Offshore is one of the industries with the biggest risk profiles in the world. When bad things happen in offshore, people die, often there are explosions and sinkings, fires and oil spills, and the environment can be badly polluted, killing seabirds, fish, dolphins and coral, and inflicting...
Perhaps made complacent by a comparatively low death toll in 2022, the global ferry industry has disgraced itself with a near doubling of fatalities in 2023. Tragically, 2024 is already looking worse – much worse. In January 2024, alone, 237 people have been the victims of ten ferry accidents. The...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed the recent recovery of the bodies of 22 other victims of a river boat capsizing incident that occurred in the country’s northwestern province of Equateur late last week, raising the death toll to 52. Officials warned that several...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed that 30 people were killed while at least 167 others have gone missing after a boat capsized and sank in the northwestern part of the country on Friday, October 13. The unnamed vessel was ferrying passengers and cargo including...
Following a very poor year for known ferry fatalities in 2021, last year, 2022, saw a big improvement with the known death toll almost halved from 1,378 to 699. However, ..
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The World Maritime University (WMU) has released a study focusing on domestic ferry operations, particularly the safety concerns within such operations worldwide. Titled ..
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed that 145 people are missing and are presumed dead after a boat capsized and sank in the country’s ..
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As the out of office messages continue to ping back, and the summer holiday season draws on, it’s time to share a few more ideas for poolside reading or beachside liste ..
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Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Europe is trying desperately to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Sending Vladimir Putin billions of dollars for ..
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Following an excellent performance in 2020 when the global ferry fatality toll was the lowest since the Baird Maritime Passenger Vessel Accident database commenced in 196 ..
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