Sailor dies after falling overboard from fishing vessel off Scilly, UK

Spanish media reports that a Ghanaian national working as a crewmember on a Spanish-flagged fishing vessel died after he fell into the sea off the Isles of Scilly in the ..

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Over 100 evacuated after fire ignites on ferry off Pembrokeshire, UK

The BBC reports that 147 passengers and crew were safely evacuated after a Ro-Pax ferry suffered an onboard fire as it was approaching its final destination of the town o ..

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Eight rescued after two fishing boats collide in North Sea off Scotland

A search and rescue (SAR) boat and a helicopter from the UK’s HM Coastguard came to the aid of eight fishers who abandoned their vessel as it sank following a colli ..

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UK accident investigators release report on creel boat capsizing incident off Scotland

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report detailing a fishing vessel capsizing incident that occurred off Cairnbulg in nort ..

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RNLI, HM Coastguard boat crews rescue occupants from burning yacht off Welsh coast

Personnel from HM Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Mumbles in southern Wales responded to an incident involving a pleasure craft that caug ..

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Maritime Safety Week 2021

Maritime Safety Week 2021

The Department for Transport is delighted to announce that the annual Maritime Safety Week is taking place from 5 to 9 July 2021.

This year’s Maritime Safety Week will be an opportunity for all key organisations – including HM Coastguard, charities and port authorities – to share best safety practices and knowledge, and challenge each other to enhance their already rigorous standards.

To mark the beginning of the fourth annual Maritime Safety Week, Maritime Minister...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/05/maritime-safety-week-2021/