@WorkBoat

https://xitter.cf/t.co/OGt61MKwT9 is a free resource for commercial marine professionals, providing access to the latest news and info about the U.S. workboat industry ⚓️

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NOAA using AIS in vessel speed zones dlvr.it/SxyZcF

NOAA using AIS in vessel speed zones

As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tells it, a 14-year effort to reduce ship strikes that kill whales off East Coast ports is showing success. On Oct. 19 NOAA announced a new onlin

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All American launches NOAA research vessel dlvr.it/Sxy8MQ
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New air-cooled outboard from ZF, Gator Tail Outboards dlvr.it/Sxy8Lf
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Engine room explosion on cruise ship in Portland, Maine dlvr.it/Sxxtht

Engine room explosion reported on Maine cruise ship

Firefighters from the Portland (Maine) Fire Department were quick to respond last week to reports of smoke in the engine room of the 286' Ocean Navigator, a visiting cruise ship. The ship was moo

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Silver Ships completes six riverine patrol boats for the Navy dlvr.it/SxxXpB

Silver Ships delivers six patrol boats to the Navy

Silver Ships, Theodore, Ala., has completed construction on six 40'x11' riverine patrol boats (RPB) under a $6.1 million Navy contract.  The vessels were designed and constructed as a part of the

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NTSB calls for changes to regulations for small passenger vessels dlvr.it/SxxXmy

NTSB calls for changes to small passenger vessel regs

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended Tuesday that engine-room fire detection and fixed fire extinguishing systems be installed in small passenger vessels previously exempted fro

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Engine room explosion on cruise ship in Portland, Maine dlvr.it/Sxx6Xk

Engine room explosion reported on Maine cruise ship

Firefighters from the Portland (Maine) Fire Department were quick to respond last week to reports of smoke in the engine room of the 286' Ocean Navigator, a visiting cruise ship. The ship was moo

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New York tries again on offshore wind dlvr.it/Sxvjlh
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Three takeaways from the Afloat Tech Summit dlvr.it/SxvFps
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The key benefits of Manned Underwater Vehicles for solving subsea challenges dlvr.it/Sxtw5D
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Navy commissions fast attack submarine dlvr.it/SxtVnk

Navy commissions fast attack submarine

The Navy commissioned the fast-attack 377'x34' Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) on Oct. 14.  The Hyman G. Rickover is able to dive to depths greater than 800' an

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Coast Guard releases final rule for towing vessel firefighting training dlvr.it/SxtVmc
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Navy awards Bollinger contract to build more minesweeping support vessels dlvr.it/SxtVkq

Navy awards Bollinger contract to build more minesweeping support vessels

The Navy has awarded Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., a contract to build four additional mine countermeasures unmanned surface vessels (MCM USV). The MCM USV is an autonomous vessel capable o

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River navigation: Dredging comes to the rescue again dlvr.it/Sxs664

River navigation: Dredging comes to the rescue again

As the grain shipping season this fall experienced a second consecutive year of low water levels that disrupted barge traffic on the inland system, the importance of river dredging again stepped into

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Barge Master and collaborators complete first feeder operation for Vineyard Wind 1 dlvr.it/SxrKbY
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Speeding ships and whales: NOAA sees progress, advocates not so much dlvr.it/Sxkrbq

Speeding ships and whales: NOAA sees progress, advocates not so much

A new analysis by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows more vessel operators are abiding by ship speed limits the agency sets to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from sh

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US offshore rig count up two dlvr.it/SxkMZ3

US offshore rig count up two

The U.S. rig count is up two from last week to 624 with oil rigs up one to 502, gas rigs up one to 118 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at four, Baker Hughes said today.The U.S. rig count is down 1

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New federal offshore oil and gas leasing program is an utter failure dlvr.it/SxgTqB

New federal offshore oil and gas leasing program is an utter failure

The release of this U.S. offshore leasing program, mandated by law and long overdue, is an utter failure for the country. President Biden’s approach to severely limit leasing significantly curta

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Coast Guard releases vessel cyber risk management update dlvr.it/SxgTnT
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