Thursday, May 30, 2013

Amver car carrier saves 5

An Amver participating car carrier rescued 5 people from their overdue canoe as they transited from the Hall Island to Chuuk Island in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, May 24, 2013.

US Coast Guard personnel at Sector Guam received a call from the University of Guam. The University relayed a radio transmission from the Hall Islands of an overdue 19 foot canoe with five people aboard. The canoe departed the island of Murillo on Sunday, May 19th and was set to arrive later that evening on Weno, Chuuk but there was no confirmation the canoe arrived.

On Thursday, May 23, 2013 a US Navy C-130 spotted a 19 foot canoe with five people aboard signaling with a can reflecting in the sun. Coast Guard rescue authorities, utilizing the Amver search and rescue system, diverted the Japanese flagged car carrier Zeus Leader, to rescue the stranded sailors. The Zeus Leader was only 70 miles from the stranded canoe.

Withing four hours of the notification, the 656 foot ship had safely embarked 3 adult males and two boys. The Zeus Leader met with a local Federated States of Micronesia ship, the FSS Palikir. The survivors were transferred to the Palikir and taken to Chuuk while the Zeus Leader continued on its voyage.

The Zeus Leader, managed by NYK Container Lines of Japan, enrolled in Amver on August 10, 2009 and has earned three awards for participation.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Welcome Wednesday!

What's this week's magic number? 24! 24 more ships enrolled in Amver in the past week. What's the benefit to joining Amver? Well, for starters you could save a life. Secondly, you could avoid having to divert and search because your participation ensures Coast Guard rescue personnel can divert the most appropriate ship for a maritime emergency. That sort of coordination could save a shipping company thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars. So sign up now and start saving money. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver safety network.
  • ALSTER BAY
  • ANDRES HB
  • AROUZU
  • BAHIR DAR
  • BULK CHINA
  • CIELO DI CAPALBIO
  • CMA CGM JULES VERNE
  • EARNEST SKY
  • FAIRCHEM SABRE
  • FORMOSA FALCON
  • GRAND FUTURE
  • HAWASSA
  • HYUNDAI MERCURY
  • INDUS TRIUMPH
  • JS GARONNE
  • LEOPARD MOON
  • MALAVIYA TWENTY THREE
  • MISSISSAGI
  • MSC MAGALI
  • NORD CENTUS
  • ORIENT SUN
  • SEAGLASS II
  • SICILIAN EXPRESS
  • WEST AURIGA
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Welcome Wednesday!

If it's Wednesday you know it is time to recognize the latest members of the Amver search and rescue family. These are the latest vessels to enroll in Amver. Enrollment is easy, it can save you money (by ensuring your vessel is part of a coordinated response to maritime emergencies) and it provides a blanket of protection for those at sea. We hope you will consider joining. Now, help us welcome the latest members.
  • ALLISON CROSBY
  • ANTONIS
  • APL NEW YORK
  • CLEANTEC
  • DODO
  • JIAMGMEN TRADER
  • KELSEY
  • KIRKEHOLMEN
  • LONG DAR
  • LOWLANDS SAGUENAY
  • MUSTAFA DAYI
  • NORD STRENGTH
  • OFFICIUM AUSTRALIS
  • RIVERTON
  • SAGA FANTASY
  • SHANGHAI EXPRESS
  • STRAIT SIGNET
  • SUNDONG 4020
  • UNIQUE INFINITY
  • VICTORY
  • WHITEFISH BAY
  • WISTARI
Photo credit: Fotolia


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Welcome Wednesday!

It's rescues like this that make enrolling in the Amver system worthwhile. 17 more ships have agreed to help, to render assistance if necessary, and ensure no call for help goes unanswered. Have you decided to take the extra step to make your vessel available?

Help us welcome the newest members of the Amver safety network.
  • ABBEY ROAD
  • AL WUKIR
  • CMA CGM AFRICA TWO
  • EAGLE VARNA
  • EAST ELEVIT
  • GLOBIS MAGELLAN
  • JS RHONE
  • KRONOS ISLAND
  • LUEBBERT
  • NAVIOS SOUTHERN STAR
  • NOBLE REGOR
  • NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY
  • RABA
  • SAGA FRAM
  • SAINTY VANGUARD
  • TWINLUCK SW
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Amver container ship rescues 4 (video available)

Three Canadians and one Frenchmen were rescued by an Amver participating container ship Sunday, May 12, 2013 after their 32 foot sailboat was demasted and adrift approximately 350 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass.

The four yachtsmen were sailing from the Caribbean to Canada when they lost their mast and activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). Rescue personnel at the U.S. Coast Guard First District command center received the distress alert and sent an Air Station Cape Cod rescue aircraft along with the Amver participating container ship, MSC Chicago.

The 1,105 foot container ship was only 30 miles away when captain Sebastian Kapela, master of the Liberian flagged ship, agreed to divert and assist the sailors. "We made contact with the USCG aircraft and received information about the sailing vessel Romarin II in distress with no power and lost mast," reported Captain Kapela in an email to the Amver center. "I ordered the crew to stand by in pilot doors and main deck, with a medical squad standing by in the engine room," he continued.


Can't see the video? Click here.

The crew of the MSC Chicago maneuvered along the port side of the disabled sailboat and embarked the four sailors without incident. The survivors had no reported injuries and their sailboat was left adrift. The MSC Chicago resumed its voyage to Gioia Tauro, Italy.

The MSC Chicago enrolled in the Amver system on April 26, 2006 and has earned one Amver award for participation.

Video credit: USCG 

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Welcome Wednesday!

The list is out. The list of those vessels newly enrolled in the Amver system. Confused about how to join Amver? Don't be, it's easy. Simply fill out the online enrollment form and you can begin sending Amver reports immediately. Several years ago a Turkish ship enrolled in Amver and five days later the crew was called upon to save a British sailor in the Atlantic. Now help us welcome the latest members of the Amver network.
  • ALICE
  • ANAGEL ZENITH
  • ANASTASIA
  • ARIADNI
  • BAHRI HOFUF
  • BALTIC CRUISER
  • BALTIC ISLAND
  • BALTIC TRADER
  • DIVINE ACE
  • DRAGON GLORY
  • GLOBAL VENUS
  • GLOVIS MADONNA
  • HANJIN ARGENTINA
  • HYUNDAI SAMHO S587
  • KAPETAN TRADER III
  • KOTA BUDI
  • KOTA GABUNG
  • KOTA GADANG
  • KOTA LEMBAH
  • LOURDES TIDE
  • MERCHANT THREE
  • MOL QUEST
  • NAVE ATROPOS
  • NBP COMMANDER
  • NBP LINER
  • NBP STEAMER
  • NORMAN RIVER
  • OCEAN SKY
  • OCEAN SUN
  • PSU EIGHTH
  • RAMFORM TITAN
  • RED FIN
  • SEA VOYAGER
  • SKELT
  • UNICO SIENNA
  • WEST
  • YUE DIAN 102
  • YUYO
Photo credit: Fotolia

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Welcome Wednesday!

Once again you've answered the call. You've enrolled your ships, and in a market where the new delivery of vessels may be slowing, joining Amver has not slowed. Thank you. Don't see your ship listed here? Not sure if you aren't enrolled? Send us an email with your ship's name and IMO number and we can check to see if it is part of Amver. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver safety network.
  • ALMI ODYSSEY
  • APL TOKYO
  • ARUNA ISMAIL
  • BRIGHT PEGASUS
  • CAP FERRATO
  • CAP ISABELLA
  • CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
  • COCKTAILS
  • CROSBY ADMIRAL
  • DENSA FALCON
  • KIMBERLY CANDIES
  • KYDONIA
  • NAVE ORION
  • NAVIGATOR GENESIS
  • PRINCESS ROYAL
  • Q IOANARI
  • QUEEN FLOWER
  • SAGINAW
  • SAKURA KOBE
  • SEAGULL WIND
  • THORCO TRIUMPH
  • TUCKER CANDIES
  • WINNING DRIVE
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