A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper – a crude oil tanker seized by the…
MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge’s crew interdicted a suspected smuggling vessel, Saturday, at approximately 2:15 p.m., about 8 miles offshore of Miami. During the boarding, the joint law…
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi is introducing a Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance (COC) Examination Schedule for foreign tank vessels, authorized under the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Under this program:…
Fire broke out on Passenger Vessel World Legacy on 20 Feb 2026. The vessel was anchored at Raffles Reserved Anchorage. MPA patrol craft, Police CG & Singapore Civil Defence Force…
The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has issued a a safety advisory giving update regarding the number of enclosed space entry incidents since 2020. Since 2020, 12 enclosed…
Liberia issued Marine Advisory 03/2026 to reinforce the mandatory compliance requirements that govern Engine Room fire prevention, fire protection readiness, and safe machinery-space operations on Liberian-flagged vessels. Recent Engine Room…
The Office of the Maritime Administrator of the Republic of Vanuatu hereby issues this urgent notification concerning the circulation of forged Certificates of Registry falsely purporting to have been issued…
SALEFORM 2012 is a widely used international Memorandum of Agreement for the sale and purchase of ships. However, the NSA saw a need to revise the form to better reflect…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully concluded a 24‑day response operation to support a vessel in distress in the Coral Sea, Queensland, preventing risk to the Great Barrier…
The Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) , administered by the Maritime Administrator of the Republic of Vanuatu , wishes to inform the public of the existence of an unauthorized and…
