the discovery of a previously unknown shipwreck, probably from the nineteenth century

  Phase 1 of the Concordia dismantling and recycling project is now complete. Over 5,700 tons of materials have been removed (furniture and internal structures) from the ship in order to obtain the necessary draft to transfer the wreck from the breakwater of the Prà Voltri Port to the Port of Genoa Ex Superbacino area. The Consortium is waiting for the formal authorization to the transfer. The wreck will be towed for a distance of about 10 miles. Weather and sea conditions are a key factor for the definition of the exact date of operations and for this reasons different weather forecast services are active to identify the best weather window starting from next week. Operations will take place over 24 hours that include exit manouvres from the Prà Voltri breakwater, navigation – expected to last about 11 hours  – and the entrance manouvres in the ex Superbacino area of the Genoa Port. Source and Image Credit: Ship Recycling ConsortiumIn the origin, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

An aerial view of the submerged USS Arizona at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Hawaii, shows the release of oil from the battleship’s corroding hull. (Image Credit: National Park Service)   A tank barge that sank amid rough seas on January 24, 1936, in Long Island Sound carried 500,000 gallons of heating oil. To officials at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the submerged vessel, known as Cities Service Number 4, poses a serious risk of contaminating the tidal estuary should corrosion of the barge structure cause an oil leak. The hull and rivet structure of Cities Service No. 4 is similar to the Navy battleship USS Arizona, now a hallowed tomb for 1,177 men who died when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Oil still trickles from her damaged hull, which makes the vessel an ideal subject for corrosion rate analysis. In February, the National Park Service transferred hull and rivet pieces from the USS Arizona to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for analysis by team of marine and environmental science majors. Three senior-level cadets are working to find parallels between the USS Arizona’s propensity for corrosion in the Pacific Rim and several wrecked vessels on the northeast ...

  Kenya has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. Ms Nancy Karigithu, Director General, Kenya Maritime Authority, handed over the instrument of ratification to IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu at the opening of the Legal Committee’s 102nd session, on the day the Convention entered into force internationally (14 April). ​​ The Convention places strict liability on owners for locating, marking and removing wrecks deemed to be a hazard and makes State certification of insurance, or other form of financial security for such liability, compulsory for ships of 300 gt and above. It also provides States Parties with a right of direct action against insurers. The Convention will enter into force for Kenya in three months' time. ​ Source and Image Credit: IMOIn the start, I was open with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

  IMO’s Jan De Boer has delivered a presentation on the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks at the Interspill 2015 conference in Amsterdam (23 March). The presentation formed part of a short course on Salvage, Wrecks and Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS), which examined the issues surrounding casualty response from a salvor’s viewpoint and addressed the challenge of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) cargos. In particular, cost recovery under international legislation relevant to salvage, wreck removal and HNS was considered. The Nairobi Convention was adopted at an IMO international conference held in Kenya in 2007 and is set to enter into force on 14 April 2015. The Convention will provide the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect adversely the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment. The short course also included presentations by the salvage industry and IOPC Funds. Source and Image Credit: IMOIn the start, I was frank with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

  Liberian Registry makes delivery of Wreck Removal Convention certificates is faster and more convenient for shipowners. The system was set up to expedite shipowners’ compliance with the requirements of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 (WRC), which comes into force on 14 April, 2015.  The convention requires owners of vessels of 300 gt and above to carry a certificate as evidence of compliance that insurance or financial security is in place to cover their liability under the convention. David Pascoe, Head of Maritime Operations & Standards for the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the registry, says: “As with all regulatory issues affecting shipowners, Liberia has elected to take a highly proactive approach to WRC certification. Whether it be certificates for Liberian-flag ships or ships registered in States which are not a party to the WRC, owners find the online ordering process a speedy and efficient way to ensure their vessels are carrying a WRC certificate by the due date. “We are very pleased to be able to assist many States that are not yet a Party to the WRC by issuing certificates for their shipowners, as allowed under the convention.  ...

The Shipowners P&I Club issued a circular to remind operators that if the vessel is flagged in a State Party or calling at a port or offshore facility in a State Party it is a requirement to obtain a certificate from a WRC State Party attesting that insurance or other financial security is in force in accordance with the Nairobi International Convention on the removal of wrecks. The WRC provides that certificates must be obtained from the State in which a ship is flagged, providing that State is party to the Convention. Ships flagged in countries that are not parties will need to obtain a certificate from a relevant authority in a State Party. There is a full list of signatory states at the end of this circular. The following WRC States’ maritime authorities have on the date of publication of this circular agreed to issue certificates to ships flagged in countries that are not party to the Convention, subject to any conditions the relevant authority may apply. United Kingdom Germany Denmark Marshall Islands Liberia Palau Cook Islands Malta The International Group has been informed by the Merchant Shipping Directorate of Malta that the Convention will enter into force in Malta ...