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Upcoming Courses:
NEWPORT, RI
April 14-25:Master 100 Ton Daytime Course
April 15-June 20:Master 100 Ton Evening Course
April 14-22:OUPV Daytime Course
April 14-18:Able Seaman Daytime Course
Launch Operator License:
April 19-20, 2008
April 28-May 3: STCW-95 Basic Safety Training
June 2-13: Master 100 Ton Daytime Course
June 2-10: OUPV Daytime Course
June 16-21: STCW-95 Basic Safety Training
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IN THE NEWS
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2 Teens rescued from burning yacht
The Miami Herald (FL), April 1 2008-- Two Naples teens will have the spring break story to end all spring
break stories. For 40 minutes, they survived an ordeal aboard a blazing
yacht as Miami Beach firefighters sawed and hammered at the hull of the
vessel, desperately trying to create a hole large enough for the teens
to wriggle through. In the end, they got out. But
they might not have lived if not for the quick thinking of a couple of
''stand-up guys,'' who took firefighters aboard a borrowed boat and
maneuvered the craft to where the firefighters could access the hull of
the blazing yacht. Read More |
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Search is
on for the Best
of the Best...
NEWPORT, RI- Confident
Captain/Ocean Pros (www.confidentcaptain.com),
Newport's
premier training facility for professional mariners is searching for the
"best of the best" in local mariner talent to join their team of
instructors.
Instructors
are being sought for many of their core professional mariner curriculums
including US Captains and UK Yachtmasters certifications. The recruiting effort
is in response to the strong demand in Newport
by students from around the world looking to advance their maritime careers.
CC/OP Instructors are a
team of dedicated marine industry professionals who have achieved a high level
of success on the water and are committed to imparting their skills and
professional experience to help other professionals achieve success. Instructor positions are part time to enable
our expert staff to continue their on the water responsibilities and pursuits
while adding the esteemed title of "instructor" to their repertoire. E-mail your resume and availability to: tory@confidentcaptain.com
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Mutiny triggers expensive rescue
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The New Zealand Herald, March 28, 2008--
A maritime rescue involving two helicopters at a cost of more than
$20,000 was caused because three crew members "mutinied" against their
more experienced skipper. Nelson man Carl Horn
told the Herald
he was helping his friend Bill Heritage take his 7.9m sloop, Air
Apparent, from Auckland to Nelson, going around Cape Reinga. He was
assisted by his friends John Lammin and Sharan Foga, who met Mr
Heritage shortly before the trip.
Mr
Horn, an organiser for the National Distribution Union and a friend of
Mr Heritage for 26 years, said the group, all from Nelson, had been
enjoying smooth sailing until the weather began closing in on Monday
about midday. The Coastguard reported 3m swells and 20-knot winds. By
Tuesday afternoon, conditions had deteriorated and seas were rough.
Fatigued, seasick and becoming worried for their safety, the group
began discussing their options. "Bill
was of the opinion that we weren't in serious enough trouble to warrant
a beacon [but] ... I have great doubts we would have survived Tuesday
night," Mr Horn said. Read More
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Canadian Seal Hunters drown when boat capsizes
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CBC.ca, March 31, 2008--
Three separate investigations have been launched into the deaths of
four sealers whose boat overturned off the coast of Cape Breton over
the weekend while being towed by a coast guard icebreaker.
The RCMP, the Transportation Safety Board and the Canadian Coast
Guard are all probing the fatal rescue of the Acadien II, only two
of whose six-member crew survived. The crew of the icebreaker Sir
William Alexander failed to
notice they were pulling the fishing trawler over a large chunk of
ice, said Bruno-Pierre Bourque, one of the survivors. Bourque, who was
at the helm of the 12-metre Acadien II, said he contacted the Alexander
to alert the vessel to the problem. He said he didn't see any crew on
the coast guard vessel's deck
watching out for trouble at the time. The sealing boat was veering to
the left because of a rudder problem and could not directly follow the
path cleared by the icebreaker, he said. After the boat overturned, he
and a second crew member, Claude
Déraspe, ended up in the water and were rescued by a nearby fishing
vessel. Autopsies are being conducted Monday in Halifax on the three
sealers, all from the Magdalen Islands in Quebec, who had been asleep
at the time the boat overturned. The search for a fourth man was called
off Sunday. The boat reported a steering malfunction while navigating
in thick
ice late Friday, 70 kilometres north of Cape Breton. The Sir William
Alexander was called to tow the boat to Sydney, N.S. Read More
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Captain Calamity- Sailor banned from harbor
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The Daily Mail (UK), April 2 2008-- Ever since Glenn Crawley
took up the hobby, it has been
anything but plain sailing. And it is not just the hulls of his 16ft
catamaran that have
been making waves. Because to the fury of weary lifeboat crews and
coastguards,
the amateur sea man - who named his boat Mischief - has been the
subject of
repeated rescue missions. He was once saved four times in just four
hours, and on top
of the RNLI's efforts the 52-year-old is well known among local
fishermen who
have regularly plucked the hapless sailor out of the water. Now he has
been banned from his local harbour after costing
lifeboat crews an estimated £30,000 and "exposing others to danger". In
the retired electrician's short sailing career, he was
forced to dial 999 three times in the first year alone. Since then an
RNLI team have been called out on a further
ten occasions after his boat turned over, at a cost of up to £2,500 per
rescue. He has now been permanently banned from using Newquay
harbour by Harbour Master Derek Aunger - who described him as a "bloody
menace". If Mr Crawley is seen trying to launch his "Hobie
16" Catamaran from the harbour it can be confiscated by the Maritime
and
Coastguard Agency. Read More |
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Alinghi team capsizes multihull
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BBC Sports, March 29 2008--
Two sailors from America's
Cup holders Alinghi were injured when the multihull the team were training on
capsized off the French port
of Lorient on Saturday. Piet van Niekerk and Francesco Rapetti were airlifted to
hospital but escaped serious injuries when the 60ft Foncia rolled in 20-knot
winds and lumpy seas. The remaining crew clung to the netting of the trimaran
before being rescued. Alinghi are set to race BMW Oracle in a controversial
catamaran series for the next America's
Cup. Swiss syndicate Alinghi, who have little experience on multihulls, were
training under the guidance of French expert Alain Gautier. "As we were
bearing away, always the highest risk situation on a multihull, both the
leeward and the central hull dug into the water and the rudders came out,"
said Alinghi's Ed Baird. "From then it was out of our hands and we
capsized forwards. As the mast hit the water, it broke, followed by the rear
beam. Read More |
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IYRS to showcase Marine Systems facility in Bristol RI
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IYRS
will host an Open House at the school's Marine Systems Facility in
Bristol on Saturday, April 5. The event is a great opportunity for
individuals interested in learning about the IYRS certificate program
in Marine Systems, as well as the career paths this type of training
can open up. Developed in close coordination with the Rhode Island
Marines Trades Association and the American Boat & Yacht Council,
the IYRS Marine Systems Program offers comprehensive training in
installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting onboard systems such as
electrical, electronic, steering, plumbing, and propulsion. The
training is specific to the types of skills local companies look for in
their employees-making IYRS graduates in high demand by marine-industry
employers. The Open House runs from 10 am to 2 pm at the Bristol
facility, located at 257 Franklin Street. Individuals who would like to
schedule an appointment to meet with a member of the IYRS staff during
the Open House should contact Director of Admissions John Freer (401-848-5777 x203). |
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