Bulk Carrier Diverts For Sick Crew Member

Bermuda Harbour Radio received a report on Sunday [May 6] that the Greek registered bulk carrier Diamantina was diverting to Bermuda because of a sick crew member. The Diamantina was enroute from Newport News in the U.S.A. to Visakhapatnam, India. The crew member was a 34year old Filippino 2nd Officer who was suffering from a [...]

Horizon Lines To Terminate Charter For 5 Vessels

Bermuda based Ship Finance International Limited, yesterday [Apr.10] announced that it has agreed to terminate chartering agreements with Horizon Lines, LLC relating to five of its vessels. Ship Finance will receive as termination compensation $40 million in second lien notes issued by Horizon Lines and warrants exercisable into ten percent of the common stock of [...]

Requiem Honoured Bermuda Sub Disaster Victim

One of the most poignant classical music pieces of the 20th century was dedicated to — and partially inspired by — a British naval officer lost at sea off Bermuda aboard the Free French submarine  “Surcouf” in 1942. Sub-Lieutenant Roger Burney [1919-1942] was the British Naval Liason Officer [BNLO] aboard the ill-fated submarine and 20 years [...]

Lionfish Threat Highlighted At Regional Forum

The threat posed by the invasive lionfish to marine resources in Bermuda and the West Indies was a topic of discussion at the recently concluded Caribbean Fisheries Forum. The three-day meeting — which was held in Nassau — drew delegates from throughout the Caribbean as well as fisheries experts from Bermuda. Wrapping up on March 28, the [...]

Local Awarded Grady-White Specialist Certification

Michael Araujo, president of Bermuda’s A&P Marine, has been awarded a Grady-White Boats Product Specialist certification. Mr. Araujol travelled to Grady-White’s Greenville, North Carolina manufacturing plant where the firm hosted various sessions. Welcomed by Grady White’s Vice President Joey Weller, Michael along with other attendees from around the world were able to participate in sessions that included: [...]

Threatened Species: UK Urged To Assist

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds yesterday [Apr.3] called on the British government to do more to save the exotic species of bird found on UK overseas territories including Bermuda, many of which are now close to extinction. In a report to the government, the RSPB warns that 33 species of birds, including [...]

Project Icarus: How MIT ‘Saved’ Bermuda

At 12:26 p.m. on June 19, 1968 the asteroid Icarus, which is nearly a mile in diameter, will crash into the mid-Atlantic, just east of Bermuda. Its impact — the equivalent of a 500,000-megaton bomb blast — will splash out some 1,000 cubic miles of sea water and form a crater 15 miles across in [...]

Upcoming: Threat Of Plastic Pollution In Oceans

In 2010 scientists Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins), who are studying plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, visited Bermuda to study  the  Atlantic “Garbage Patch” [pictured] which exists in the waters off the island. Similar to one in the Pacific identified in the 1990s, the floating garbage from the North American mainland — extending over thousands of [...]

Police Operation In East End, Five Arrests Made

Police were seen earlier today [Mar.27] searching both land and water in the East End. A police spokesperson confirmed that police were conducting an “operation” in the East End, and that divers have recovered property from area waters and that five arrests have been made so far. Officers could be seen patrolling on land in [...]

Boats And Moorings Renewal Advisory

The Boats and Moorings Section of the Department of Marine and Ports, Ministry of Transport, are reminding boat and mooring owners of the changes to the annual license renewals. Annual re-licensing used to be done before March 31st every year. A spokesperson said, “However, re-licensing for 2012-2013 will commence as of April 1st, 2012. Licenses [...]

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