American 250 Anchor Winch Repower
Check out this American 250 anchor winch! We found this winch after it had been stashed in a desert and unused for several years.
May 2022
Jacobsen Pilot Tower Removal
In 1949, the Port of Long Beach gave this old oil derrick to Captain Jacob Jacobsen to use as a radar tower. This was the first private, shore-side radar in the United States! At the time, radar was new technology.
April 2022
Video: Salvors Recover Wrecked Boeing 737 Cargo Jet Off Honolulu
A team led by the National Transportation Safety Board has successfully recovered the wreckage of TransAir Flight 810, a Boeing 737-200 cargo jet that went down off Honolulu in early July.
August 2021
Curtin Maritime is Expanding to San Diego
Curtin Maritime is expanding to San Diego. Specializing in marine transportation, marine construction, vessel design & construction, we are bringing Full Service Marine Solutions and a full-time dedicated fleet of Floating Cranes, Tugboats, and Barges.
April 2019
Becker #1 Re-Abandonment Project 2018 InterAct PMTI
The Becker #1 well, located on Summerland Beach in Santa Barbara County, first made history in the 1890’s when it was one of the first offshore wells drilled in the U.S. and is once again making history as one of the first of these vintage offshore wells to be permanently abandoned. The Becker well is notorious to local beach-goers as it has been the source of visible oil seepage for years.
April 2018
Big dredge underway in Mission Bay
This is the most extensive San Diego bay dredging project since the late 1940's.
Mission Bay Dredging Project Underway
Dredging will redistribute mud and sand from the bottom of Mission Bay. When dredging is complete, a massive eelgrass replacement will begin, one of the largest environmental efforts of this kind in the country.
March 2018
Leaking oil well from the 1900’s getting a long awaited new cap in Summerland
Leaking oil well from the 1900’s getting a long-awaited new cap in Summerland. The capping has begun on the Summerland coast where the Becker well has been leaking for years. It’s a $1.5 million project.
September 2017
Curtin Maritime Delivers Repowered Vessel to Harbor Patrol
On April 21, Curtin Maritime, a Long Beach-based marine construction and tug and barge operator, delivered a repowered and retrofitted LCM-8, Sea Force, to the Port of Long Beach Harbor Patrol.
August 2017
Shipwrecks Removed From Protected Coral Reefs
Now there's hope for the reefs' recovery. But it could take years. On January 29, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) completed a $5.5 million conservation project to remove three . . .