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NTSB – another mission required to recover El Faro VDR

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a press release stating that another mission will be needed in order to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) of the El Faro. The VDR was located recently in 15,000 feet of water. Unfortunately, recovery of the VDR cannot be accomplished with the equipment currently available on the research vessel Atlantis. Extracting the VDR, which is attached to the four-ton mast, will require specialized deep-water salvage recovery equipment. (4/27/16) [http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20160427.aspx].

USN & USCG – the ultimate sacrifice

The US Navy issued a news release stating that a memorial service was held at Naval Support Facility Bahrain to honor the three sailors killed on 24 April 2004. On that date, the patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) was conducting maritime security operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf. A rigid hull inflatable boat with a crew of seven was dispatched to clear multiple fishing vessels operating in a restricted area around an Iraqi oil terminal. As the RHIB approached one of the dhows, it abruptly closed on the RHIB and exploded in an apparent suicide bombing. The explosion injured four of the RHIB crew and claimed the lives of the other three: DC3 Nathan B. Bruckenthal, USCG; SM2 Christopher E. Watts, USN; and BM1 Michael J. Pernaselli. (4/27/16) [http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=94436].

UNSC – piracy in Gulf of Guinea

The United Nations Security Council issued a news release calling on countries on the Gulf of Guinea and their international partners to implement effective measures to suppress piracy and other unlawful actions against ships. (4/25/16) [http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12336.doc.htm]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.