Tough call helped forestall disaster

Source: Lloyd's List
The decision by then UK Secretary of State’s Representative Robin Middleton to beach the MSC Napoli played a key role in averting a grave environmental disaster off the south coast of England last year, avoiding 2,318 containers and around 3,600 tonnes of bunker fuel sinking in the English Channel, according to the vessel’s protection and indemnity club, the London Club.

Harris conducts successful live demo of new maritime radio

Source: ASD-Network Daily News Headlines
More than 50 representatives of the U.S. Navy and industry last week attended a live, "over-the-ocean" demonstration of Harris Corporation's new Sea Lancet(tm) RT-1944/U tactical radio - designed to provide network-centric communications from maritime-based networks to both ground- and air-based networks.