Curtas do Bryant´s

NOAA – coral reef conservation

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a news release stating that its Coral Reef Conservation Program has awarded $93 million in grants and cooperative agreements to support conservation projects and studies in the United States, its territories, the Caribbean, and Micronesia. (10/17/16) [http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-awards-93-million-to-advance-coral-reef-conservation].

Australia – container ship grounding

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued the report of its investigation of the grounding of the container ship Maersk Garonne in Fremantle on 28 February 2015. The harbor pilot decided to delay the ship's entrance into the harbor when he realized that the assist tugs had yet to arrive. The ship's bridge resource management was not effectively implemented and did little to monitor the pilot's actions. As a result single-person errors that occurred went undetected. MO-2015-02 (10/17/16) [http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5771696/mo-2015-002-final-report.pdf]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.