Crewmembers from Station Honolulu and members of NOAA Fisheries' telemetry team train for whale disentanglement training off Oahu on Feb. 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class ...

In November 2019, the Office of Coast Survey (OCS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the start of a five-year program to “sunset” all raster and paper ...

San Jacinto College and the Seamen’s Church Institute will host e-Navigation Underway (North America) 2016, the third in the annual North American series of conferences focusing upon the development ...

The Coast Guard announced in the federal register that it is seeking public input regarding the modification of the chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements in the Code of Federal ...

SATNAVS are something that most of us use without a second thought. But what happens at sea? Like drivers, maritime navigators can choose from a range of options, including GPS, paper maps, radar and ...

The Federal Government is targeting about $12 million as annual revenue from the global $90 million worth global market for Electronic Navigational Charts. The Minister of Defence (State), Bello ...

No audio available for this content. The U.S. Coast Guard has published guidance that allows mariners to use electronic charts and publications instead of paper charts, maps and publications. “After ...

The International Maritime Organization has decreed that by 2015, all large deep sea ships will be required to carry the latest in electronic navigation equipment. But does state-of-the-art navigation ...

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Last week, a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off the coast of Italy, resulting in the loss of numerous lives, not to mention damage to ...