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Australian Maritime Safety Authority Selects Aireon Locate for Search and Rescue Operations
Aireon, the market leader in space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data products and services, will supply its Aireon Locate search and rescue platform for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Aireon Locate is a cloud-based resource that enables search and rescue organizations to rapidly and accurately pinpoint the location of an ADS-B-equipped aircraft. Leveraging the…
Burning Tanker Abandoned, Oil Spill Feared
Efforts to tow a burning oil tanker, the Sounion, in the Red Sea have been abandoned. That leaves the ship stranded and at risk of a possible spill of its one million barrels of oil, according to reports. On Tuesday, September 3, the EU’s Operation Aspides announced that the salvage operation had ended and stated…
U. S. Customs Border Protection AMO Intercepts Vessel Transporting 3,687 Pounds of Cocaine into Vieques, Puerto Rico
On Wednesday September 4, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted a vessel attempting to smuggle 3,687 pounds (1,672.2 kilograms) of cocaine into the southern coast of the island of Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is $33 million. “Through…
12 Migrants Drown in English Channel
French authorities said 12 people died when their small boat capsized in the English Channel September 3, 2024. The people were migrants trying to reach Britain from northern France. Their boat was torn apart by the conditions in the channel. Most victims were women, one of whom was pregnant. The 12 also included six minors….
Sunken Yacht Bodies All Recovered, Investigation Begins
The bodies of British tech businessman Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah have been recovered, alongside Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, and Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the yacht, Bayesian. An investigation…
Five Bodies Found on the Wreck of the Bayesian
Five bodies have been found on the wreck of the Bayesian, the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Italy Monday. Four were brought to shore by dive teams specializing in the recovery effort. That leaves one person still missing. The search effort to recover that last missing person are due to continue in…
Two Bodies Recovered from Sunken Yacht
The bodies of two people have been recovered from the the Bayesian yacht that sank on Monday, Aug. 19, after a storm. A person involved in the search and rescue operation reported that two bodies were recovered but their identities have not been released yet. The Bayesian is a 183-foot vessel, and sank around 5 a.m….
British Tech Entrepreneur and Daughter Missing After Luxury Yacht Sinks
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah are among the missing after a super yacht they were on sank off the coast of Sicily after a major storm, according to local officials. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, was among those rescued, local sources said. Salvatore Cocina, the director general of Sicily’s civil protection agency,…
Rio Grande Floating Barrier Can Stay
A Texas court ruled that the floating barrier in the Rio Grande river, which borders Mexico and the United States, can stay for now. The barrier is designed to discourage migrants from attempting to cross the river from Mexico into the United States. The ruling was handed down by the 5th U. S. District Court…
Russian Warships Leave Port of Havana
Several Russian warships, including a nuclear submarine, left Havana, Cuba’s port on Monday June 17 after spending five days there following military drills in the Atlantic Ocean. The exercise was viewed by many as a show of strength by Moscow as U.S. and other countries support Kyiv in Russia’s war on Ukraine. The ships included…
Darktrace Appoints Jill Popelka as COO
Cybersecurity and AI company Darktrace announced that Jill Popelka has resigned from its board with immediate effect and assumed the role of chief operating officer (COO) at Darktrace on June 1, 2024. Popelka will join the company’s executive management team and will report to Poppy Gustafsson, CEO. She will be responsible for implementing operational best…
Massterly Opens Operations Center in Horten, Norway
Massterly announced the opening of its Remote Operation Center (ROC) in Horten in Norway. This step marks a key transition from the testing phase to fully-fledged operational capabilities and Massterly hopes it will position it as a global leader in autonomous shipping. Massterly, a jointly owned venture between Kongsberg Maritime and the Wilhelmsen Group, has…