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  As in previous years, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will continue its vital role in providing safety advice and emergency search and rescue oversight for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race starting on Boxing Day, 26 December 2024. 
  
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     21 Nov 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
  
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     18 Oct 2024
     
  
  The prestigious 2023-24 Australian Search and Rescue Awards (Awards) were presented in Sydney last night, hosted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
  
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     23 Sep 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Lighthouses of Australia Inc are proud to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in celebrating World Maritime Day, Thursday 26 September.
  
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     12 Sep 2024
     
  
  Lifejackets save lives, but only if they’re worn. AMSA launches a life jacket safety initiative to save more lives at sea.
  
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     3 Sep 2024
     
  
  On Monday 2 September 2024 at 12:40pm AEST, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) detected an emergency distress signal from an EPIRB onboard a 20-metre yacht The Spirit of Mateship with two people on board, located approximately 185km east of Nowra, New South Wales. 
  
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     15 Aug 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has today released its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Innovate, demonstrating the maritime safety regulator’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation.
  
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     8 Aug 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has awarded Glenn Hanson and Dan Probert from the University of Wollongong with its Academic Excellence Scholarship for 2024.
  
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     8 Aug 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has awarded 5 scholarships to students at the University of Tasmania, totalling $47,000, as part of its 2024 scholarship program. 
  
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     26 Jul 2024
     
  
  Last night, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) coordinated the rescue of three people after their recreational vessel sank near Block Reef, nearly 90km north-east of Airlie Beach.
  
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     5 Jul 2024
     
  
  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released its National Compliance Plan (NCP) for the 2024-25 finan
  
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     1 Jul 2024
     
  
  Today is World Marine Aids to Navigation (AtoN) Day, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will be joining lighthouse authorities from all over the world to celebrate it. 
  
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