Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Cyclones and Typhoons

France holds out hope of early relaxation

France holds out hope of early relaxation

Monaco
Good Morning Monaco

Friday, February 18, 2022

France holds out hope of earlier relaxation
Minister of Health Olivier Véran said in Nice on Thursday, February 17, that mid-March is now the most likely time for a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions… 

Yacht Club rejects green-washing label
Bernard d’Alessandri, Secretary General of the Yacht Club of Monaco, has gone on the record to say that green-washing is not for him…

Visit to strengthen judicial...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/18/france-holds-out-hope-of-early-relaxation/

“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.”

“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.” 

The crew of a vessel shipwrecked by Cyclone Batsirai is being supported by maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response team

A crew, shipwrecked by a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, has thanked Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network for helping them through their trauma.

The vessel, which appeared to have engine failure just as Cyclone Batsirai hit, was shipwrecked – dashed onto the rocky coast of Réunion Island.

Speaking...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/15/it-was-so-bad-and-so-dark-we-really-thought-we-were-going-to-die/

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis

Sara Baade, Sailors’ Society’s CEO

Maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched a new fund to provide urgent welfare grants for seafarers and their families in desperate need. 

The Sea Change Fund has been set up in response to a huge increase in calls for the charity’s help, with demand for grants increasing by 850 per cent in the first 18 months of the pandemic. 

The fund will provide small emergency payments to seafarers and their...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/06/new-sea-change-fund-to-provide-grants-for-seafarers-in-crisis/

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles…

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles…

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles

Eight Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, November 15. Seven were declared fully-recovered.

Orange alert downgraded to yellow

Meteo France issued an orange alert for the Alpes-Maritimes and four other Departments at lunchtime on Monday, with high winds and gusts of up to 100 kmh…

Asian...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/16/coronavirus-infection-rate-almost-doubles/

Storm batters Marseille, peters out at Menton…

Storm batters Marseille, peters out at Menton… 

Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Stormy weather batters Marseille, peters out at Menton
The city of Marseille was battered by heavy rain, storms and flooding on Monday, while the residents of Cannes were told to move to higher floors.

Foreign residents thank the Principality CREM, the Club of Foreign Residents of Monaco, held its opening cocktail of the season in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II on Monday, September 27, at the Yacht...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/05/storm-batters-marseille-peters-out-at-menton/

Monaco sets eyes on Sanremo port…

Monaco sets eyes on Sanremo port… 

Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Monaco has eyes on Sanremo Port
The Société d’Exploitation des Ports de Monaco is seeking to expand its ownership of yacht harbours in Italy, and is now targeting the old port of Sanremo…

Feadship makes waves with Future Concept
Feadship will mark the opening of the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show in the purest form possible by unveiling its latest Feadship Future Concept.

Sentence handed down in puppy killing case
The young...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/22/monaco-sets-eyes-on-sanremo-port/

ABB selects Corvus battery for Crowley all-electric tug

ABB selects Corvus battery for Crowley all-electric tug

Corvus Energy will supply the battery-based ESS for the ABB electric propulsion system on board the all-electric tug eWolf by Crowley Maritime Corporation. Courtesy of Crowley Maritime Corporation.

Seattle, USA and Bergen, Norway – August 30, 2021 – Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has been selected by ABB Marine & Ports to supply the energy storage system for the all-electric tug eWolf by Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessel...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/30/abb-selects-corvus-battery-for-crowley-all-electric-tug/

MarISOT

MarISOT

MarISOT – Maritime Immersive Safe Oceans Technology

Technology Overview

The competitiveness and development of the maritime sector together with the continuous effort on increasing operations performance while reducing operational costs, drives the needs for on-board effective and qualitative training safety related issues. Virtual reality (VR) has been considered by classification societies and training organizations as a technology that can significantly improve seafarer’s performance...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/29/marisot/

Breaking news: Earthquake in Eastern Aegean between the Greek Islands of Chios and north of Samos

Flooded sea-side street in port of Vathi Samos, following a mild tsunami

Breaking news: Earthquake in Eastern Aegean between the Greek Islands of Chios and north of Samos

At 6.6 on the Richter scale this strong earthquake a 11:51 GMT was felt  even in Athens, Crete and other areas of Greece as well as in the Anatolian coast – Minor Asia, with buildings there collapsing. A small tsunami followed flooding the streets at the port of Vathi in Samos – looked like the aftermath of a torrential rain .

We...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/30/breaking-news-earthquake-in-eastern-aegean-between-chios-and-north-of-samos/

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