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Posted in capsize, collision, collision regulations, maritime accidents, pilotage, sinking on Nov 20th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Following MAC’s forceful comments on claims regarding the capsize and sinking of the east German cargo ship Magdeburg after a collision with a Japanese ship, Yamashiro Maru, made by journalist Andrew Rosthorn and ‘naval historian’ E. John McGarry that the Central Intelligence [...]
Posted in capsize, collision, collision regulations, colregs on Oct 29th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! MAC’s eye for mystery was caught by a recent report in the Observer retailing claims that the CIA was responsible for a collision of two vessels on the Thames in 1964. Real sea mysteries are fascinating, one of these days we’ll nose [...]
Posted in capsize, explosion, maritime safety, maritime safety news, piracy, sinking on Oct 19th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Cargo ship blows up at Southpoint
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
The blast is believed to have ripped open the bottom of the vessel, causing it to start sinking immediately. The fire department, marine police and the
Pirates Hijack 8 Nigerian Vessels
THISDAY - [...]
Posted in IMO, accident reporting, capsize, maritime accident casebook, maritime accidents on Aug 30th, 2008
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While the report of Board Of Marine Inquiry, BMI, in the Philippines on the capsize of the Princess Of The Seas in a typhoon with the loss of more than 700 lives, has met its primary objective, establishing liability for the incident [...]
Posted in Filipino, accident reporting, capsize, ferry on Aug 9th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Not unexpectedly, the master of the Sulpicio Lines ferry Princess Of The Stars will be deemed liable by a Board Of Marine Inquiry for its capsize and sinking with the loss of 800 lives. All other factors such as inadequate lashing of [...]
Posted in AMSA, accident reporting, capsize, classification, collision, sinking on Jul 19th, 2008
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Mersey chemical spill contained
ABC Online - Australia
The Environment Department and the Fire Service were called early this afternoon, after a container on the ship, Searoad Mersey, spilled about 500 litres of
Seamec vessel damaged in accident
Equity [...]
Posted in Fire, Uncategorized, capsize, containership, ferry, fire safety, sinking on Jul 7th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! 100 firefighters extinguish massive fire on cargo ship
Associated Press - July 6, 2008 11:44 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - More than 100 firefighters have extinguished a massive fire on a cargo ship on the Miami River.
Agency finds safety problems in [...]
Posted in accident reporting, capsize, sinking on Jul 5th, 2008
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Poor training, questionable communications, stability and God have come into the firing line [...]
Posted in capsize on Mar 31st, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Broken boat capsizes during Coast Guard tow, three dead, one man …
The Canadian Press - ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE, Que.
A fisherman aboard a sealing vessel trailing the disabled boat said the light icebreaker Sir William Alexander pulled L’Acadien II over a large chunk of [...]
Posted in AHTS, Bourbon Dolphin, capsize on Mar 29th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! No single cause led to the capsize of the AHTS Bourbon Dolphin with the loss of eight lives, with seven survivors, on April 12, 2007 says a report into the sinking released by Norway’s Justice Ministry, but Bourbon Offshore, which owned the [...]
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