Welcome Wednesday!

The holiday season is fast approaching. The best gift you can give is the gift of a second chance. How can you do that? Enroll in Amver. Your commitment to safety at sea might be that second chance for another seafarer. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver family.

• AZAMANTA
• MELINDA B
• ATLANTIC GUARDIAN
• TORM THOR
• CMA CGM ARKANSAS
• SBI SOUSTA
• MATISSE
• ULTRA LASCAR
• NORDTIGRIS
• HAI SOON 12
• SBI RUMBA
• GENER8 STRENGTH
• DOLE PACIFIC
• COMMANDER

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Welcome Wednesday!

Here's the latest list of ships that enrolled in Amver this week. While short, we're grateful for their participation. Help us welcome these vessels.

• CRATIS
• SWAN BALTIC
• GENR8 ATHENA
• SBI ORION
• CHEYENNE

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Amver cruise ship Eurodam rescues 7 migrants

The Amver participating cruise ship Eurodam rescued seven Cuban migrants from a rustic raft approximately 130 miles north of Grand Cayman on Thursday, November 12, 2015.

The Holland America Line ship alerted U.S. Coast Guard rescue personnel in Miami that they located the raft with six male and one female Cuban migrant and launched a fast boat to embark all seven. The cruise ship reported one of the survivors was suffering chicken pox and was receiving treatment in the infirmary.

The Eurodam was coordinating with Coast Guard officials in Jamaica and their agent in Grand Cayman to transfer the survivors to authorities on shore.

The Eurodam enrolled in Amver on September 10, 2008 and has earned seven Amver participation awards.

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Welcome Wednesday!

What's in a name? Each week we bring you the names of the latest vessels to enroll in Amver. But how do ships get these names? Just take a look at some of the more unique names below such as the SPAR OCTANS. How did it get its name? Also, don't forget to peruse the name of the other ships that joined Amver this week.

• FRI STAR
• FOS LEO
• FEDERAL BISCAY
• SBI THALIA
• LUENHO
• GOLDEN FULHAM
• UNISON MEDAL
• INDIGO LAKE
• CAPRICORN ONE
• MOUNT ASO
• FUNING
• GREMIO
• SARIKA NAREE
• SPAR OCTANS
• MAERSK SIRAC
• SARITA NAREE

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Welcome Wednesday!

If you want to know what ships enrolled in Amver in the past week look no further than our blog. Each week we recognize those ships and companies that have taken an extra step, have dedicated a little more time and have recognized an even greater commitment to safety at sea.  Why do they do this? Don't look to us for the answer, ask a seafarer. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver safety network.

• STAR TAURUS
• BALAO
• HARRISON BAY
• QUEEN CUKI
• SBI URSA
• OCEAN ADVENTURE
• BOX ENDURANCE
• AMUR RIVER
• SOUTHERN JAGUAR
• SOUTHERN IBIS
• SOUTHERN KOALA
• HORIN TRADER
• STI CARNABY
• FRONT OCELOT
• BALTIC MANTIS
• GREEK SEAS
• AISOPOS
• MINE GAMES
• MINERVA
• SBI CHRONOS

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Welcome Wednesday!

Take a peek at the latest vessels to join Amver. Yes, each week we're thrilled to share this good news with you. It's good news because it demonstrates a higher level of commitment to safety from shipping. Amver is voluntary. You don't have to join or participate. For those that take extra effort we say thank you. Now help us welcome the seventeen ships that enrolled this week.

• GEA
• CLERMONT
• CIELO DI ULSAN
• SBI CONGA
• SUN PLOEG
• NAVIG8 ADAMITE
• GREAT VICTORY
• SBI FLAMENCO
• AIDAMAR
• VULCANIA
• NORDORINOCO
• CAP SAN VINCENT
• BW ORION
• MAX VALUE
• CAPTAIN SPIRO
• MARLIN AMETRINE
• HELLAS FIGHTER

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VIDEO AVAILABLE: Viking Supply Ship Saves Sailor and Cat near Alaska

An Amver participating supply ship rescued a French sailor and his cat from a disabled approximately 400 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska October 20, 2015.

The Frenchman, aboard a 30-foot sailboat, departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska on October 13th and was sailing towards Vancouver when he encountered severe weather and lost his rudder and suffered rigging problems. The sailor activated his Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) which alerted U.S. Coast Guard authorities in Alaska.

Rescue personnel from the Coast Guard 17th District launched an Air Station Kodiak C-130 rescue aircraft and directed the Coast Guard Cutter Munro to get underway from Dutch Harbor to assist the sailboat.

Two nearby Amver participants also assisted. The Shell vessel Polar Pioneer contacted the Tor Viking II, another Amver vessel,  and dispatched the Swedish flagged vessel to assist the yachtsman.

The Tor Viking II battled 40 knot winds and 20-foot seas but managed to safely rescue the sailor and his cat. The survivor and his cat are being transported to Oregon, the Tor Viking II's next port call.


The Tor Viking II, managed by Viking Supply Ships of Sweden, enrolled in Amver on May 23, 2007.

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