Marintec 2009

Amver had the pleasure of exhibiting and hosting an awards ceremony at the Marintec All China Maritime Exhibition in Shanghai, China this month. Below is a video recap of the events.

Polish Amver Ship Rescues 2

A Florida yachtsman and his Peruvian partner are happy to be back on dry land after being rescued from their sunken sailboat on Saturday December 5, 2009 by a Polish cargo ship.

The sailors, on a journey from Mexico to Costa Rica, abandoned their sailboat approximately 150 miles west of Costa Rica and activated their emergency beacon. Costa Rican and United States Coast Guard rescue authorities began an intensive search effort including diverting several Amver ships.

The cargo ship Kociewie, managed by the Polish shipping company Polska Zegluga Morska, located the survivors about 5 miles away from the sinking sailboat. The Kociewie, an Amver participant, was sailing from Korea to Balboa, Panama when they were requested to divert. The tankers Singapore Star and Chembulk Minneapolis, along with the cargo ship Hanjin Atlanta, were also diverted to assist.

According to rescue authorities the winds at the scene were over 20 knots and waves were between 8 and 10 feet when the master of the 38,000 dwt Kociewie hoisted the two sailors from their raft. "The survivors were uninjured and safe," reported the crew of the Bahamian flagged cargo ship as they steamed toward Panama.

The survivors were met by Panamanian authorities when they arrived in Balboa on December 7, 2009 and the Kociewie continued on to Barcelona, Spain.

The Kociewie enrolled in the Amver program on November 10, 2009. This is the first time it has been requested by the United States Coast Guard to perform search and rescue operations.

Photo credit: Polska Zegluga Morska

Welcome Wednesday!

37; that's the number of new vessels enrolled in the Amver system in the past week. These 37 ships are adding to the increasing number of vessels on the daily plot. Don't think enrolling doesn't mean your vessel won't be called upon to help. In one case an Amver ship was called upon to rescue a yachtsman 5 days after enrolling! In the meantime please help us welcome the latest additions to the Amver family.

• AL SOOR II
• GLYFADA I
• ARIETTA
• VAN ORCHID
• ZARUMA
• QUEEN SAPPHIRE
• MAERSK HERITAGE
• DISCOVERER INSPIRATION
• TANGO
• TRITON BULKER
• SONGA HAWK
• DOUBLE STAR
• GEMINI S
• STAR MANX
• VICTORIA KOSAN
• V8 STEALTH
• ZOSCO SHAOXING
• XI
• F.D. ISABELLA
• NORD TRUST
• MOONRAY
• CSAV RIO ITATA
• SOHAR LNG
• YAMATOGAWA
• GUARDIAN LEADER
• MARUBA AMERICA
• CLIPPER TALENT
• GDF SUEZ NEPTUNE
• TIWAI POINT
• NYK VERONICA
• HOEGH ST. PETERSBURG
• FRONTIER
• FURGO GEMINI
• POSH MULIA
• ILENAO
• DANZIGERGRACHT
• JIN XING

Thank you for enrolling and we look forward to receiving your Amver messages!

Photo credit: Fotolia

Waterblogged!

Our good friend Barbara Patton has outdone herself over at CG Scuttlebutt. One of her latest cartoons features the Amver team. Barbara doesn't mince words and has a fun time with Amver's social media endeavors. We hope you laugh as hard as we did. Thanks Barbara!

Welcome Wednesday mobile version!

Greetings from Shanghai, China and the Marintec maritime exhibition. Despite some challenges in blogging we have found a work around and are pleased to be able to send our weekly feature via SMS/text messaging!

31 ships have enrolled in the Amver system in the last week on the heels of another Amver ship being seized by Somali pirates.

Please extend a warm welcome to
- GASCHEM ATLANTIC
- BUNGA AKASIA
- PLEIADES LEADER
- PLATINUM EMERALD
- NAVIG8 FAITH
- KIYI
- ATLANTIC SYMPHONY
- ORION TRADER
- NYK SILVIA
- SEACOR MASTER
- IS TRINITY
- DUBAI GLAMOUR
- BERG
- CLIPPER ICHIBAN
- EVER PRIDE
- UASC SAMARRA
- VADELA
- GEM OF KANDLA
- TENKO MARU
- SAKURA HARMONY
- OCEAN AUTUMN
- NAVIOUS ARMONIA
- C YOUNG
- GLOUCESTER
- ERIN SCHULTE
- PORT SHANGHAI
- DEN SWIFT
- TASMAN PATHFINDER
- GRAN COUVA
- MOMI ARROW

We are glad these vessels are part of the Amver family.

Another Record!

Can you believe it! Amver has reached another record. On Saturday November 28 there were 3,758 ships on plot for a 24 hour period. That is the greatest number of Amver ships available to assist those in distress in our 51 year history and it wouldn't be possible without the support of the shipping community.

Thank you!

Amver Tanker Seized By Pirates

Amver is blogging from Marintec maritime exhibition in Shanghai, China. we are facing some challenges sharing our story on the blog but have a rough solution that should allow us to get our word out to you.

Our situation is far less perilous than the crew of the Greek flagged tanker Maran Centauras. The Amver participating ship was seized by Somali pirates earlier this week.

Keep the crew in your thoughts and prayers. we will do our best to keep you updated on this incident.