Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2007
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From IASSTÂ
Our member in Croatia, AdriaMare, has drawn our attention to the First Adriatic Diving Conference
                                   First Adriatic Diving Conference 2007
to be held on N ovember 08 th  and November 09 th, 2007 at Hotel Punta in Vodice  Croatia  with the theme
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Maritime Accident Casebook features in the current edition (No. 30) of Boater’s TV at www.theboaters.tv, check it out.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2007
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7DAYS - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The nine - seven British expats and two Filipinos - were left stranded out at sea when the rented boat started taking in water before eventually sinking to
Coast Guard Searches for Boat [...]
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Like us? Bookmark this article! Coalition Forces Provide Assistance to Danish Merchant Vessel
Posted 08/24/07 at 10:29 AM
From Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs Two Coalition ships from Combined Task Force (CTF 150), French Warship Commandant Blaison (F 793) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), provided assistance to Danish [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 24th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Male seafarers are the second most likely group to die of alcohol-related diseases, according to a new study of more than 13,000 deaths by the UK’s Office of National Statistics. Alcohol relasted dearths have doubled since 1991.
Says the study, male seafarers are [...]
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Posted in casebook, confidential reporting on Aug 24th, 2007
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Maritime Accident Casebook is pleased to announce the launch of the MAC Toolbar, specially designed to keep you in touch with maritime safety issues and make confidential incident reports from your desktop or laptop absolutely free. Available for Internet Explorer and Firefox [...]
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Malacca Straits - Kidnapping
23 August 2007
Armed pirates boarded a tug and barge underway. All communication equipment was damaged. The pirates stole the ships documents and crew personal belongings. Before leaving they kidnapped the captain and chief engineer. The pirates have demanded a [...]
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Posted in BC, BC Ferries, Bangladesh, Black Sea, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Canada, Gibraltar, ISM, India, Karachi, MCA, Malacca Straits, Malaysian Maritime Academy, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Monsoon, New Flame, Pakistan, Port Harcourt, Robson Bight, SAR, Safety At Sea, Somalia, capsize, letter bomb, piracy on Aug 24th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Ship carrying 27000 tons of scrap about to split in two off …
International Herald Tribune - France
AP MADRID, Spain: A ship damaged in a collision off Gibraltar was expected to split in two and sink, sending its cargo of 27000 tons [...]
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Phuket Gazette - Phuket,Thailand
… all passengers and crew remained safe in the rough water as they all had time to don life jackets kept on board before abandoning the sinking vessel.
Interislander ferry ‘was not in [...]
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Posted in Alaska, Anchorage, Evans Island, Fire, India, Merchant Shipping Bill, Selendang Ayu, Sharjah, Spirit of Columbia, grounding, port on Aug 23rd, 2007
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KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
AP - August 22, 2007 4:34 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The criminal case in the grounding and fuel spill of the freighter Selendang Ayu is now settled.
Fire Shuts Down [...]
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