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USS Indianapolis Crew Awarded Congressional Gold Medal on 75th Anniversary of Sinking

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The survivors of one of World War II’s worst naval disasters were awarded Congressional Gold Medals in a ceremony last Friday.

In the virtual ceremony, House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) presented the medal to the survivors from the crew of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) ahead of the 75th anniversary of the July 30,1945, sinking of the heavy cruiser by a Japanese submarine in the closing months of the war.

“On behalf of the 1,195 Sailors and Marines who served...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/29/uss-indianapolis-crew-awarded-congressional-gold-medal-on-75th-anniversary-of-sinking

Maritime history: the ‘bloody pirates’ of the Pacific

For 75 years from 1885, the Burns Philp ships provided a lifeline for the South Pacific’s island nations. Burns Philp also became a de facto arm of Australian influence and diplomacy in the regional struggle between the imperial powers of Britain, the US, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Japan.

In a time before air travel and instant mobile communications, this age of sea transport was inhabited by tough and colourful characters who crewed and loaded Burns Philp ships around the South...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/maritime-history-the-bloody-pirates-of-the-pacific/

The Ocean Cleanup Rids Pacific Off Plastic

A special ship designed, by Dutch inventor, to clean the oceans has harvested its first plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since setting sail from San Francisco last month, reports Phys.org.

The Ocean Cleanup

The project by The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit group, involves a supply ship towing a floating boom that corrals marine plastic with the aim of cleaning half of the infamous patch within five years.

“Today we announce that our cleaning system in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...

http://mfame.guru/the-ocean-cleanup-rids-pacific-off-plastic/

Pacific islands aim for zero carbon shipping emissions

An alliance of Pacific island nations hopes to acquire USD 500 million aiming to a zero-carbon emissions shipping, a plausible scenario in the Pacific Ocean by the middle of the century, given that the Pacific islands rely on transportation in their everyday lives.

The coalition which was announced by the governments of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, on Tuesday, September 24 aims for a complete decarbonization by 2050 and has further set an emissions...

https://safety4sea.com/pacific-islands-aim-for-zero-carbon-shipping-emissions/

USCG, Canada detect 68 potential fisheries violations in Pacific

The crew of US Coast Guard Cutter ‘Mellon’, including two Canadian fishery officers, returned to their homeport of Seattle Sunday after an 80-day patrol detecting and deterring illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity in the Pacific Ocean. The boarding teams detected a total of 68 potential violations.

The fisheries patrol was performed under the auspices of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the North Pacific Fisheries Commission.

IUU fishing deprives the...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-canada-detect-68-potential-fisheries-violations-in-pacific/

Oil spill prevention activities for Pacific expanded

An IMO-supported international centre responsible for coordinating efforts to prevent oil spills and protect the marine environment in the north-west Pacific Ocean is to expand its areas of work, following a high-level meeting in Seoul on 28-30 August.

MERRAC (the Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre), is the focus for cooperation between China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation on preventing spills and ensuring an effective...

https://safety4sea.com/oil-spill-prevention-activities-for-pacific-expanded/

GPS tracker helps collect 40 tonnes of plastic in Pacific Ocean

Sea pollution is increasing rapidly as ghost nets and plastic are seen travelling through the world’s oceans. Marine debris is hazardous not only for the the people making a living by the oceans, but also for the marine life. To save the oceans a California-based cargo ship named ‘Kwai’ collected 40 tonnes of plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and docked in a Konolulu, Hawaii Harbour.

The ship began its sailing trip on May searching for ghost nets and consumer plastics that collect in...

https://safety4sea.com/gps-tracker-helps-collect-40-tonnes-of-plastic-in-pacific-ocean/

Study: How US maritime industry impacts Pacific Northwest

The US domestic maritime industry employs over 37,590 individuals, supports $2.5 billion in worker income, and produces nearly $10 billion for the Pacific Northwest regional economy, according to the findings of a new report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of Transportation Institute (TI).

This was announced on the sidelines of the Seattle Maritime Festival Breakfast, where Washington Senator Maria Cantwell joined business and government leaders from around the region on...

https://safety4sea.com/study-how-us-maritime-industry-impacts-pacific-northwest/

USCG seizes 14,000 pounds of marijuana, 3,660 pounds of cocaine in Eastern Pacific Ocean

The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Bear offloaded about 14,000 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $12.5 million wholesale and 3,660 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $50 million wholesale, on April 18 at Port Everglades seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

The drugs were captured off the coasts of Mexico, Central, and South America and represent five separate, suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions by the US Coast Guard:

  • The Coast Guard Cutter Bear was...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-seizes-14000-pounds-of-marijuana-3660-pounds-of-cocaine-in-eastern-pacific-ocean/

I MEF Boss: ‘Speed of Decision’ Key to Keep Marines’ Edge Against Near-Peer Threats

Cpl. Matthew Beaulieu, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits an MV-22 Osprey during a forward arming and refueling point training mission at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. US Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Lt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force, wants his Marines trained and ready to fight adversaries just as combat capable and technologically adept as they are.

Tho...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/24/mef-boss-speed-decision-key-keep-marines-edge-near-peer-threats

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