Bob Couttie’s Maritime Accident Casebook

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By Andrew Cawthorne
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The crew of a foreign cargo ship seized by Somali pirates overpowered their hijackers on Tuesday and retook control of the latest vessel to run into trouble in some of the world’s most dangerous waters.
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Like us? Bookmark this article! Peter Goldmann, the late Swedish film director who pretty much created the modern music video used to tell me ‘RTFM’ when I couldn’t work something out - “Read The f*&$king Manual”. Probably a good motto to judge by the UK’s MAIB [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Danish rescuers say hope fading in search for 7 Turkish sailors …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Authorities believe the remaining seven sailors _ six men and one woman _ were trapped inside the ship, which was floating on its side and had hit [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Norwegian Gard P&I Club has issued the following press release. Comments are welcome:

           
On the 18th of October an unprecedented number of industry participants met at a seminar organised by Gard, at their head office in Arendal, to discuss the issues surrounding the [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Inland cargo ship detained in Ctg Port
The New Nation - Bangladesh
An inland cargo ship was detained yesterday by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) on charge of creating risks of serious accident in the port channel. 
 
Spain sends Atlantic ocean boat accident [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Poor controls cause of ship accident
A LACK of communication and absence of risk awareness were the main reasons a seaman was badly burned by high-pressure steam released from a boiler vent pipe, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found.
ConocoPhilips Unit Fined
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Like us? Bookmark this article! Oil spill washes up on Taranaki coast
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
The Taranaki Regional Council says the oil was spilled at sea, and says it is trying to track the culprit with help from the Maritime Safety Authority.
Deadly boat crash [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Six months after her capsize near the Chevron drilling rig, Transocean Rather, 85 miles west of the Shetlands on April 12 this year, a preliminary report on the AHTS Bourbon Dolphin incident and the loss of eight lives, including a 14 year [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! The most recent reports are below. For further information click here.
Suspicious crafts
Recently reported incidents

19.10.2007: 0230 LT Safi port, Morocco.
30 robbers armed with knives boarded a chemical tanker at berth. Alarm raised. [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Report into tug tragedy published
BBC News - UK
A preliminary report into the sinking of the Bourbon Dolphin off Shetland has highlighted a combination of factors that contributed to the tragedy.
Rescuers pluck crew from sinking fishing boat
Globe and Mail - Canada
Marine search [...]

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