Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Top 10 Amver blog posts of 2011
What were the most popular Amver blog posts of 2011? Take a look!Top 10
10. Amver ship Bright Ruby sinks
9. Amver podcast, The Quarterdeck; Shipping 1022, Pirates, and Social Media
8. Warning to U.S. registered yachts
7. K Line ship rescues Italian sailors
6. Japanese tsunami debris frequently asked questions
5. Announcing the Amver podcast, The Quarterdeck
4. Amver cruise ship assisting sailors in distress
3. Newly enrolled Amver ship rescues sailor
2. Atlantic rower rescued by Amver ship
1. Amver ship saves two sailors
Photo credit: Fotolia
Madagascar opens Rescue Coordination Sub-Centre
According to a press release from the International Maritime Organization:A further key link in the plan to provide effective search and rescue (SAR) coverage off the coast of Africa has been established, with the commissioning of a search and rescue sub-centre that will operate in conjunction with the regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
The sub-centre, at Antananarivo, Madagascar, was commissioned on 11 December 2011 by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, together with Madagascar’s Minister for Transports, Benjamina Ramarcel Ramantsoa and Mr. Jérôme Sambalis Director General of the Agence Portuaire, Maritime et Fluviale (APMF).
The inauguration of the new facility, which will operate as a joint maritime and aeronautical centre, marks an important step in a process that began at a conference on Search and Rescue and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, convened by IMO in Florence, Italy, in October 2000. African Governments represented at the Conference agreed on a regional approach to the provision of SAR services in western, southern and eastern parts of the continent as well as in island States around Africa. To that effect, they adopted a resolution inviting the African countries bordering the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the nearby Atlantic and Indian Ocean Island States, to establish five regional centres and 25 sub-centres to cover their entire coastline for SAR coordination purposes.
The establishment of appropriate SAR facilities off the coast of
Africa was seen as a key component in the implementation of the Global
SAR Plan, the final part of which had been agreed in 1998 at an IMO
Conference in Fremantle, Australia.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Madagascar MRSC,
Secretary-General Mitropoulos said, “Manning the Antananarivo Centre on a
24 hour basis, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, will require vigilance,
professionalism and a sharp reaction to events – it will not be an easy
task! May those who serve in it live up to our expectations. In thus
discharging their responsibilities, they will have the blessings of all
those who will owe their lives to the prompt and effective execution of
their duties. They and their families will be in their debt forever.”
The commissioning of the Antananarivo facility brings the number of sub-centres now in operation to 15. In March 2011, the fifth and final African MRCC was established in Rabat, Morocco, joining those previously commissioned in Mombasa, Kenya (2006); Cape Town, South Africa (2007); Lagos, Nigeria (2008); and Monrovia, Liberia (2009).
Rescue personnel in Madagascar can enhance their search and rescue capabilities by requesting Amver data from the United States Coast Guard. Requesting an Amver surface picture greatly enhances a rescue organizations ability to perform their search and rescue mission.
Photo credit: IMO via Flickr
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Welcome Wednesday!
New Amver participants
- ANNOU G.O.
- BARKLY PEARL
- BROVIG VINDUR
- BUENOS AIRES
- CAPE TROY
- CELTIC SEA
- CHRIS GR
- CMA CGM SAMSON
- FORTUNE BAY
- FOUR SKY
- FRONTIER HARVEST
- GLOBAL GENESIS
- GOOD TRADE
- HARMONY STAR
- JK GALAXY
- KAMLESH
- KEI
- KIRANA NAREE
- KOUJU LILLY
- LUCIA BOTTIGLIERI
- MAERSK HEIWA
- MASON BEE
- MEDI OKINAWA
- MSC LUCY
- NATHAN E. STEWART
- ONOZURU MARU
- PACIFIC CANOPUS
- PACIFIC GLORY
- POLYMNIA I
- RICHARD BRUSCO
- THURGAU
- TRANS FRIENDSHIP II
- XIN NING YANG
- ZOSCO DALIAN
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
What we're reading
Lot's of great maritime information for the Amver community. Check it out.
What else do we read here in the Amver office?
- Bryant's Maritime Consulting blog
- gCaptain
- Tradewinds
- Lloyd's List
- Safety at Sea International
- Clay Maitland
- The Maritime Executive
- Professional Mariner
Finally, you just have to check out the Amver podcast, The Quarterdeck!
Photo credit: Fotolia
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Welcome Wednesday!
The numbers just keep going up. You have helped contribute to a record setting year and we thank you. This week another 38 vessels have enrolled in the Amver system joining the ranks of mariner helping mariner. Enjoy this holiday season, remember our shipsmates who are still underway, and help us thank these latest participants.
- AMAPOLA
- APL CHONGQING
- ATLANTIC DREAM
- AURORA
- CABALLO XANTHUS
- CACTUS K
- CAPE COSMOS
- CHARMEY
- CHERRY DREAM
- EAGLE ARROW
- EXPANSA
- HHL AMAZON
- K-WAVE
- KOWIE
- LEDA C
- MAERSK NGUJIMA-YIN
- MAGSENGER 6
- MARIA BRUSCO
- MARIANNE STOEGER
- MARIPERLA
- MOONLIGHT II
- MOTION SCAN
- MSC MARIA ELENA
- NORD ROTTERDAM
- NYK TRITON
- OCEAN DYNASTY 138
- PRIMA DORA
- SEAWIND
- SEIFYR
- STEFANOS T
- STOLT FUJI
- SUMMER
- SUPREME ACE
- TANGO
- UNION BAY
- VIKING STAR
- W-EAGLE
- WESTSEA PANTHER
Don't forget to check out the Amver podcast; The Quarterdeck!
Photo credit: Fotolia
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)