VIDEO: NSIA reports on deadly Viking Polaris encounter with a breaking wave

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Agency has released its report on the November 2022 incident in which one passenger died and eight others were injured after a breaking wave hit the expedition cruise ship Viking Polaris breaking eight state room windows and causing major damage.

The passenger who died was a U.S. citizen, as were four of those injured, and the incident was one of a series of accidents involving the death or injury of U.S. citizens on foreign-flagged passenger vessels in...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-nsia-reports-on-deadly-viking-polaris-encounter-with-a-breaking-wave/

Underwater mountain range discovered in Southern Ocean

An Australian and international research voyage has mapped a highly energetic “hotspot” in the world’s strongest current simultaneously by ship and satellite, and uncovered an underwater mountain range. Halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica, the block of the Southern Ocean surveyed in high-resolution, three-dimensional detail stretches over an area of 20,000 square kilometres down through layers […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/underwater-mountain-range-discovered-in-southern-ocean/

VESSEL REVIEW | Aker BioMarine USV to support Antarctica krill fishing activities

Norwegian krill harvesting company Aker BioMarine has taken delivery of a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to support its operations in Antarctica. Built by compatriot unmanned systems specialist Maritime Robotics, the 5.95- by 2.05-metre, 1,900kg craft is equipped with a range of sensor...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/unmanned-craft-non-naval/vessel-review-aker-biomarine-usv-to-support-antarctica-krill-fishing-activities/

Ten years’ monitoring data confirms precautionary krill fishery in Antarctica

Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has released its findings after 10 years of surveying the krill biomass in Antarctica, Norwegian krill harvesting specialist Aker BioMarine said recently. The science, which is based on data from acoustics and trawl surveys, confirms the high...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/ten-years-monitoring-data-confirms-precautionary-krill-fishery-in-antarctica/

Bollinger Cuts First Steel on Polar Security Cutter

The first steel is cut for the future USCGC Polar Sentinel (PSC-1). Bollinger Photo

A Mississippi shipyard has started fabricating on what will be the first components for a new fleet of heavy U.S. icebreakers, the company announced on Wednesday.

Bollinger Shipyards cut steel of the first of eight modules that will become part of the first Polar Security Cutter – the future USCGC Polar Sentinel (PSC-1). The prototype modules are being built as a proof-of-concept for the cutter but if approved...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/09/bollinger-cuts-first-steel-on-polar-security-cutter-polar-sentinel

GAO: Polar Security Cutter Design Won’t Complete Until 2024, Delivery of First Hull Estimated in 2028

Artist’s Rendering of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter

The design for the U.S. Coast Guard’s long-gestating heavy ice breaker won’t be ready until next year and the first hull likely won’t deliver until 2028 – three years later than the original estimate – according to a new Government Accountability Office report reviewed by USNI News.

According to the estimate from GAO, which cites Coast Guard and Navy officials, as well as shipbuilders – the final design for the 23,0000-ton ice breaker won’t...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/03/gao-polar-security-cutter-design-wont-complete-until-2024-delivery-of-first-hull-estimated-in-2028

VESSEL REVIEW | Ocean Albatros – SunStone Ships takes delivery of sixth Infinity-class newbuild

China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen has handed over Ocean Albatros, the sixth Infinity-class expedition ship to be built for US-based cruise company SunStone Ships. Oce ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/vessel-review-ocean-albatros-sunstone-ships-takes-delivery-of-sixth-infinity-class-newbuild/

VESSEL REVIEW | Scenic Eclipse II – Ice-strengthened, 228-guest luxury expedition ship for Scenic Cruises

Travel company the Scenic Group has taken delivery of a new luxury expedition ship for operation by its Scenic Cruises brand. Built by 3. Maj shipyard in Croatia, Scenic ..

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