Maritime Safety News Today - 24th July 2008
Jul 24th, 2008 by bobcouttie
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Three injured in ferry collision off Andros
Kathimerini - Athens,Greece
Three people sustained minor injuries yesterday when a passenger ferry approaching the island of Andros struck another vessel moored at the port.
Cruiseship grounded east of Spitsbergen
Aftenposten - Oslo,Norway
… was no damage to ship and that neither the vessel nor its passengers and crew were in danger. Any grounding, however, sparks environmental concerns.
Filipinos aboard ship seized off Somalia: official
AFP -
… over by gunmen off the Somali coast on Sunday, officials in Kenya and at the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre in Malaysia said.
Collision closes Mississippi River at New Orleans
Houston Chronicle - United States
He said the tanker was fully manned with a crew of 22 and was heading downriver at the time of the accident. It is owned by Whitefin Shipping Co.
Released cargo ship reaches Oman
Emirates Business 24/7 - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… piracy off the Somali coast. Naval ships have since scared off pirates in at least two attacks, says the London-based International Maritime Bureau.
BMI ferry sinking probe results under review–chairman
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Operations to retrieve the hundreds of dead believed still trapped inside the ship’s hull were suspended after it was learned that the vessel had carried a
SINGAPORE TO AID INDONESIAN FERRY SAFETY
Maritime Global Net - Warren,RI,USA
The ferry safety and mishap management training programme represents an extension of the existing cooperation in maritime training between the MPA and DGST.
Napoli sets ‘paradigm’ for group litigation
By By Scott Pilkington andAngelina Davidson-Houston
THE MSC Napoli group litigation order is a shining example of how to manage container vessel casualty litigation, write Scott Pilkington and Angelina Davidson-Houston.
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