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Enterprise Talk
There needs to be an improvement in the communication and translation of cybersecurity issues between practitioners and leadership. Organizations need to watch out for some of the top cybersecurity challenges to create a protected digital world.
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Walterboro Live
Beginning in January, boat owners and buyers in South Carolina will begin to see changes in the way that boat registrations are issued by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).
As a result of legislation changing the way that counties collect property taxes on boats, changes to the registration process will be phased in over the next three years as current registrations expire. The end result will an annual registration process for boats that closely resembles the system used for automobiles.
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The Maritime Executive
Four Royal Navy submariners have completed an epic challenge that saw them row across the Atlantic Ocean. Team "HMS Oardacious" made the 3,000-mile journey in 36 days, six hours and 40 minutes. Their incredible voyage saw them face 40 foot waves, shark-infested waters, busy shipping routes and heavy storms.
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Marine Link
To facilitate a broader response globally, the MarTID steering group again opted to both shorten the survey and to offer three, targeted versions for these three stakeholders:
Vessel Operators,
Training Institutions, and
Seafarers.
This MarTID initiative is the first of its kind in the world. There is broad agreement that roughly 80% of maritime accidents involve human factors causes.
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Travel Pulse
The United States Coast Guard “stretched the range” of its normal parameters to successfully rescue a man who suffered a medical emergency aboard a Carnival ship.
The dramatic incident took place Thursday.
The Coast Guard received a distress call from the Carnival Pride about a sick passenger that needed medevac services to a hospital.
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Kearney Hub
A man who keeps computers battle-ready on U.S. Navy vessels said anyone can be a cyberattack victim. He advises watching for signs your computer has been attacked and updating systems when it’s time.
Joe Wilkins, a naval IT contractor who at one time lived in Kearney, Nebraska, also said it’s wise to beef up passwords and change them regularly.
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The Coastland Times
The Outer Banks Coast Guard Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard approved boating safety course on Saturday, February 1. The class will be held at the Pitt Center on Virginia Dare Trail in Southern Shores from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
This course meets the boating safety education training required by North Carolina regulations for boat and PWC operators born on or after Jan 1, 1988.
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American Shipper
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, announced the election of new leadership for the organization. Michael Roberts becomes the new president, with Matt Woodruff as vice president alongside Ku’u Park as treasurer and Matthew Paxton as secretary.
Roberts is a Crowley Maritime Corp. senior vice president.
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Business Insider
The Navy and Marine Corps must join forces to combat threats China poses at sea, a top US general said Wednesday.
The US needs an integrated naval force that is prepared to take on China, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger said at the annual Surface Navy Association conference. That's going to require the sea services to work a lot more closely than they have over the last 20 years.
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