General cargo ship Astol (IMO 8230156) ran aground on the northeast coast of Pserimos island in the Greek Aegean Sea early in the morning of February 26th. The vessel was en route from Iskenderun, Turkey to Azov, Russia, at the time. As of February 28th the vessel was designated as “towing astern”,...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/marine-accident-round-up-2nd-march-2021/
Legal firm Ince, which acted for the successful appellants in the case of Evergreen Marine (UK) Limited v. Nautical Challenge Ltd (Ever Smart c/w Alexandra I) [2021] UKSC 6, has added its own commentary on the case (link at bottom). The details of the case were covered at length last week in IMN...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/ince-comments-on-ever-smart-case/
Iran said that it “strongly rejected” Israel’s claim at the weekend that Iran was responsible for an explosion aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a televised news conference on Monday March 1st that “we strongly...
UK Club has reported that on February 1st the Singapore parliament passed the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill. The Bill adopts the UNICTRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records, with certain modifications. Amongst other things, the Bill enables the creation and use of an electronic...
Israel has cleared tanker Minerva Helen (IMO 9276561) of any connection to the oil spill that has caused pollution the length of the Israeli Mediterranean coast, as well as part of the Lebanon coast. After what was referred to in some reports as a “asurprise” inspection at the port of Piraeus,...
The international community has acted too slowly in its response to the rapid increase in the level of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, based around kidnapping of crew, according to Dryad Global in its annual report. CEO Phil Duncan said that where law enforcement was weak and governance was poor,...
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has been fined $3m after pleading guilty to felony-dumping violations in Hagatna, Guam. PIL and two engineers were sentenced for discharging oil illegally and for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharges...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/pil-fined-3m-for-dumping/
Israeli-owned vehicle carrier Helios Ray (IMO 9690547), was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman overnight on Thursday February 25th/Friday February 26th. A US defence official said that the explosion had left holes in both sides of the vessel’s hull. The cause was not immediately clear. The...
The more than 850 cows that have spent several months aboard a ship wandering around the Mediterranean were no longer fit for transport and should be put down, according to a confidential report by Spanish government veterinarians that has been seen by Reuters. Livestock carrier Karim Allah (IMO...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/cows-on-karim-allah-might-have-to-be-put-down/
West of England Club has said that its successful completion of its 2021 renewal was achieved “in especially challenging circumstances”. Underwriting Director Simon Parrott said that “whilst recognizing the difficult trading conditions many Members face, the industry-wide challenges arising from...