Happy Birthday USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides. , She is is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third ... Read More

The program manager Brett Phaneuf says “With this project, we are pioneering a cost-effective and flexible platform for gathering data that will help safeguard the health of the ocean and the industries it supports.” The vessel will carry three research pods containing an array of sensors and scientific instrumentation. MAS will be ... Read More

The Chinese shipping company COSCO Dalian has shut of AIS transponders on 14 of it's 43 ships. Just days after US sanctions were imposed for shipping Iranian oil.  Cosco Shipping Energy owns 137 oil tankers, five liquefied petroleum gas tankers and six liquefied natural gas carriers. For more details click HERE

The NY based tugboat master known world wide as Meow Man has published a riveting tell of swashbuckling adventure in the Maritime industry. Once you start reading it , you can not put it down says expert book reviewer Art Haysden. Every chapter is filled with nautical lore and laughter. ... Read More

"A large portion of the restaurant is slowly sinking and the other half had been dragged upriver early Wednesday." Click here for more details.

An affidavit says Robert Odom, a crew member on a commercial fishing vessel, attacked the vessel’s captain with a pellet gun and long-blade knife as the vessel was in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola. The Captain was taken to a Florida hospital and the crew member arrested. For the complete story: https://weartv.com/news/local/crew-member-stabs-shoots-ship-captain-off-pensacola-coast?

Subject: SAFETY ALERT - LED LIGHTING INTERFERENCE VHF FREQUENCIES United States Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate Washington, DC Safety Alert 13-18 Let us enlighten you about LED lighting! Potential interference of VHF-FM Radio and AIS Reception. The U.S. Coast Guard has received reports from crews, ship owners, inspectors and other mariners regarding poor reception on VHF ... Read More

The IRS decides to audit an old boat Captain, and summons him to the IRS office. The auditor was not surprised when the Captian showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, "Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and only a retirement check, which you explain by saying that you ... Read More

The Maritime throw down is a maritime industry's contest to find the best in boat and ship line handling. Boat and ship companies around the nation send their best line handlers to compete. This years regional will be held at San Jacinto Maritime Technology & Training Center  located at 3700 Old Highway ... Read More