Bob Couttie’s Maritime Accident Casebook

Like us? Bookmark this article! The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! 3 Chinese sailors missing in ship collision
China Internet Information Center| - China
The accident occurred when the fishing boat owned by a South Korean fishing company collided with the “Iceia” vessel, a Greek oil tanker registered in 
Nine people missing after [...]

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Of note from the BIMCO website:
The sun rises on safer navigation
By Neville Smith
The prospect of safer navigation through the Strait of Malacca is something that should hearten all ship and cargo owners who use this most vital chokepoint. It is a prospect [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! Criminalizing accidents is a terrible trend
The Triton (press release) - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The US National Transportation Safety Board report determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the Selendang Ayu was the development of this 
France to escort WFP relief [...]

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Like us? Bookmark this article! 3 Crew Dead After North Sea Accident
Posted 09/25/07 at 12:21 PM
Three crewmembers died after an accident aboard a rescue vessel on the North Sea, the boat’s owners said Sunday. The accident is under investigation by Britain’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The men, [...]

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