PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. SHIPBUILDING NEWS APRIL 2021 Shipbuilding News April 2021. Eastern Shipbuilding has launched the third and final Ollis-class ferry for the New York City Department of Transportation’s Staten Island Ferry Division. Eastern launched the 4,500-passenger Dorothy Day from its Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla., on March 26. U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

CLASSIC TUG TAKES ON WINTER TO PREVENT MOHAWK VALLEY Classic tug takes on winter to prevent Mohawk Valley flooding. May 2, 2021. Will Van Dorp. , Far too often, Erie Canal communities have been threatened by flooding in the spring due to the formation of ice jams. Tugboats might not be a solution most people would consider to mitigate the problem, but New York’s Reimagine the Canals program is CATERPILLAR MARINE RELEASES C32B 2,433 MHP ENGINE (HOUSTON) — Following the successful launch of the C32B 2,025 mhp engine, Caterpillar Marine has announced the release of the new Cat C32B 2,433 mhp (2,400 bhp) high-performance marine engine, with a rated engine speed of 2,300 rpm. With a 20 percent increase in power output, the C32B engine leverages the same core engine upgrades as the

C32B 2,025 rating

TEXAS A&M ANNOUNCES NAME OF NEW TRAINING SHIP (GALVESTON, Texas) — The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd) that the national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus in 2025 will be named Lone Star State. The ship is the fourth in a new class series of vessels WASHBURN & DOUGHTY LAUNCHES NEW FERRY FOR MAINE SERVICE Washburn & Doughty launches new ferry for Maine service. (EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) — On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Transportation in conjunction with its contracting partners at Washburn & Doughty Associates launched the ferry Capt. Richard G. Spear. Fabrication began in August 2018 at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay. DAKOTA CREEK LAUNCHES FOURTH NEW HARBOR TUG FOR NAVY (ANACORTES, Wash.) — Yard tug (YT) 811 was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) on May 8, the Navy’s Program Executive Office (Ships) announced. YT 811 is the Navy’s fourth of six YT 808-class harbor tugboats ordered in July 2018 under contract with DCI. Acceptance trials for YT 811 are planned for late summer followed by delivery to Naval BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. SHIPBUILDING NEWS APRIL 2021 Shipbuilding News April 2021. Eastern Shipbuilding has launched the third and final Ollis-class ferry for the New York City Department of Transportation’s Staten Island Ferry Division. Eastern launched the 4,500-passenger Dorothy Day from its Allanton facility in Panama City, Fla., on March 26. U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

CLASSIC TUG TAKES ON WINTER TO PREVENT MOHAWK VALLEY Classic tug takes on winter to prevent Mohawk Valley flooding. May 2, 2021. Will Van Dorp. , Far too often, Erie Canal communities have been threatened by flooding in the spring due to the formation of ice jams. Tugboats might not be a solution most people would consider to mitigate the problem, but New York’s Reimagine the Canals program is CATERPILLAR MARINE RELEASES C32B 2,433 MHP ENGINE (HOUSTON) — Following the successful launch of the C32B 2,025 mhp engine, Caterpillar Marine has announced the release of the new Cat C32B 2,433 mhp (2,400 bhp) high-performance marine engine, with a rated engine speed of 2,300 rpm. With a 20 percent increase in power output, the C32B engine leverages the same core engine upgrades as the

C32B 2,025 rating

TEXAS A&M ANNOUNCES NAME OF NEW TRAINING SHIP (GALVESTON, Texas) — The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd) that the national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus in 2025 will be named Lone Star State. The ship is the fourth in a new class series of vessels WASHBURN & DOUGHTY LAUNCHES NEW FERRY FOR MAINE SERVICE Washburn & Doughty launches new ferry for Maine service. (EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) — On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Transportation in conjunction with its contracting partners at Washburn & Doughty Associates launched the ferry Capt. Richard G. Spear. Fabrication began in August 2018 at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay. DAKOTA CREEK LAUNCHES FOURTH NEW HARBOR TUG FOR NAVY (ANACORTES, Wash.) — Yard tug (YT) 811 was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) on May 8, the Navy’s Program Executive Office (Ships) announced. YT 811 is the Navy’s fourth of six YT 808-class harbor tugboats ordered in July 2018 under contract with DCI. Acceptance trials for YT 811 are planned for late summer followed by delivery to Naval BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has CONTACT US - PROFESSIONAL MARINER EDITORIAL. Rich Miller, Editor Casey Conley, Associate Editor. Casey Conley, American Tugboat Review Editor Casey Conley, American Ship Review Editor DESIGN & PRODUCTION. Kim Norton, Design/Production Brian Gauvin, Gulf Coast Photographer, Correspondent ADVERTISING. Sue Hadlock, West Coast/Midwest/Gulf Coast/International Charlie Humphries, East Coast/Midwest/Gulf Coast US TO EXPLORE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL IN GULF OF MEXICO (WASHINGTON) — The Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced its intent to assess potential opportunities to advance clean energy development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This significant milestone is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to create thousands of jobs through the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. “The ABB TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC, DIGITAL SYSTEMS FOR MONTEREY BAY (MOSS LANDING, Calif.) — ABB has announced that it will equip the new flagship vessel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) with leading-edge solutions for sustainable yet maximum performance. Located in Moss Landing, Calif., the MBARI seeks to advance marine science and technology to understand a changing ocean. Earlier this year, MBARI announced construction of a NEW GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER FIRST BUILT IN US IN NEARLY New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years. Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Co., speaks at the keel-laying ceremony for his namesake ship on June 23 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in

ATLANTIC PIONEER

Atlantic Pioneer arrives at Quonset Point in Rhode Island for a crew change. On a blue-sea, blue-sky day at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, R.I., Atlantic Pioneer cleared the breakwater and entered Narragansett Bay. When Capt. Jordan Ryan lay on the throttles, the stern dug in and the bow rose up and over, throwing an impressive display of white water. AUSTAL USA GETS FUNCTIONAL DESIGN CONTRACT FOR NAVY'S T (MOBILE, Ala.) — Austal USA announced Monday that it has received a $3.6 million contract for functional design work on the U.S. Navy’s Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue (T-ATS) ships. It is the first award for the shipbuilder for the development of steel ships for the Navy. Austal said it will “define detailed requirements to construct, test and deliver T-ATS US PROPOSES LEASE SALE FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN NEW YORK BIGHT (WASHINGTON) — In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of installing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior on Friday announced a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight – an area of shallow water between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. This AUSTAL TO MODIFY NAVY EPF FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION (WASHINGTON) — The builder of the Navy’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) has won a $44 million contract to develop an autonomous version of the aluminum catamaran, according to a June 7 Pentagon contract announcement. The modification to the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) will allow the 1,500-ton ship the option to operate either autonomously or in a

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Long-sought Houston Ship Channel expansion gets federal go-ahead. After a decade-long campaign by maritime industry stakeholders, Congress has authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel for safer and more efficient navigation. RUNAWAY BARGE HITS SPILLWAY, CLOSES STENNIS LOCK ON TENN (COLUMBUS, Miss.) — A barge accident early Thursday morning closed the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus, increasing the potential of flooding between the lock and Aberdeen Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom), the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. “The Stennis Lock is closed until further notice. A loaded barge broke loose from the Clay County Port PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

NEW GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER FIRST BUILT IN US IN NEARLY New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years. Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Co., speaks at the keel-laying ceremony for his namesake ship on June 23 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in CROWLEY DESIGNS FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC US TUG WITH (SEATTLE) — Crowley Engineering Services has completed the design of the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology, providing operators a sustainable and high-performing solution for ship assist and harbor services in any port. The Crowley design, powered by the expertise of recently integrated subsidiary Jensen Maritime, leverages a large battery system and power-saving WASHBURN & DOUGHTY LAUNCHES NEW FERRY FOR MAINE SERVICE Washburn & Doughty launches new ferry for Maine service. (EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) — On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Transportation in conjunction with its contracting partners at Washburn & Doughty Associates launched the ferry Capt. Richard G. Spear. Fabrication began in August 2018 at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay. DAKOTA CREEK LAUNCHES FOURTH NEW HARBOR TUG FOR NAVY (ANACORTES, Wash.) — Yard tug (YT) 811 was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) on May 8, the Navy’s Program Executive Office (Ships) announced. YT 811 is the Navy’s fourth of six YT 808-class harbor tugboats ordered in July 2018 under contract with DCI. Acceptance trials for YT 811 are planned for late summer followed by delivery to Naval BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has AT NEW LONDON, A TUGBOAT COMPANY GIVES NEW LIFE TO OLDER At New London, a tugboat company gives new life to older equipment. The 60-foot tugboat John Paul, part of the Thames Towboat Co. fleet in Connecticut, motors past the company’s shipyard on the Thames River. In New London, Conn., the Wronowski family knows the waterfront and is present on much of it. In 1967 John Henry Wronowski bought the CONTINUITY RENEWAL CAN BE A WISE OPTION FOR MANY MMC Continuity Renewal can be a wise option for many MMC holders. April 25, 2011. Capt. Kelly Sweeney E:captsweeney@professionalmariner.com. , Being away at sea is hard on relationships, and takes its toll on family life. Sometimes the strain is enough to break up a marriage, which is then followed by questions like, “Who will raise the PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

NEW GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER FIRST BUILT IN US IN NEARLY New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years. Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Co., speaks at the keel-laying ceremony for his namesake ship on June 23 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in CROWLEY DESIGNS FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC US TUG WITH (SEATTLE) — Crowley Engineering Services has completed the design of the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology, providing operators a sustainable and high-performing solution for ship assist and harbor services in any port. The Crowley design, powered by the expertise of recently integrated subsidiary Jensen Maritime, leverages a large battery system and power-saving WASHBURN & DOUGHTY LAUNCHES NEW FERRY FOR MAINE SERVICE Washburn & Doughty launches new ferry for Maine service. (EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine) — On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Department of Transportation in conjunction with its contracting partners at Washburn & Doughty Associates launched the ferry Capt. Richard G. Spear. Fabrication began in August 2018 at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay. DAKOTA CREEK LAUNCHES FOURTH NEW HARBOR TUG FOR NAVY (ANACORTES, Wash.) — Yard tug (YT) 811 was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) on May 8, the Navy’s Program Executive Office (Ships) announced. YT 811 is the Navy’s fourth of six YT 808-class harbor tugboats ordered in July 2018 under contract with DCI. Acceptance trials for YT 811 are planned for late summer followed by delivery to Naval BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has AT NEW LONDON, A TUGBOAT COMPANY GIVES NEW LIFE TO OLDER At New London, a tugboat company gives new life to older equipment. The 60-foot tugboat John Paul, part of the Thames Towboat Co. fleet in Connecticut, motors past the company’s shipyard on the Thames River. In New London, Conn., the Wronowski family knows the waterfront and is present on much of it. In 1967 John Henry Wronowski bought the CONTINUITY RENEWAL CAN BE A WISE OPTION FOR MANY MMC Continuity Renewal can be a wise option for many MMC holders. April 25, 2011. Capt. Kelly Sweeney E:captsweeney@professionalmariner.com. , Being away at sea is hard on relationships, and takes its toll on family life. Sometimes the strain is enough to break up a marriage, which is then followed by questions like, “Who will raise the CONTACT US - PROFESSIONAL MARINER EDITORIAL. Rich Miller, Editor Casey Conley, Associate Editor. Casey Conley, American Tugboat Review Editor Casey Conley, American Ship Review Editor DESIGN & PRODUCTION. Kim Norton, Design/Production Brian Gauvin, Gulf Coast Photographer, Correspondent ADVERTISING. Sue Hadlock, West Coast/Midwest/Gulf Coast/International Charlie Humphries, East Coast/Midwest/Gulf Coast NEW GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER FIRST BUILT IN US IN NEARLY A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in the Great Lakes region for the first time since 1983. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is midway through the two-year project for Interlake Steamship Co., based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. ABB TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC, DIGITAL SYSTEMS FOR MONTEREY BAY (MOSS LANDING, Calif.) — ABB has announced that it will equip the new flagship vessel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) with leading-edge solutions for sustainable yet maximum performance. Located in Moss Landing, Calif., the MBARI seeks to advance marine science and technology to understand a changing ocean. Earlier this year, MBARI announced construction of a US TO EXPLORE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL IN GULF OF MEXICO (WASHINGTON) — The Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced its intent to assess potential opportunities to advance clean energy development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This significant milestone is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to create thousands of jobs through the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. “The AUSTAL USA GETS FUNCTIONAL DESIGN CONTRACT FOR NAVY'S T (MOBILE, Ala.) — Austal USA announced Monday that it has received a $3.6 million contract for functional design work on the U.S. Navy’s Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue (T-ATS) ships. It is the first award for the shipbuilder for the development of steel ships for the Navy. Austal said it will “define detailed requirements to construct, test and deliver T-ATS CROWLEY FIRST US COMPANY TO JOIN SHIP RECYCLING (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley Maritime Corp. has become the first U.S.-owned and 13th overall ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) website. Headquartered in Florida, Crowley operates more than 160 commercial and public-sector vessels globally, including containerships LOUISIANA CREDENTIALING SCAM SPURS ‘FULL-SCALE’ COAST Fraud at the Coast Guard’s Regional Exam Center in Mandeville, La., led to applicants illegally obtaining licenses for officer-level positions including master, chief mate and chief engineer, according to a federal indictment. After 31 people were indicted in connection with a scam to boost test scores at a Mandeville, La., credentialing center in late 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard has

ATLANTIC PIONEER

Atlantic Pioneer arrives at Quonset Point in Rhode Island for a crew change. On a blue-sea, blue-sky day at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, R.I., Atlantic Pioneer cleared the breakwater and entered Narragansett Bay. When Capt. Jordan Ryan lay on the throttles, the stern dug in and the bow rose up and over, throwing an impressive display of white water.

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Long-sought Houston Ship Channel expansion gets federal go-ahead. After a decade-long campaign by maritime industry stakeholders, Congress has authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel for safer and more efficient navigation. NAVY AWARDS CONTRACT TO HALTER FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY (WASHINGTON) — Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $149,053,160 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification for the detail design and construction of one oceanographic survey ship

(T-AGS 67).

PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

CATERPILLAR MARINE RELEASES C32B 2,433 MHP ENGINE (HOUSTON) — Following the successful launch of the C32B 2,025 mhp engine, Caterpillar Marine has announced the release of the new Cat C32B 2,433 mhp (2,400 bhp) high-performance marine engine, with a rated engine speed of 2,300 rpm. With a 20 percent increase in power output, the C32B engine leverages the same core engine upgrades as the

C32B 2,025 rating

BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has TOTAL MARINE SOLUTIONS EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE The following is the text of a news release from Total Marine Solutions: (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Total Marine Solutions (TMS) has launched a new training program to address the growing need for comprehensive environmental compliance training in the maritime

industry.

NEW CRUISE SHIP WITH TROUBLED HISTORY SINKS AT GERMAN New cruise ship with troubled history sinks at German shipyard. The Dutch salvage company Smit is working to refloat the 72,000-gt cruise ship Pride of America, after the vessel sank at its dock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH shipyard in Germany on Jan. 14. Pride of America rests on its bottom at Lloyd Werft’s shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany. RISE OF BNWAS ADDS TO CONCERNS OVER ALARM FATIGUE Rise of BNWAS adds to concerns over alarm fatigue. A recent survey by a London-based insurance group found that 90 percent of respondents — nearly half of them masters and other ship officers, on vessels ranging from dredgers to pleasure craft — said false alarms were a problem for their crews. Beeps, buzzes and flashing lights are an SURPLUS ENGINES, 18-FOOT HULLS STILL MOVE LOGS ON CANADA’S Surplus engines, 18-foot hulls still move logs on Canada’s western coast. October 2, 2015. Story and photos by Alan Haig Brown. , British Columbia Sidewinder operator Martin Anderson braces himself as he grips the steering knob. Martin Anderson has been helping put together and take apart log booms on the coast of British Columbia for 40

years.

CONTINUITY RENEWAL CAN BE A WISE OPTION FOR MANY MMC Continuity Renewal can be a wise option for many MMC holders. April 25, 2011. Capt. Kelly Sweeney E:captsweeney@professionalmariner.com. , Being away at sea is hard on relationships, and takes its toll on family life. Sometimes the strain is enough to break up a marriage, which is then followed by questions like, “Who will raise the PROFESSIONAL MARINER Moose Boats delivers fireboat to Rochester (NY) Fire Department. (VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered a new fireboat to the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department. The M2-38, named Marine 1, is the first Moose vessel on the Great Lakes. With a roof monitor, a cockpit monitor, a 5-inch-diameter Storz. Professional Mariner Staff. GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk carrier James R. Barker.The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. TUGBOAT STRIKES LOADED TANKER AT VALDEZ TERMINAL A powerful escort tugboat ran into a docked tanker loaded with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, opening a gash in the ship’s hull that allowed ballast water, but no oil, to escape. The incident happened just before midnight on Jan. 10 as the tug Courageous approached the U.S.-flagged Polar Endeavour docked at the

Valdez Marine

CATERPILLAR MARINE RELEASES C32B 2,433 MHP ENGINE (HOUSTON) — Following the successful launch of the C32B 2,025 mhp engine, Caterpillar Marine has announced the release of the new Cat C32B 2,433 mhp (2,400 bhp) high-performance marine engine, with a rated engine speed of 2,300 rpm. With a 20 percent increase in power output, the C32B engine leverages the same core engine upgrades as the

C32B 2,025 rating

BANKRUPTCY JUDGE REMOVES MORTON BOUCHARD AS CEO OF COMPANY (HOUSTON) — A judge ordered Bouchard Transportation CEO Morton S. Bouchard III to be immediately removed from his position at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that would allow the company to continue to operate. The company has TOTAL MARINE SOLUTIONS EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE The following is the text of a news release from Total Marine Solutions: (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Total Marine Solutions (TMS) has launched a new training program to address the growing need for comprehensive environmental compliance training in the maritime

industry.

NEW CRUISE SHIP WITH TROUBLED HISTORY SINKS AT GERMAN New cruise ship with troubled history sinks at German shipyard. The Dutch salvage company Smit is working to refloat the 72,000-gt cruise ship Pride of America, after the vessel sank at its dock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH shipyard in Germany on Jan. 14. Pride of America rests on its bottom at Lloyd Werft’s shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany. RISE OF BNWAS ADDS TO CONCERNS OVER ALARM FATIGUE Rise of BNWAS adds to concerns over alarm fatigue. A recent survey by a London-based insurance group found that 90 percent of respondents — nearly half of them masters and other ship officers, on vessels ranging from dredgers to pleasure craft — said false alarms were a problem for their crews. Beeps, buzzes and flashing lights are an SURPLUS ENGINES, 18-FOOT HULLS STILL MOVE LOGS ON CANADA’S Surplus engines, 18-foot hulls still move logs on Canada’s western coast. October 2, 2015. Story and photos by Alan Haig Brown. , British Columbia Sidewinder operator Martin Anderson braces himself as he grips the steering knob. Martin Anderson has been helping put together and take apart log booms on the coast of British Columbia for 40

years.

CONTINUITY RENEWAL CAN BE A WISE OPTION FOR MANY MMC Continuity Renewal can be a wise option for many MMC holders. April 25, 2011. Capt. Kelly Sweeney E:captsweeney@professionalmariner.com. , Being away at sea is hard on relationships, and takes its toll on family life. Sometimes the strain is enough to break up a marriage, which is then followed by questions like, “Who will raise the US TO EXPLORE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL IN GULF OF MEXICO (WASHINGTON) — The Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced its intent to assess potential opportunities to advance clean energy development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This significant milestone is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to create thousands of jobs through the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. “The ABB TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC, DIGITAL SYSTEMS FOR MONTEREY BAY (MOSS LANDING, Calif.) — ABB has announced that it will equip the new flagship vessel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) with leading-edge solutions for sustainable yet maximum performance. Located in Moss Landing, Calif., the MBARI seeks to advance marine science and technology to understand a changing ocean. Earlier this year, MBARI announced construction of a

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Atlantic Pioneer arrives at Quonset Point in Rhode Island for a crew change. On a blue-sea, blue-sky day at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, R.I., Atlantic Pioneer cleared the breakwater and entered Narragansett Bay. When Capt. Jordan Ryan lay on the throttles, the stern dug in and the bow rose up and over, throwing an impressive display of white water. NEW GREAT LAKES BULK CARRIER FIRST BUILT IN US IN NEARLY New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years. Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Co., speaks at the keel-laying ceremony for his namesake ship on June 23 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in OCEAN DEFIANT SPECIFICATIONS Owner/operator: Mercury Transport Inc. Builder: Sylte Shipyard Ltd. Designer: A.G. McIlwain Ltd. Dimensions: 58’11” x 25’6” x 13’ Mission: Barge towing Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) MTU 12V 2000 M61, 810 hp Bollard pull: 25 tons (est.) Propellers: 3-blade 72”x65” props Gearbox: Twin Disc MGX-5321DC, 5.96:1 ratio Auxiliary generators: (2) 48.3-kW Isuzu Deck equipment

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Larger, faster Sabine pilot boat built to go the distance. Oil has fueled the Texas economy since the Spindletop field near Beaumont began gushing at a rate of 100,000 barrels per day in 1901.

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Long-sought Houston Ship Channel expansion gets federal go-ahead. After a decade-long campaign by maritime industry stakeholders, Congress has authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel for safer and more efficient navigation.

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Larger, faster Sabine pilot boat built to go the distance. Oil has fueled the Texas economy since the Spindletop field near Beaumont began gushing at a rate of 100,000 barrels per day in 1901. LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS ARCHIVES First LNG bunkering barge in US begins work in Port Canaveral. America’s first offshore bunkering barge designed specifically to

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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ARCHIVES Crew escapes after engine rod failure leads to towboat fire. The 140-foot City of Cleveland was pushing 18 barges up the Lower Mississippi River when the captain

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Sign Up For Newsletters ACADEMIES GET CREATIVE TO PROVIDE SEA-TERM TRAINING DURING PANDEMIC For Maine Maritime Academy engineering senior Edward Dennis, a pandemic-necessitated “sail” while docked wound up being more worthwhile than normal at-sea training. “There are fewer of us on board, so we’re getting a lot of one-on-one time,” said Dennis, who trained dockside for a month over the summer aboard the academy’s State of Maine. “We’re really getting more hands-on training this way.”

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COAST GUARD COMPLETES TEST OF UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES OFF HAWAII (HONOLULU) — The Coast Guard completed a 30-day demonstration and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off Oahu in early November. The focus of the test was to explore how current and emerging technologies might be used to enhance maritime… Professional Mariner Staff

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31 INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH COAST GUARD EXAM-FIXING SCHEME (NEW ORLEANS) — The United States Attorney’s Office has indicted 31 people in connection with a test score-fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center. As alleged in the indictment Nov. 20, Dorothy Smith was employed by the Coast… Professional Mariner Staff

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DAVIE DELIVERS CONVERTED ICEBREAKER TO CANADIAN COAST GUARD (LEVIS, Quebec) — On Monday, Bernadette Jordan, the minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mario Pelletier, commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, marked the delivery of CCGS Jean Goodwill, the second of three medium interim icebreakers… Professional Mariner Staff

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BOLLINGER DELIVERS NEW FLOOD GATE FOR BAYOU TECHE (LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards on Monday delivered the Bayou Teche flood gate to St. Mary Parish Levee District. The steel flood gate, measuring 84 feet long, 40 feet wide and 19 feet high, is designed for a 25-year rain… Professional Mariner Staff

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