Maritime Accidents

Nautical Institute launches Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, volume 2

Maritime evidence guide goes on sale

Nautical Institute launches Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, volume 2

By James Brewer

Can you believe your own eyes, or your ‘electronic eyes’? Can you trust a video recording to yield the truth about a dangerous incident at sea?

Penetrating questions face mariners and investigators as digital systems add to available evidence but may still stoke misleading conclusions.

Such dilemmas lay behind a book launch with a difference aimed at underlining the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/11/nautical-institute-launches-guidelines-for-collecting-maritime-evidence-volume-2/

Training aid ship project set for launch

BMA chairman Kevin Slade

Training aid ship project set for launch

Ambitious plans are being launched for a £150m training and disaster relief ship with cutting-edge British technology.

Britannia Maritime Aid (BMA), a registered charity, aims to build the futuristic vessel in Britain.

It is officially launching its plans at the UK Chamber of Shipping on Monday September 9 during London International Shipping Week.

Maritime professionals and training experts have joined forces for project with backing...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/22/training-aid-ship-project-set-for-launch/

Wallem-managed bulk carrier rescues Indonesian fishermen lost at sea for 10 days

Rescued fishermen and ISL Star Master

Wallem-managed bulk carrier rescues Indonesian fishermen lost at sea for 10 days

ISL Star, a bulk carrier managed by Wallem Group, together with the U.S. Coast Guard successfully retrieved a crew of eight Indonesian fishermen adrift for over a week after their boat lost power in the middle of the western Pacific.
The Hallelujar, a 60ft Indonesian-flagged fishing vessel of wooden construction, had been adrift for 10 days when on August 13th the AMVER vessel...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/20/wallem-managed-bulk-carrier-rescues-indonesian-fishermen-lost-at-sea-for-10-days/

The IMRF Awards 2019 shortlist is announced

The IMRF Awards 2019 shortlist is announced

International shortlist showcases skills and commitment to saving lives at sea across the sector and around the world

The judges for the International Maritime Rescue Federation Awards 2019 have announced their shortlist, following careful consideration of the range of extremely compelling entries from around the world. Designed to honour the outstanding commitment of dedicated Search & Rescue (SAR) professionals and volunteers everywhere, the Awards...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/01/the-imrf-awards-2019-shortlist-is-announced/

Evergreen Statement – Bangladesh Breakers Yard Fatality

Evergreen Statement — Bangladesh Breakers Yard Fatality

There have been recent reports of a fatality at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh. A worker sadly lost his life having accidentally fallen while scrapping a container ship.

Evergreen wishes to express sympathy for this loss of life and for any other resulting from an industrial accident.
According to local sources, the ship concerned is Ever Union, which had been previously owned by Evergreen. As a consequence the company was accused of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/31/evergreen-statement-bangladesh-breakers-yard-fatality/

Worker dies at Kabir Steel’s shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh

Entrance gate to one of the Kabir Steel’s shipbreaking yards – © NGO Shipbreaking Platform 2019

Worker dies at Kabir Steel’s shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh

Yesterday, cutter man Shahidul lost his life while working at Kabir Steel’s Khawja shipbreaking yard in Chattogram (f.k.a. Chittagong), Bangladesh. According to local sources, Shahidul was cutting the container ship EVER UNION (IMO 9116618) when he fell from a great height. He died on the spot.

Kabir Steel’s shipbreaking yards are part of the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/24/worker-dies-at-kabir-steels-shipbreaking-yard-in-bangladesh/

The Shipowners’ Club: Gangway Guidance Booklet

The front cover of the Gangway Guidance Booklet

The Shipowners’ Club: Gangway Guidance Booklet

The Club regularly deals with claims involving access to vessels. Given their size, the majority of vessels entered with the Club utilise gangways rather than accommodation ladders which tend to be constructed for larger vessels

To assist in mitigating such claims, the Club has produced a revised version of its practical booklet detailing correct gangway assembly, access when vessels are double banked...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/the-shipowners-club-gangway-guidance-booklet/

HFW Briefing: The Strait of Hormuz: how can you manage the risks?

The Strait of Hormuz: how can you manage the risks?

On 20 June 2019 the US narrowly pulled back from retaliatory military strikes on Iranian targets. This was a move planned in response to Iran’s targeting of a US drone allegedly operating in Iranian airspace. These events follow a series of attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Oman area, most recently on the “Front Altair” and the “Kokuka Courageous”.

The security situation in the Gulf is rapidly evolving. Owners and charterers will want to keep...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/03/hfw-briefing-the-strait-of-hormuz-how-can-you-manage-the-risks/

Q2 2019 Tsavliris Activities

The bunkering tanker “A.Michel”

Q2 2019 Tsavliris Activities

On 12 May 2019, the Bunkering Tanker “A. MICHEL” (GRT 4,346 – DWT 6,711), laden with 1660 tonnes IFO 380 and 950 tonnes MGO, whilst anchored at Fujairah B anchorage, UAE, suffered an underwater explosion (reported as sabotage) by way of the engine room, causing an external gaping hole on her starboard side. This resulted in the vessel’s listing due to flooding and total black out.

Another three tankers were affected by similar...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/03/q2-2019-tsavliris-activities/

RMT response to FAI into Scottish helicopter tragedy

RMT response to FAI into Scottish helicopter tragedy

Offshore union RMT response to Crown Office in Scotland announcement that there will be an FAI into the helicopter crash in August 2013. 

Mick Cash

Mick Cash, General Secretary of offshore workers union RMT, said;

“The time that has elapsed since this event illustrates that the process for considering prosecution and conducting inquiries is broken.

” We need an overhaul of the Judicial processes in order to avoid this kind of delay. This Inquiry...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/06/12/rmt-response-to-fai-into-scottish-helicopter-tragedy/

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