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How A Shining Material Help A Seafarer Survive in the Pacific

  • Vidam Perevertilov fell off cargo ship Silver Supporter into the Pacific Ocean 
  • He plunged off the deck while getting fresh air after his shift on February 16
  • He spent hours struggling to stay afloat before seeing something on the horizon
  • Perevertilov swam to the fishing buoy and clung to it until he was rescued 

According to a Daily Mail report, a sailor who spent hours fighting the ferocious waves of the Pacific Ocean after falling overboard survived by clinging to an abandoned fishing buoy.

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Coast Guard recycles concrete buoy sinkers on artificial reef

The U.S. Coast Guard has recycled more than 140,000 lbs. of concrete buoy sinkers on an artificial reef near Yarmouth, Mass.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak (WLB-211) and Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Woods Hole, Mass., used the discontinued concrete sinkers to support the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries’ artificial reef program. Used to anchor buoys in place, concrete sinkers come in a variety of sizes and weights, from 100 lbs. to 20,000 lbs.

Lt. Dan Miller, the executive officer of the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-recycles-concrete-buoy-sinkers-on-artificial-reef/

Fincantieri awarded $9.6 million USCG maintenance contract

Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA) was recently awarded a $9.6 million contract to perform maintenance and repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of inland buoy tenders.

The multi-year contract was awarded by the Coast Guard’s Surface Force Logistics Center in Virginia. The focus of the contract is the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM) V1312 main diesel engines onboard the 75′ WLIC and 65′ WLR class cutters.

“This award with the U.S. Coast Guard...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/fincantieri-awarded-9-6-million-uscg-maintenance-contract/