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SWITCH Maritime’s Sea Change ferry set to enter service

21 May 2024

For those of us who have been following the project from its earliest days, this has been a long-awaited development: SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry the Sea Change has now received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). With the COI, the vessel is now able to commence commercial operations, delivering a zero-emission public ferry service.

Following a formal launch event in June, the Sea Change will be operated in a six-month pilot service by the San Francisco...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/switch-maritimes-sea-change-ferry-set-to-enter-service/

NTSB to release results of California dive boat investigation

1 September 2020

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in October will disclose the results of its investigation of the Sept. 2, 2019 fatal fire aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 33 passengers and one crew.

All six crew members were asleep when the fire started on the 75’x25′ wooden hulled boat off Santa Cruz Island, Calif., the NTSB said in a preliminary report. The Certificate of Inspection (COI) for the vessel built in 1981 requires a roving watch, according to the Coast Guard, which said...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/ntsb-to-release-results-of-california-dive-boat-investigation/

Coast Guard now offering customizable Subchapter M training programs

27 February 2020

Coast Guard marine inspectors Lt. Mary Morgan, Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Deronde, Mike Pearson and Chief Petty Officer David Labadie all from Marine Safety Unit Portland, present a Subchapter M Certificate of Compliance to the crew of the towing vessel Sommer S., operated by Shaver Transportation, in Portland, Ore., July 20, 2018. Coast Guard photo/ Lt. Anthony Solares.

The Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise has launched a new training hub that allows industry compliance officers or operators, third party organization representatives, and Coast Guard marine inspectors to request customizable, in-person Subchapter M training sessions that are based on the latest policy and Coast Guard perspective on the selected topics.

The following are the training modules offered and the estimated course run times:

Introduction: Introduce TVNCOE staff. Describe the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-now-offering-customizable-subchapter-m-training-programs/

Coast Guard arrests Miami charter operator

24 September 2019

The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the 45-foot pleasure craft, Breaking the Habit, with 12 passengers aboard Saturday near American Airlines Arena in Miami.

Watchstanders determined that the vessel was operating illegally and in violation of a previous Captain of the Port order. This is the second time within a month the vessel was discovered operating as an illegal charter. A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boarding team conducted the boarding of the pleasure craft and discovered the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/coast-guard-arrests-miami-charter-operator/

Robbins Maritime gets first Sub M COI from Hampton Roads sector

24 January 2019

Robbins Maritime Inc., Norfolk, Va., received a Certificate of Inspection (COI) on its 78' tug Delta. Pictured left to right…Dustin Robbins, Gary Joyner, Derek Chapman, Nick Ahles, Jonathan Franchebois, Coast Guard Inspector MSS4 Dennis Croyle, Carl Baum, Charlie Foreman, Chris Guillot. Robbins Maritime photo

On Jan. 10, Robbins Maritime Inc., Norfolk, Va., received a Certificate of Inspection (COI) on its 78′ tug Delta. This was the first Coast Guard option COI issued by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads, Va., according to Robbins Maritime officials.

“It was a great team effort and we greatly appreciated the Coast Guard working around our schedule to get the inspection done, particularly during the government shutdown,” Robbins’ port captain Jonathan Franchebois said. The Delta was built in 1991...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/robbins-maritime-gets-first-coi-hampton-roads-sector/