The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey is planning an update of Arctic nautical charts. Nautical charts represent the traditional means mariners use to navigate coastal waters safely. The paper nautical chart reaches back into history with President Jefferson who commissioned the first surveys for charts in 1807. Paper charts vary […]
Alaska Tests Transportation Worker Ident...
Thanks to efforts of Alaska’s Senator Mark Begich, maritime and transportation workers that are required to hold special identification cards will see the process used to secure the documents simplified. Workers with access to secure marine facilities like oil terminals and cruise ship docks are required to hold a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC). Issued […]
Coast Guard Icebreaker Polar Star Ready ...
Senators Mark Begich of Alaska and Maria Cantwell of Washington made a point of announcing the Coast Guard Icebreaker Polar Star is ready for sea in an editorial dated April 19, 2013. The Polar Star was retrofitted at a cost of $57 million by Vigor Shipyards in Seattle. This 399-foot, 75,000 horsepower heavy icebreaker will […]
International Search and Rescue Training...
Members of United States Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Coast Guard, United States Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force participated in a joint international search and rescue training effort held near Prince Rupert, British Columbia on April 29 to May 1, 2013. Labeled the Canada-United States Hecate Strait Search and Rescue Exercise, this […]