Search and Rescue Archives

September 13, 2019

Last victim of California dive boat fire found as salvage operations end

Written by Baird Maritime on September 13, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Maritime Tourism, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

The Sheriff’s Office of Santa Barbara County, California, has confirmed that the last missing victim of a deadly fire aboard a recreational diving vessel earlier ..

September 11, 2019

Safety lapses blamed for deadly fire on California dive boat

Written by Baird Maritime on September 11, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Maritime Tourism, Search and Rescue.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stated that a number of possible safety lapses may have led to the loss of a commercial diving vessel along with 34 ..

September 6, 2019

Clogherhead RNLI christens newest lifeboat

Written by Baird Maritime on September 6, 2019. Posted in Search and Rescue.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station at Clogherhead in Ireland’s County Louth held an official naming ceremony for its newest lifeboat on Saturday, ..

September 12, 2019

US Coast Guard, salvage crews rescue remaining crewmembers from fire-stricken car carrier in St. Simons Sound

Written by Baird Maritime on September 12, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), PCTC World, Search and Rescue.

US Coast Guard and salvage crews have extracted the remaining four crewmembers of a vehicle carrier that had caught fire and capsized in St. Simons Sound near Brunswick, ..

September 10, 2019

Cammell Laird to build disaster relief vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on September 10, 2019. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

Cammell Laird has been selected to construct a multi-purpose disaster relief and training vessel under a project led by registered charity Brittania Maritime Aid (BMA). ..

September 6, 2019

BOOK REVIEW | Driving Lifeboats and Rescue Boats

Written by Neil Baird on September 6, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine, Book Reviews, Commercial Mariner, Search and Rescue.

By Dag Pike This fine little book is the product of a very convenient and appropriate marriage. The publisher, the Nautical Institute, is undoubtedly the world’s ..

September 11, 2019

Nansha Public Security Bureau takes delivery of 45m patrol boat

Written by Baird Maritime on September 11, 2019. Posted in Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

The Nansha Public Security Bureau has taken delivery of a new patrol boat from Jianglong Shipbuilding. The patrol boat has a length of 45.5 metres, a beam of 7.6 metres, ..

September 9, 2019

Four missing after car carrier catches fire off Brunswick, Georgia

Written by Baird Maritime on September 9, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), PCTC World, Search and Rescue.

The US Coast Guard and partner agencies are continuing their search for four crewmembers who went missing after a cargo vessel caught fire in St. Simons Sound in ..

September 6, 2019

Over 30 feared dead after dive boat catches fire off Southern California

Written by Baird Maritime on September 6, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Firefighting, Maritime Tourism, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

At least 34 people are feared to have died after a commercial diving vessel caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island in Southern California on Monday, September 2. US ..