Maritime Accidents

Q1 2021 Tsavliris Activities

Q1 2021 Tsavliris Activities

Bulk Carrier “NAVIOS SUN”

On 10 January 2021, the Bulk Carrier “NAVIOS SUN” (GT 39,738 – DWT 76,619), immobilised due to tail shaft/malfunction about 50 miles SE from Kuriles Island, Asia. During the incident the vessel was on a voyage from Kushiro, Japan, to Vancouver, Canada, in ballast condition.
On 11 January, Tsavliris was contracted to provide assistance and on 12 January despatched the ocean-going S/T “KOYO MARU” (BHP 10, 000 – BP 132,5) from her salvage station...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/26/q1-2021-tsavliris-activities/

Fighting back Complacency

Fighting back Complacency

Fighting back Complacency:  Vigilance, verification, and veracity

The United States is beginning to see the effects of dropping protocols on COVID (4th wave), while other regions are back in lockdown.  Assuming a transit through the Suez which is executed flawlessly 99% of the time by thousands of vessels is routine (Ever Given).  A gun rampage on a FedEX depot in Indianapolis leading to 8 deaths.  Deciding to approach a coastline in order to get better cellular phone...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/21/fighting-back-complacency/

ETF and ECSA call for recognition of seafarers as key workers and an introduction of specific rights and entitlements

ETF and ECSA call for recognition of seafarers as key workers and an introduction of specific rights and entitlements

Wednesday, 21 April – Brussels – Governments, shipowners and seafarers groups are meeting this week in the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention to exchange information on the implementation of the MLC in the face of the challenges posed by the pandemic. On this occasion, ECSA and ETF have issued a Joint Statement on the recognition of seafarers as ‘key...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/21/etf-and-ecsa-call-for-recognition-of-seafarers-as-key-workers-and-an-introduction-of-specific-rights-and-entitlements/

Tanker Vulcanello M: charges against ship-owner Raffaele Brullo (Augusta Due) negated

Tanker Vulcanello M: charges against ship-owner Raffaele Brullo (Augusta Due) negated

The reasoning of the Court of Palermo has withdrawn the cautionary house arrest order previously issued in connection with the alleged collision with the trawler Nuova Iside in the night of 12 May 2020

“There was no conscious and deliberate intention to artfully interfere with the state and conditions of the ship nor to support the behaviour of others by way of moral complicity”.
On this basis, the Court of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/20/tanker-vulcanello-m-charges-against-ship-owner-raffaele-brullo-augusta-due-negated/

Risk management for vessels navigating polar regions

Risk management for vessels navigating polar regions

Voirrey Blount, admiralty manager at global law firm Reed Smith

Following the news of the fire on MPV EVEREST, Voirrey Blount has commented on the risks and benefits of vessels navigating shorter and potentially more fuel efficient routes such as through the Antarctic regions.

Voirrey Blount, admiralty manager at global law firm Reed Smith, said: “Any fire on board a vessel is a major incident, regardless of the location of the vessel. However,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/15/risk-management-for-vessels-navigating-polar-regions/

MAIB Report: carbon monoxide poisoning of the motor cruiser Diversion, River Ouse

MAIB Report: carbon monoxide poisoning of the motor cruiser Diversion, River Ouse

The motor cruiser “Diversion”.

Report on the investigation of carbon monoxide poisoning onboard the motor cruiser Diversion on the River Ouse in York

Summary:

At about 20:00 on 4 December 2019, the bodies of two men were discovered in the cabin of the privately owned motor cruiser Diversion, which was moored to a quay in the centre of York, England. The bodies were those of the boat owner, Ronnie Holmes and his...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/15/maib-report-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-of-the-motor-cruiser-diversion-river-ouse/

MAIB Report: Flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest

MAIB Report: Flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest

Report on the investigation of the flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest (FR375), 70 miles north-east of Fraserburgh
Summary:
On 18 August 2019 and about 70 miles north-east of Fraserburgh, the UK-registered trawler, Ocean Quest, sank as a result of an engine room flood. The source of the flood has not been determined; however, it was almost certainly a result of shell plating or hull weld failure....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/09/maib-report-flooding-and-foundering-of-the-fishing-vessel-ocean-quest/

UK newspaper points finger at Monaco judiciary… plus more

UK newspaper points finger at Monaco judiciary… plus more

Monaco
Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, April 8, 2021

UK newspaper points finger at Monaco judiciary in whistleblower case

One of the world’s most respected newspapers, The Times, has singled out for criticism the judicial systems of Monaco and Croatia in a thorough examination of the plight of Jonathan Taylor…

Yacht transport ship likely to be saved, but cargo lost 

Attempts are being made to save the Dutch Eemslift Hendrika yacht...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/08/uk-newspaper-points-finger-at-monaco-judiciary-plus-more/

Statement on the knock-on effect of the Ever Given incident

Statement on the knock-on effect of the Ever Given incident

Nick Austin

Viewers can read the quote below highlighting the knock-on effect of the Suez Canal being blocked.

Nick Austin, shipping partner at global law firm Reed Smith, said:

“With the Ever Given now freed from its temporary resting place, and the backlog of ships starting to clear, attention inevitably turns to counting the cost. Quite apart from fines or compensation claimed by the Egyptian government, dozens of vessels delayed by the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/01/statement-on-the-knock-on-effect-of-the-ever-given-incident/

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