Messing About In Ships

Here is episode #9 for your listening pleasure.

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Shownotes:

Intro Notes:

Giants Win Superbowl!

Confined Space Casualties – A Call For Help

Mariner’s Perspective With Captain Kelly Sweeney

• TWIC Card – Problems For Those Born Overseas

Stories

• 27 Reasons Why Seafaring is No Longer Attractive
  • Joseph Keefe of Maritime Executive: Long-Term Neglect of Mariners Continues to Haunt Maritime Employers
  • gCaptain’s Response To Keefe: Are Rising Salaries Enough To Retain Mariners?
• Electronic Navigation – eLORAN (Enhanced Loran)
• 2008 Maritime Incidents
  • Beached In Rotterdam – Zhen Hua Heavy Lift Crane Ship
  • Grounded Ship – Video Of Helicopter Rescue
  • Fire Aboard The Und Adriyatik

Internet Ports Of Call

• Tall Ship Video Game – Pirates of the Burning Sea
• Ship Security Blog – MaritimeTerrorism.com

NEXT ON MAIS

Special Feature: Rescue Of The Sean Seymour II

Background Reading:

• 10 Lessons Learned For Sailing in Severe Weather
• M/v Sean Seamour II – the final log entry
• Rogue Waves – A Call To Action
• EPIRB Failure aboard the “Sean Seamour”
• Top 10 Rescue at Sea Videos from the U.S. Coast Guard
• The Deadliest Catch – Rogue Wave Edition