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  Pandemic Stress Weighs On Mariners

Pandemic Stress Weighs On Mariners

  Mask-Wearing Required for All Passenger Vessels

Mask-Wearing Required for All Passenger Vessels

  USCG Warns Mariners Against Disabling AIS

USCG Warns Mariners Against Disabling AIS

  Grounding Launches Runaway Barges

Grounding Launches Runaway Barges

 Bridge Heights Are Not Guesswork

Bridge Heights Are Not Guesswork

  A Rush To Judgment Can Be Costly

A Rush To Judgment Can Be Costly

  It Could’ve Been A Lot Worse

It Could’ve Been A Lot Worse

  Vive la Differénce!

Vive la Differénce!

  Good Intentions Gone Bad

Good Intentions Gone Bad

  Mentor of Many

Mentor of Many

  One Step Forward…A Giant Step Backward

One Step Forward…A Giant Step Backward

  Don’t Let Distractions Sink Your Career

Don’t Let Distractions Sink Your Career

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U.S. Coast Guard Rolls Out New Mariner Credentialing Portal After HOMEPORT Shutdown
February 9, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard Rolls Out New Mariner Credentialing Portal After HOMEPORT Shutdown
February 9, 2026
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February 9, 2026
Sleepless in St. Louis
June 14, 2022
Sleepless in St. Louis
June 14, 2022

The NTSB probe also determined that fatigue almost certainly played a role in the…

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June 14, 2022
Who Needs the Jones Act?
November 22, 2021
Who Needs the Jones Act?
November 22, 2021

Whoever could have predicted that a federal law enacted in 1920 would be…

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November 22, 2021
Thank You Seafarers!
October 7, 2021
Thank You Seafarers!
October 7, 2021

Around the world, there are over 1.6 million seafarers manning approximately 50,000…

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October 7, 2021
Batten Down the Hatches!
August 24, 2021
Batten Down the Hatches!
August 24, 2021

Short staffed and overworked crews—stranded on extended shifts during the pandemic—seem reason enough to…

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August 24, 2021
A Moment of Chaos, A Lifetime of Grief
July 6, 2021
A Moment of Chaos, A Lifetime of Grief
July 6, 2021

In the case of a maritime incident gone viral, some of the world’s best and most experienced mariners…

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July 6, 2021
Stand By Me
May 13, 2021
Stand By Me
May 13, 2021

When a maritime casualty occurs, the vessel owner’s counsel may work to defend the involved captain, but...

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May 13, 2021
Fatigue Barges in on Another Incident
April 9, 2021
Fatigue Barges in on Another Incident
April 9, 2021

Recently, while under tow by the towing vessel Island Chief, an unmanned barge crashed into…

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April 9, 2021
Pandemic Stress Weighs on Mariners
March 1, 2021
Pandemic Stress Weighs on Mariners
March 1, 2021

Professional mariners are exposed to a number of stressors due to their…

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March 1, 2021
Mask-Wearing Now Required for All Passenger Vessels
February 2, 2021
Mask-Wearing Now Required for All Passenger Vessels
February 2, 2021

The CDC has issued an Order that requires all persons to wear face masks when…

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February 2, 2021
USCG Warns Mariners Against Disabling AIS
January 25, 2021
USCG Warns Mariners Against Disabling AIS
January 25, 2021

The USCG has issued a warning to mariners to not disable their vessel's Automated Identification System (AIS) due to the…

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January 25, 2021
Grounding Launches Runaway Barges
December 2, 2020
Grounding Launches Runaway Barges
December 2, 2020

What started as a tranquil day towing barges downriver, quickly deteriorated as two barges—and all hell—broke loose...

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December 2, 2020
Bridge Heights Are Not Guesswork
November 3, 2020
Bridge Heights Are Not Guesswork
November 3, 2020

The sophistication of locks, dams and bridges, the unpredictable fluctuations in water levels and the consequences…

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November 3, 2020
A Rush To Judgment Can Be Costly
September 22, 2020
A Rush To Judgment Can Be Costly
September 22, 2020

All of these commercial vessels were operating in close quarters with a fleet of small yachts, sailboats and…

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September 22, 2020
It Could’ve Been A Lot Worse
April 16, 2020
It Could’ve Been A Lot Worse
April 16, 2020

A towboat captain, pushing loaded barges on a high and fast-moving river, made two decisions that put his career and USCG license in jeopardy...

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April 16, 2020
McAllister Towing Answers the Call
April 3, 2020
McAllister Towing Answers the Call
April 3, 2020

Praises to Docking Pilot Captain Robert Ellis of McAllister Towing for…

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April 3, 2020
Vive la differénce!
February 10, 2020
Vive la differénce!
February 10, 2020

WISTA and the IMO recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

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February 10, 2020
Good Intentions Gone Bad
January 27, 2020
Good Intentions Gone Bad
January 27, 2020

Sometimes, what we think in the moment is our best course of action, does not…

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January 27, 2020
Mentor of Many
January 10, 2020
Mentor of Many
January 10, 2020

When you love your job so much...you gotta…

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January 10, 2020
One Step Forward…A Giant Step Backward
October 21, 2019
One Step Forward…A Giant Step Backward
October 21, 2019

There is substantial evidence showing that fatigue and distraction are…

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October 21, 2019
Don’t Let Distractions Sink Your Career
June 10, 2019
Don’t Let Distractions Sink Your Career
June 10, 2019

When human and technological distractions came together on the bridge of a towboat traveling downriver…

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June 10, 2019
MOPS Salutes America's Mariners
May 22, 2019
MOPS Salutes America's Mariners
May 22, 2019

“National Maritime Day, a day we honor all United States professional mariners for…”

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May 22, 2019
Moments in Time
May 16, 2019
Moments in Time
May 16, 2019

“Watch how MOPS insureds work their magic, both professionally and photographically…”

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May 16, 2019
Up In Smoke
May 6, 2019
Up In Smoke
May 6, 2019

“The USCG has issued a bulletin emphasizing that the use of marijuana...”

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May 6, 2019
Chutes and Ladders
April 8, 2019
Chutes and Ladders
April 8, 2019

“The USCG recently issued two Marine Safety Alerts in an effort to…”

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April 8, 2019
15 Years Since the Sinking of the Bow Mariner…
March 6, 2019
15 Years Since the Sinking of the Bow Mariner…
March 6, 2019

“Fifteen years ago the Bow Mariner caught fire and sustained…”

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March 6, 2019
Distraction Makes It to the NTSB's Top 10 List
February 20, 2019
Distraction Makes It to the NTSB's Top 10 List
February 20, 2019

“NTSB's places "Eliminate Distractions" in the top ten of its Most Wanted...”

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February 20, 2019
Autonomous Ferry Visits 3 Ports Successfully With No Human Intervention
December 14, 2018
Autonomous Ferry Visits 3 Ports Successfully With No Human Intervention
December 14, 2018

“Ferry Folgefonn visited three different ports in a fully autonomous operation without…”

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December 14, 2018
Alumnus Jack Buono Named New USMMA Superintendent
November 8, 2018
Alumnus Jack Buono Named New USMMA Superintendent
November 8, 2018

“Alumnus Named New USMMA Superintendent…”

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November 8, 2018
Advanced Marine Technology...A Double-Edged Benefit?
September 20, 2018
Advanced Marine Technology...A Double-Edged Benefit?
September 20, 2018

“Recently, several legal issues surrounding new technologies have…”

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September 20, 2018

 

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