WHALE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : WHALE 0
    • Operator : SUOMELA, WALTER, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 422 0
    • Vessel Type : 02 0
    • Construction : B 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 636 0
  • Location
    • City : JUNEAU 0
    • STATE : AK 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 132 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 132 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 82.3 257
    • Regular Breadth : 26.6 257
    • Overall Length : 88 257
    • Overall Breadt : 26.6 257
    • Load draft : 10.2 257
    • Light Draft : 8.7 257
    • Height : 61 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1944 0
    • EQUIP1 : WINCHES 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 249599 0

SUOMELA, WALTER, LLC

  • Area of Operation : BRISTOL BAY KODIAK, PWS - S. E. ALASKA, PUGET SOUND AND SEATTLE 0
  • Principal Commodity : FISH (SALMON) 0

News

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday.Francine was advancing toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, set to become the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season, which concludes on November 30.

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Storm Francine

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Storm Francine

U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers were evacuating staff and curbing drilling to prepare for Tropical Storm Francine on Monday as it churned through the energy region on a path to bring high winds and drenching rains to the U.S. mid-South.Francine is likely to bring life-threatening storm surge to the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts and hurricane-force winds to Southern Louisiana this

Russian 'Spy Whale' Hvaldimir Found Dead Near Norway

Russian 'Spy Whale' Hvaldimir Found Dead Near Norway

A beluga whale that was suspected of spying for Russia after being discovered in Norwegian waters five years ago has been found dead, according to the non-profit organization that had been monitoring the whale.The body of Hvaldimir - a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin - was spotted floating in the sea by a father and son fishing

FarSounder: News Citizen Science Capabilities with Whale and Debris Reporting Feature

FarSounder: News Citizen Science Capabilities with Whale and Debris Reporting Feature

FarSounder has announced the release of a new citizen science feature in its latest SonaSoft™ software update. Building on its existing Data Sharing Program, this release introduces the ability for users to report whale sightings and floating trash/debris—further integrating marine conservation into day-to-day navigation for Argos users.

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Bibby Marine’s Fully-Electric CSOV

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Bibby Marine’s Fully-Electric CSOV

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), the world’s first fully-electric offshore vessel.Kongsberg Maritime will provide full-electric rim-drive propulsion with azimuth and tunnel thrusters.

Corvus ESS Powers the World's First Fully Electric Offshore Vessel

Corvus ESS Powers the World's First Fully Electric Offshore Vessel

Corvus Energy will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel ever to be built. The vessel is an electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for UK-based shipowner Bibby Marine Ltd.

APA Applauds Withdrawal of NARW Speed Restriction Regulations

APA Applauds Withdrawal of NARW Speed Restriction Regulations

On January 16, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) formally withdrew its August 1, 2022, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that sought amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule that would have had the unintended consequences of endangering pilots, weakening navigation safety, and damaging the maritime supply chain on the East Coast.

Greenland Court Extends Detention for Anti-whaling Activist Watson

Greenland Court Extends Detention for Anti-whaling Activist Watson

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday.U.S.-Canadian Watson, 73, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation

More Must be Done to Protect of Species from GOM Drilling, says Judge

More Must be Done to Protect of Species from GOM Drilling, says Judge

At the urging of environmental groups, a U.S. judge threew out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, ruled the U.S.

Denmark Holds Anti-whaling Activist Paul Watson in Greenland as It Mulls Extradition to Japan

Denmark Holds Anti-whaling Activist Paul Watson in Greenland as It Mulls Extradition to Japan

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish autonomous territory last month, while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, a local court ruled on Thursday.U.S.-Canadian Watson, 73, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation

Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Detained in Greenland

Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Detained in Greenland

A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan which has issued an international warrant for his arrest, the Arctic island's police said in a statement.Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd activist group and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was apprehended on Sunday when his ship docked at the port of Nuuk

Matson Helping to Develop Whale Detection Technology for Ships

Matson Helping to Develop Whale Detection Technology for Ships

U.S. ocean carrier Matson is doing its part to limit whale strikes, including rerouting vessels to avoid protected areas and helping to develop cutting-edge technology that detects whales and alerts crew members of their presence.In August of last year, Matson made route adjustments to its weekly triangulating Oakland-Long Beach-Honolulu voyage to minimize the time our vessels spend inside whale