Anyone who has been to sea on a tug in bad weather, particularly in the bad old days when Inmarsat C was being introduced, will be familiar with the problem on alarms goi ..
Written by Alan Loynd on . Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Ship World Features, Tug and Salvage World, Work Boat World Features.
Anyone who has been to sea on a tug in bad weather, particularly in the bad old days when Inmarsat C was being introduced, will be familiar with the problem on alarms goi ..
Written by Clive Spencer on . Posted in Ausmarine, Ausmarine - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Ship World, Work Boat World.
Back in the days when lookouts were posted on ship’s fo’csl’ heads and as well as keeping a good lookout the man had to repeat the time on the ship’s bell in resp ..
Written by Michael Grey on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Dry Cargo World, Icebreaking, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.
In our Commonwealth liners, we were blue water sailors, accustomed to the odd storm and occasional monsoon, but largely unprepared for anything too extreme. Ice was somet ..
Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on . Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Maritime Security World, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Features.
The last 20 years have seen an exponential growth in coast guard services in Southeast Asia. There are a number of factors driving this radical expansion. Most important ..
Written by Michael Grey on . Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Ship World, Ship World Features, Work Boat World, Work Boat World Features.
It was the alleged misdemeanours of an aircraft carrier’s captain that reminded me of my bicycle. It was in all the newspapers in this northern hemisphere – the capta ..
Written by Alan Loynd on . Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ship World, Tug and Salvage World.
An interesting article caught my eye recently, because it claimed typhoons and other adverse weather conditions are wreaking havoc on the schedules of container shipping ..
Written by Kent Stewart on . Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Maritime Security World, Ship World, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.
Three years ago, I wrote that the Australian shipping industry was at the crossroads of existence. It’s now hanging by a thread. We have been continually losing ships a ..
Written by Michael Grey on . Posted in Ausmarine, Commercial Mariner, Cruise, Ship World.
There is just no hiding your most embarrassing moments, in these days of Facebook, when every man and his dog are equipped with a movie-camera. Most professional mariners ..
Written by Michael Grey on . Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Dry Cargo World, Work Boat World.
It seemed a good idea at the time to get hold of some very large crude carriers when values of these ships were low, and convert them speedily into ore carriers, for this ..
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