A Portland lawmaker wants to stop ships from transferring heavy fuel in Maine waters without protective devices meant to block the spread of oil in the case of a spill. the practice, Rep. Ben Chipman, a Democrat, has proposed a bill to bring regulatory oversight to ship-to-ship fueling.
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Greek tanker engineer found guilty of pollution cover-up in Charleston federal court
The chief engineer of a chemical tanker that docked in North Charleston in 2015 has been found guilty in a jury trial of falsifying the ship’s oil record book to cover up illegal pollution discharges. Panagiotis Koutoukakis, a Greek national, faces up to 25 years in prison for two felony charges.
USCG Awards Polar Icebreaker Contracts
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker homeported in Seattle, Washington, rests in the ice as the motor vessel Ocean Giant departs from the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Feb. 1, 2017. One of the primary responsibilities of the Polar Star’s crew is to provide an escort for the Ocean Giant through the frozen Ross Sea off of Antarctica.
Floating homes aren’t houseboats and a Maine town will vote on banning them
Edgecomb voters will soon decide whether to place a temporary ban on floating homes while the town develops regulations to govern them. On Feb. 14, the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to hold a special town meeting to consider the moratorium.
Coast Guard rescues Medford man clinging to overturned boat
A Medford man is recovering after he was found clinging to his overturned boat in Yarmouth and had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Arthur Moscufo’s girlfriend alerted authorities late Monday that he had gone out to launch his boat on the Bass River that morning and hadn’t contacted her since.
Demolition begins on Lake Shore Plant
Demolition crews detonated more than 200 pounds of explosives overnight, bringing down FirstEnergy’s 306-foot tall Lake Shore power plant. The demolition took place around 1 a.m. on Friday.
Free marine safety workshops for commercial fishermen
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer two Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshops in South Carolina in March.
FLOD Spotlight Magazine: Artwork of Ajamu Walker, Social Canvas – Black Wall Street
Ajamu Kojo is an artist based in New York who recently kicked off his first exhibit called Black Wall Street: A Case For Reparations. A centerpiece of Kojo’s exhibit is a painting called Black Gold which features Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.
Extensive searches turn up no new sign of missing Bering Sea crab boat or crew
The search continued on Monday for the 92-foot fishing vessel Destination, which went missing with six people aboard in the Bering Sea. The search is still on for a crabbing vessel and its six crew members missing for nearly three days in the brutal waters of the Bering Sea, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday afternoon.
The Latest: Missing crab boat faced Alaska wind, ice hazards
A Coast Guard officer on a high-endurance cutter says Bering Sea fishing vessels at this time of year face hazards from large waves to icing that can upset a boat’s balance. The Coast Guard received an emergency positioning signal Saturday from the Destination.
Coast Guard searching for missing single-engine plane
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a small plane carrying three people that failed to show up at its destination along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Officials said in a news release that the single-engine plane that left Brooksville on Sunday.
Ridgefield resident named to top position at Northeast Coast
Members of the United States Coast Guard color guard, sector Long Island Sound out of New Haven, Ct, during the History Committee of the Black Rock Community Council ceremony to dedicate a large stone monument placed at historic St Mary’s by the Sea Bridgeport, CT to honor the memory of Kate Moore, a 19th Century lighthouse keeper. Saturday, September 19, 2015.
Your Body: Getting By with Help from Your Friends
Authorities are searching for a Canadian documentary filmmaker who went missing this week while scuba diving near the Florida Keys, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wed… – President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday night to slam a deal the U.S. forged with Australia during the Obama administration last year to resettle… The Nebraska State Fair is throwing a birthday party for the State that it showcases every year. With a focus on agriculture, education, Nebraska families, fun and statewid… LAWRENCE, Kan.
Prince William Sound RCAC Recertification Comments Open
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council is seeking recertification as the alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, as authorized under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 . The application has been submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is charged with assessing whether PWSRCAC fosters the general goals and purposes of OPA 90 and is broadly representative of communities and interests as envisioned under OPA 90. The Seward City News Editor publishes information sent from third parties.
State of the Village of Marblehead
As Mayor of the Village of Marblehead, I take this new year as a time for reflection and equally important a time to look to our future. This year, 2016, was a special year in our village as we celebrated our 125th Anniversary.
Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club owner in dumping case
A sentencing hearing has been canceled for the second day in a row in the case of an Alaska man who was convicted of illegally dumping human waste into a harbor while operating a floating strip club This 2014 photo shows the Wild Alaskan, a converted crabbing boat that had been used as a strip club, moored near downtown Kodiak, Alaska. A sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for Darren Byler, who was found guilty of illegally dumping human waste into a harbor from the boat.
Search resumes for father, toddler swept into ocean by wave
In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter searches a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sunday as they walked near the surf. (Oregon State Police via AP)
Cutest captain: Sea lion caught in fishing gear hops on boat
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard Station Los Angeles, a sea lion hitches a ride on a US Coast Guard boat crew off the coast of Newport Beach, Calif. Officials say the juvenile sea lion was so happy to be rescued after getting hooked by fishing gear off Southern California, it happily jumped into a Coast Guard boat.
More human remains found in search for plane in Lake Erie
More human remains have been recovered in the search for wreckage of a corporate jet carrying six people that crashed in Lake Erie two weeks ago, authorities said Thursday. Cuyahoga County’s medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Gilson, said DNA testing will be required to identify the remains found Wednesday.
Safety workshop for commercial fishermen
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a fishing vessel drill conductor workshop in Juneau on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the UAS Technical Education Center, 1415 Harbor Way, Room 106. Instructor Neil Nickerson will cover cold-water survival skills; EPIRBs, flares, and maydays; man-overboard recovery and firefighting; immersion suits and PFDs; emergency drills, helicopter rescue, life rafts, and abandon ship procedures.
Bag that washed ashore is from missing plane with 6 aboard
A bag that washed ashore near a private harbour has been confirmed as coming from a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland, authorities said Monday as they resumed a search for the missing aircraft. The city said there have been multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where the plane carrying a family of four and their two neighbours departed late Thursday.
Debris washes ashore amid search for small plane carrying 6
Debris washed ashore near an airport where a small plane carrying six people took off shortly before it vanished over Lake Erie near Cleveland, the city said Sunday. Authorities received multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where a plane carrying a family of four and their two neighbors departed late Thursday.
Whale spotted spending New Year’s Eve in New York City’s East River
The lure of New York City’s massive New Year’s celebrations is irresistible to many even, apparently, giant mammals. Officers patrolling New York City’s harbor on Saturday spotted a whale swimming in the East River in Manhattan.
Recovery of plane in Lake Erie to begin
Recovery efforts are expected to begin Sunday for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones, as the city took over from the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after an extensive search effort ended in disappointment and became a recovery operation.
Recovery of missing plane with 6 aboard to start Sunday
A flight-tracki… . Capt. Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard answers questions during a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland.
Khalid Bahurr, commissioner for Burke Lakefront Airport
After the U.S. Coast Guard called of its search for a plane that went missing the city of Cleveland is now taking over a recovery mission in Lake Erie with the help of private and U.S. Marine Corps divers. A timetable is unknown, according to Khalid Bahurr who is the commissioner for Burke Lakefront Airport.
Search for missing plane carrying 6 over Lake Erie yields no clues
John T. Fleming, chief executive of a Columbus-based beverage distribution company, was piloting the plane. His wife, their two sons, and two neighbours were aboard.
3 missing in down plane incident off Hawaiian island
Three people are missing after a small plane vanished from radar off the Hawaiian island of Moloka’i, the US Coast Guard said in a statement Saturday. The Cessna 172 aircraft left Moloka’i Airport and was headed to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Friday when it dropped off radar approximately four miles east of Ilio Point, the Coast Guard said.
Search suspended for 6 after small plane disappears
Search suspended for 6 after small plane disappears The plane was traveling from Cleveland to Columbus. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2iLf0zw Three adults and three children were on board a plane that went missing on it’s way to the Ohio State University airport.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 onboard
The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for an airplane that was carrying a beverage distribution company executive and five other people when it vanished over Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from the city’s lakeshore airport. The Coast Guard said it would step aside to allow Cleveland to begin recovery efforts of the plane and the victims.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 onboard
In this Aug. 1, 2008 photo, Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairman John T. Fleming proposes at toast following the tapping of the first Dublin Stout Keg at Brazenhead in Dublin, Ohio. A flight-tracking service shows that a plane piloted by the Ohio executive with five other people onboard quickly lost altitude after taking off from Cleveland’s lakeshore airport.
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Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard answers questions during a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. The U.S. Coast Guard said there’s been no sign of debris or those aboard a p… .
Crews hopeful in search for plane carrying 6 near Cleveland
Crews combing Lake Erie for a plane carrying six people that disappeared overnight shortly after takeoff from a Cleveland airport along the shore are still hopeful that the occupants could be found alive, a Coast Guard official said Friday. Authorities have “faint hints” but no strong pulse from an emergency locating transmitter, a beacon that could help find the plane carrying three children and three adults, said Capt.
Search for plane in Lake Erie is in rescue mode, not recovery
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‘We’re out there to find people,’ says Coast Guard officer searching for missing plane
The plane left Burke Lakefront headed for Ohio State University around 10:57 p.m. Authorities received their last recorded transmission from the plane around 30 seconds after takeoff. “Right now we’re focusing on that area about two miles off of the airport,” said Coast Guard petty officer Christopher Yaw about their search.
Bag, debris found along Lake Erie in Ohio where plane vanished with 6 aboard
Debris washed ashore near an airport where a small plane carrying six people took off shortly before it vanished over Lake Erie near Cleveland, the city said Sunday. Authorities received multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where a plane carrying a family of four and their two neighbors departed late Thursday.
300 Coast Guard recruits spending Christmas with NJ families
More than 300 U.S. Coast Guard recruits are being placed with dozens of families in New Jersey as part of an annual tradition known as Operation Fireside. The American Red Cross for 33 years has united host families with the recruits at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May on Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Search called off for British woman feared overboard during Queen Mary 1 cruise
A search for a British woman thought to have fallen overboard during a cruise on the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner has been called off. The alarm was raised when the ship was around 100 nautical miles south east of Atlantic City in New Jersey, and the US Coast Guard scrambled a plane and helicopter to help search for her.
No one hurt after small plane flips over in South Carolina
Authorities say no one was hurt when a small airplane flipped while making an emergency landing in South Carolina. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office told local media that emergency personnel were called to Capers Island shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday.
Cruise Ship Passenger ‘Intentionally’ Went Overboard
The United States Coast Guard was called in to search for a man who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of the Florida Keys Thursday morning. A 22-year-old man was reportedly seen jumping from the 12th deck of the ocean liner at 1:49 a.m. about 33 miles southeast of Key Largo.