Casualties

Watch: Ferries collision in Italy

The ferries Don Peppino and Benito Buono collided with each other in Ischia port, Italy, on February 23. The incident took place due to stormy weather conditions at the port, with both ships sustaining minor damages.

The ferries Don Peppino and Benito Buono collided because of stormy weather in Ischia port, Italy.

According to sources, the two ships sustained slights damages from the collision.

Benito Buono was struck at its the stern as the ship was berthing. As for Don Peppino, it continued its...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-ferries-collision-in-italy/

Bulker collides with fishing vessel, five missing

A Panamax bulker collided with a fishing vessel in Zhejiang Province waters, on February 23. At the time of the incident, the fishing vessel had seven crew on board. Of them, two were rescued, while the remaining five are missing.

Namely, a fishing vessel with 7 crewmembers on board was struck by the bulker Dong Fang Sheng, in East China sea in Zhejiang Province waters, about 80 nautical miles off Ningbo.

Due to the collision, the fishing vessel sank. The local maritime rescue centre deployed...

https://safety4sea.com/bulker-collides-with-fishing-vessel-five-missing/

Sailors’ Society urges shipowners to embrace conflict resolution amid three knife attacks

International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on ship owners to embrace conflict resolution as a matter of urgency, following three knife attacks at sea. The charity supports that shipowners should avoid and prevent these incidents in the safety of seafarers.

Mainly, Sailors’ Society’s CEO Stuart Rivers stated

The tragic news, that two people were killed on board a vessel in the Indian Ocean and six people are missing, is the latest in a spate of stabbings at sea and our thoughts are...

https://safety4sea.com/sailors-society-urges-shipowners-to-embrace-conflict-resolution-amid-three-knife-attacks/

Chinese vessel sinks after collision with Spanish trawler off Argentina

The Chinese-flagged fishing vessel ‘Zhongyuanyu 11’ collided with the Spanish trawler ‘Pesca Vaqueiro’, some 16 km off southern Argentina, Friday, according to data provided by the Argentine Navy. The Chinese vessel sank as a result from the incident off Comodoro Rivadavia city, in the province of Chubut.

The Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) responded to the incident, when it received a distress signal, and diverted the USCG cutter GC-24 Mantilla, which was patrolling approximately 80 nm to the...

https://safety4sea.com/chinese-vessel-sinks-after-collision-with-spanish-trawler-off-argentina/

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