VESSEL REFIT | New York – Former oil spill cleanup vessel rebuilt for pilot station duties

Family-owned Feeney Shipyard in Kingston, New York, has completed work to convert the oil spill response vessel Maine Responder into a pilot station vessel for the Sandy ..

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Spill response vessel to take on pilot station duties following refit

Feeney Shipyard in New York has completed work to convert the oil spill response vessel Maine Responder into a pilot station vessel for the Sandy Hook Pilots Association ..

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3 C’s see Port of New York and New Jersey through 2020

It’s been a year like no other for everyone everywhere, and resiliency has been a word used perhaps more in 2020 than any other year. It’s a fitting word for U.S. ports, which saw huge numbers of canceled sailings when factories shut down in China and then record import surges when manufacturing restarted and supply chains were rebooted. 

“As our industry navigates the ongoing economic and market impacts of COVID-19, which now includes record cargo volume, we must be resilient facing and...

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Remembering the bravery of 9/11 maritime evacuation

This Friday will mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the maritime community is planning a special event to recall the role that the Coast Guard and civilian mariners played in saving nearly 500,000 people who were trapped in Lower Manhattan.

Presented by the Transportation Institute and hosted by Turnstile Tours and the New York Council of the Navy League, the virtual event will bring together many of those involved in what became the largest maritime evacuation in...

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Tanker Captain Dies in Boarding Accident

  • On August 5, Sandy Hook Pilot Captain Timothy M. Murray was involved in an incident while boarding a tanker vessel inbound to the Port of New York & New Jersey.
  • He sustained injuries after falling from a pilot ladder and was evacuated to a local hospital where his injuries proved to be fatal.

A Sandy Hook Pilots Association captain died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fall while boarding a vessel, reports Marine Pilots.

Fall from pilot ladder

Timothy M. Murray had been piloting vessels in...

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Sandy Hook Pilots captain dies in fall

Timothy Murray died Wednesday.

A Sandy Hook Pilots Association captain died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fall while boarding a vessel.

Timothy M. Murray had been piloting vessels in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey for more than eight years. 

Murray reportedly fell from a pilot ladder while boarding a tanker inbound to the port at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was evacuated to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. 

Murray is survived by his wife and five...

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Sandy Hook pilot dies after fall while boarding tanker

The Sandy Hook Pilots Association says that at approximately 10.30 p.m. yesterday, pilot Captain Timothy M. Murray was involved in an incident while boarding a tanker vessel inbound to the Port of New York & New Jersey.

He sustained injuries after falling from a pilot ladder and was evacuated to a local hospital where his injuries proved to be fatal. Prior to the incident, Captain Murray had been piloting vessels in and out of the Port of New York & New Jersey for over eight years.

The incident...

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New York pilot dies after boarding accident

The Sandy Hook Pilots Association typically uses its four America-class pilot boats to make transfers at the Ambrose pilot station. Sandy Hook Pilots photo.

A 35-year veteran of the Sandy Hook Pilots Association  died Monday after a fall while boarding a containership inbound to New York Harbor, according to the Coast Guard and pilots.

Dennis R. Sherwood, of Freehold, N.J., was climbing an accommodation ladder to board the U.S.-flagged Maersk Kensington at the Ambrose Light pilot station outside the harbor approaches at 4:30 a.m., Coast Guard officials said.

Captain Dennis Sherwood died of injuries after a fall while attempting to board an inbound...

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