USA: New Database to Help Track Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
Source: Waterways Guide Database to Track Abandoned and Derelict Vessels The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine...
North Pacific: Sailors Asked to Help Map Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Source: The Ocean Cleanup Tracking the Great Garbage Patch This northern hemisphere summer the Dutch non-profit organisation The Ocean Cleanup is looking to track the patch, the world’s largest accumulation...
USA: Budget Cuts and Layoffs at NOAA Could Affect Maritime Safety
Source: BoatUS Of the significant staff cuts across multiple federal agencies ordered by the Trump administration shortly after his January inauguration including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast...