Still a hurricane, Dorian begins move toward US coast
By Dorie Cox UPDATE Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. The Port of Miami, Miami River, and Port Everglades are safe for marine traffic and operations and the Captain of the …
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Motoryacht Loon arrives at Marsh Harbour after Hurricane Dorian
By Dorie Cox UPDATE: Thurs. Sept. 5Capt. Paul Clarke shared a drone photo from yesterday afternoon. The image shows M/Y Loon from high above, alone in the …
Hurricane Dorian’s slow crawl halts communication with Bahamas
By Dorie Cox UPDATE Sept. 3 Communication with employees in the Bahamas has declined during slow-moving Hurricane Dorian, according to Michael Kelly, president …
Crew gather for hurricane watch barbecue at Bradford
Yacht captains and crew, along with employees, met for a barbecue at tonight’s Storm Watch BBQ on the patio at Bradford Marine in Fort Lauderdale. An 11 p.m. …
Three yachts lost in NDSQ shipyard fire
A building at Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) just north of Doha burned and collapsed on three motoryachts on Aug. 11, according to sources known to The …
Bradford techs up skill level and teamwork with training
By Dorie Cox Recent hands-on training at Wesmar added confidence to the skills of the diesel hydraulic department teams at Bradford Marine. Four employees from …
Better berths ahead: South Florida marinas, yards growing
By Dorie Cox Larger, deeper, fancier – that’s the goal as marinas and shipyards in South Florida spend billions on dredging, new docks and treadmills for …
Chef Dragos ‘Dragon’ Caprelian dies after brief illness
Chef Dragos Caprelian died on Aug. 19 at a hospital in Pompano Beach, Florida. He had recently returned home to Florida after feeling ill while at work on a …
Longtime Merle Wood employee dies
By Dorie Cox Long-time Merle Wood & Associates employee Barry Hall died on Thursday of cancer at the hospital at Miami Veterans Administration. He was 71. …
Crew Eye: Bahamas bound
On a quick break before heading back to onboard duties, crew mates on M/Y Lady J, a 142-foot (43m) Palmer Johnson, took a moment to pose for a Triton Crew Eye …
