STORM

  • General
    • Vessel Name : STORM
    • Operator : BORINKEN TOWING & SALVAGE
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Tugboat
    • Vessel Type : Tugboat
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2400
  • Location
    • City : CAYEY
    • STATE : PR
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 80
  • Size
    • Register length : 98.7 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 28.2 Feet
    • Overall Length : 98.7 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 28.2 Feet
    • Load draft : 11.8 Feet
    • Light Draft : 11.8 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 2005
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : NOT/DOC

BORINKEN TOWING & SALVAGE

  • Area of Operation : CARRIBEAN BASIN
  • Principal Commodity : AGGREGATES IN BULK; CEMENT IN PALLETS

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  • Construction : Steel

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  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

SENTRY

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

CARRIBEAN PRIDE

  • Type : Open Dry Cargo Barge
  • Construction : Steel

CARRIBEAN PROVIDER

  • Type : Open Dry Cargo Barge
  • Construction : Steel

News

Ghana's Historic Slave Forts are Being Swallowed by Rising Seas

Ghana's Historic Slave Forts are Being Swallowed by Rising Seas

For 21 years, Fort Prinzenstein's caretaker James Ocloo Akorli has watched the Gulf of Guinea's tempestuous waters eat away at both his livelihood and his heritage.The 18th century Danish citadel, set along Ghana's palm-fringed coastline, was once the last stop for captured Africans before they were forced onto slave ships bound for the Americas.

AMP President Slams Jones Act Waiver

AMP President Slams Jones Act Waiver

The president of a U.S. maritime trade group has slammed a decision by the Biden administration to approve a temporary Jones Act waiver for vessels shipping oil and other essential commodities to Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricane Fiona.“Granting of this waiver rewards calculated and predatory behavior that undermines a dedicated American supply chain for Puerto Rico

Hurricane Ian Shuts 157,706 BPD of Oil Output in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Ian Shuts 157,706 BPD of Oil Output in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

About 157,706 barrels, or 9%, of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut on Wednesday by Hurricane Ian, said offshore regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.Hurricane Ian was lashing Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful winds and drenching rain, but the Category 5 storm steered clear of the Gulf's richest oil production areas.

US Approves Temporary Jones Act Waiver for Storm-hit Puerto Rico

US Approves Temporary Jones Act Waiver for Storm-hit Puerto Rico

The Biden administration on Wednesday approved a waiver of U.S. shipping rules to address Puerto Rico’s immediate energy and other essential needs in the wake of a devastating hurricane.Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he approved "a temporary and targeted Jones Act Waiver" to ensure Puerto Ricans "have sufficient diesel to run generators needed for electricity and the

US Offshore Oil Output Drops as Hurricane Ian Approaches

US Offshore Oil Output Drops as Hurricane Ian Approaches

U.S. offshore oil producers on Tuesday were keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Ian's track as the powerful storm shut-in at least 480,000 barrels of oil production as it heads toward Florida.The hurricane entered the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and is forecast to become a dangerous, Category 4 storm over the warm waters of the Gulf

Holy Land Shipwreck Reveals Tenacity of Ancient Traders as Empires Shifted

Holy Land Shipwreck Reveals Tenacity of Ancient Traders as Empires Shifted

An ancient shipwreck found off the shore of Israel and loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean shows that traders from the West still came to port even after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land, researchers say.A surprise storm? An inexperienced captain? Whatever the reason

Twelve Bodies Recovered From Waters Off Hong Kong After Typhoon Chaba Sinks Ship

Twelve Bodies Recovered From Waters Off Hong Kong After Typhoon Chaba Sinks Ship

Chinese search and rescue officials pulled 12 bodies on Monday from waters southwest of Hong Kong after an engineering vessel snapped in two as tropical storm Chaba passed through, state television said.Maritime authorities of the southern province of Guangdong were stepping up efforts to identify the bodies, suspected to have drowned

More Than Two Dozen Missing after Ship Snaps in Two, Sinks Off Hong Kong

More Than Two Dozen Missing after Ship Snaps in Two, Sinks Off Hong Kong

More than two dozen crew on an engineering [reportedly an offshore wind] vessel [Fujing 001] with 30 people on board were missing after it snapped in two in waters off Hong Kong as tropical storm Chaba passed through, authorities said.Three crew members were rescued, and search and rescue operations were continuing for others about 300 km (200 miles) southwest of the city

New U.S. Hurricane Outlook Sees Five Major Storms

New U.S. Hurricane Outlook Sees Five Major Storms

Forecasters on Thursday amped up their outlook for the U.S. Atlantic hurricane season, saying warm sea temperatures and the absence of a moderating wind shear portend a "well-above average" number of storms.Colorado State University researchers raised their estimate for tropical storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes by one apiece to 20, 10 and five, respectively.

TenneT: No Major Damage to HKZ Jacket after Cargo Ship Allision. Topside Installation Imminent

TenneT: No Major Damage to HKZ Jacket after Cargo Ship Allision. Topside Installation Imminent

TenneT's investigation has shown that there is no major damage to the HKZ Beta jacket in the Dutch North Sea which was hit by a drifting bulk carrier in a storm in January. This means that the 3,950t topside can be installed on the jacket as planned, forming part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) grid connection that connects the offshore wind farm zone to the Dutch mainland at the Maasvlakte.

Ships at Risk as Mines from Ukraine Drift into the Black Sea

Ships at Risk as Mines from Ukraine Drift into the Black Sea

Several hundred mines have drifted into the Black Sea after breaking off from cables near Ukrainian ports, Russia's main intelligence agency and shipping market participants said.The Black Sea is a major shipping artery for grain, oil, and oil products."Due to storm weather, the cables connecting the mines to anchors were broken," Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB)

Dutch Test Barriers to Prevent Ships from Hitting Wind Turbines

Dutch Test Barriers to Prevent Ships from Hitting Wind Turbines

In research prompted by the incident in the Dutch North Sea in January when a drifting bulk carrier hit offshore wind facilities, Dutch maritime research institute MARIN this week, with industry partners, tested three innovative barriers aimed at averting collisions between ships and wind turbines.