Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, reported has having sunk last week, might still be afloat. A representative for the vessel’s owner, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd, said on Friday that the vessel had not sunk after all, contradicting its statement earlier in the week. Previously the...
Three fishing crew died off north Wales because their fishing boat, the Nicola Faith, was unstable and heavily loaded, according to a report from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, published on June 22nd. Jae Jones from the MAIB told BBC Radio Wales that a capsize was “almost inevitable”....
Hordaland District Court in Norway granted locally based Havila Kystruten an arrest for the Havila Capella (IMO 9865570) on Wednesday June 22nd, as well as the right to forced use for a period of up to two years. The company has said that this should enable the cruise ship to resume service,...
At the meeting of Japan Club’s board of directors on June 23rd details of the 2021 business year for the club were revealed. The Club said that the 2021 business year saw large claims in both ocean-going vessels and Naiko Class vessels insurance. The Club had a claim that was the highest-ever in...
General cargo ship Nam Thinh 126 (IMO 8669228) issued a distress signal at around noon on June 22nd when anchored at Hon Dau Anchorage, Hai Phong. The ship reported a heavy portside list and a danger of capsizing. Eight crew and two passengers were going into life rafts. The vessel, en route from...
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The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai-based subsidiary Russian shipping group Sovcomflot. Western classification societies withdrew their guarantees after sanctions against Russia were stepped up subsequent to the country’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year. The Sovcomflot tanker fleet was finding it difficult…
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There was a significant rise in the number of shipping containers lost at sea over the winter of 2020-21, according to the latest Containers Lost at Sea report from the trade association the World Shipping Council. The WSC has traditionally issued its container loss report once every three years...
Three crewmembers were injured by an explosion in the engine room of container ship MSC Rachele (IMO 9290282) on Tuesday June 21st while the vessel was about 20nm south of Cape Cépet, en route from Napoli, Italy to the port of Fos-sur-Mer, France. The three were medevaced by the French Navy aboard...
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Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsized on Sunday June 19th during adverse conditions in the South China Sea. The Jumbo restaurant had been an iconic tourist destination in Hong Kong for decades, but never recovered from the loss of trade caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Hong Kong has had...
The US Coast Guard’s Office of Design Engineering Standards has released a policy letter entitled Implementation of IMO Resolution A.673(16), Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels, For New and Existing US Offshore Supply Vessels,...
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