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House – bill introduced to prohibit drilling off northern California

Representative Thompson (D-CA) introduced a bill (H.R. 264) to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the State of California, and for other purposes. Official text of the bill is not yet available. (1/12/11).

House – bill introduced re Arctic hydrographic surveys

Representative Young (R-AK) introduced a bill (H.R. 295) to amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes. Official text of the bill is not yet available. (1/12/11).

Malaysia – robbers board tanker

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an Incident Alert stating that a chemical tanker was boarded in the early morning hours of 13 January while anchored off Johor, Malaysia. The crew locked themselves in the accommodation room. When the crew came out about an hour later, the robbers were gone, after having inflicted minor damage to the ship. (1/13/11). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.