Empowering seafarers to keep themselves alive and their ships safe
Posted in P&I, Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! P&I clubs face a fundamental shift in claims exposure
FOR shipowners and their P&I clubs, 2007 was the year in which the record claims experience of the previous policy year began to look “more like a plateau than a peak”, according to leading [...]
Posted in Offshore tug, capsize, collision, oil, oil tanker, pollution on Dec 22nd, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Fears grow for missing tug crew
Metro - London,UK
Ian Plater, sector manager for Clyde Maritime & Coastguard Agency, said: “We commenced our search at first light this morning. Most of the assets and units
‘Series of problems in Dolphin disaster’
The Herald [...]
Posted in allision, oil spill, pilotage, pollution on Dec 21st, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! After US Senator Barbara Boxer introduced legislation that would pass authority from the ship’s master to VTS operators in US waters, MAC left a message at her website asking whether the legislation provided a waiver against responsibility for any damages that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2007
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LNG shipping is a new game of risk, says North of England P&I club
The rapidly changing environment of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is leading to a whole new game of risk for P&I clubs, according to the ‘A’ rated, 75 [...]
Posted in ATSB, Australia, BC Ferries, Bermuda, collision, container accident, containership on Dec 20th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Just released by the ATSB:
On the morning of 23 April, the Australian fishing vessel Peter Crombie was at anchor about 30 miles south of Robe, South Australia and the vessel’s three crew members were below decks sleeping. The Panamanian registered bulk carrier [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! MAC’s focus, of course, is on what seafarers can do for themselves to avoid incidents so my recent commentary on the Danica White did not look at another issue, connected issue, safe manning levels although it’s apparent from the DMA’s English version [...]
Posted in Fire on Dec 19th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! The Case Of The Tongues Of Fire
Fire is the third biggest major ship incident, behind collisions and groundings, and costs as many lives as man-overboard, enclosed space accidents and lifeboat incidents. As The Case Of The Tongues Of Fire, the latest episode [...]
Posted in International Chamber of Commerce, International Maritime Bureau, piracy on Dec 19th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Recently reported incident from the IMB:
16.12.2007: 2115 UTC: 08:48.5N-013:57.0W: Sierra Leone.
Eight pirates armed with ak47 guns in military like fatigues boarded a chemical tanker underway. They stole crew personal belongings, ship’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Italian cargo ship is safe, say owners
Nairobi - The Italian owners of a container ship on Tuesday denied reports that it had been attacked by pirates off Somalia. The East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme reported on Monday that suspected [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 18th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! News in brief
Guardian Unlimited - UK
John Morlue, the head of Liberia’s maritime authority, said: “The Chinese vessel sank, but the Liberian vessel rescued the Chinese crew.
2 Somali Pirates Arrested in Hijacking
The Associated Press -
The chemical tanker Golden Nori, seized [...]
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