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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:33:55 +0200
Notice to all ship owners, fishing vessel owners, agents, shipmasters, skippers, fishermen, yachtsmen and seafarers. Installation of Subsea Flexible Flowlines and Structures within the Safety Exclusion Zone of the Corrib Gas Field. The work will be performed by the ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:50:50 +0200
Notice to all ship owners, fishing vessel owners, agents, shipmasters, skippers, fishermen, yachtsmen and seafarers. Installation of Subsea Structures within the Safety Exclusion Zone of the Corrib Gasfield The work will be performed by the installation vessel “Normand Installer ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:07:55 +0200
At around 8.00 p.m. yesterday evening Portland Coastguard heard from the wife of a man who had fallen overboard from his 30 foot gaff cutter on their way back to their home base of Gosport. The couple come ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:52:36 +0200
The death occurred yesterday afternoon of a 42 year old male swimmer, after he got into difficulties off Teignmouth beach. Brixham Coastguard began coordinating a search for the man after he was reported missing from the beach near ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:49:40 +0200
From around lunchtime yesterday Portland Coastguard coordinated assistance in the Sidmouth area where a combination of wind, tides and surf has meant that various people have been taken to hospital after being dashed against the rock groynes. The ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:36:51 +0200
The Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG) and Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) came together on Tuesday 22 July to launch a joint statement on areas of agreement on the draft Marine Bill. The British Marine Federation (BMF), part ...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:31:31 +0200
Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour’s inaugural marine event to promote the Olympic sailing venue, 5th – 13th July, surpassed all expectations and is predicted to generate a lasting boating legacy beyond 2012. The partnership with the ‘Sprit of ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:49 +0200
The Coast Guard, Wayne County Marine Division, and Police Departments from Grosse Ile and Trenton, Mich., began searching the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River, yesterday, for a male swimmer who is missing. The 39-year-old is a resident of San Diego. The ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:34 +0200
At just before 8.00 a.m. this morning, Swansea Coastguard received a very indistinct mobile phone call from a yacht which appeared to have broken down and was taking on water after springing a leak. The caller was unaware ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:35:39 +0200
TRMA 26.02, -0.88, -3.3%) (the "Company" or "Trico") has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, which includes the effect of the approximate $690 million acquisition of DeepOcean and CTC Marine. DeepOcean is among the world's largest ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:55 +0200
BW and the Metropolitan Police have launched a Canal Watch scheme between the junction of the Slough Arm on the Grand Union Canal through Uxbridge to Denham Deep Lock. With a similar neighbourhood watch scheme already in place within ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:49:39 +0200
The early summer change of contractor to manage the towpath vegetation on the waterways in London and South East has led to an unacceptable level of towpath vegetation on the Grand Union and Oxford Canals. Acknowledging the problem and ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:41:22 +0200
Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss has given a big thumbs up to his Cornish Lugger Spirit of Mystery after initial sea trials. The first photos of the stunning 37-foot wooden vessel under sail were released today and Pete says ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:49:56 +0200
Two fishermen have been rescued from a life raft, 20 miles off Penzance after their fishing vessel sank. At 15.52 Falmouth Coastguard was contacted by RNLI Headquarters reporting that the fishing vessel Levan Mor of Looe, which was fitted ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:10:51 +0200
Young people from London and Northern Ireland sailed with The Ellen MacArthur Trust on their biggest sailing trip to date last week with five boats and 21 young people sailing in and around the Solent. Trust Patron Ellen MacArthur ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53:34 +0200
In the first six months of 2008 BW has seized 77 unlicensed boats from the waterways. The majority have either been destroyed or sold to recover costs and backdated licence fees. In particular, enforcement action has been high in ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:48:59 +0200
Richard Bowker CBE has been appointed to the role of BW Vice Chairman by waterways minister Jonathan Shaw MP. The Minister said: “I am delighted that Richard Bowker has accepted my offer to be the Vice Chair of ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:41:37 +0200
Sixty years after they were brought into public ownership, the waterway transport arteries that fuelled the industrial revolution are continuing their second period of sustained growth and investment. In contrast to decades of dereliction and decline that saw many ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:34:43 +0200
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw and Biscayne Bay will make their official entrance into the Grand River, Monday, marking the beginning of a busy and exciting weekend at the 2008 Coast Guard Festival. The Parade of Ships ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:28:08 +0200
The Coast Guard rescued three people from Lake Erie after their 21-foot pleasure craft was taking on water at approximately 12:30 p.m. A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH-65C Dolphin helicopter, a Coast Guard Station Belle Isle 33-foot Special Purpose Craft - Law Enforcement and ...