Maritime Accidents

STS Incident Investigation Webinar

STS Incident Investigation Webinar

Following from DNAMARINe:

Dear Friends,

Next Wednesday (24th of February), the new webinar by DYNAMARINe takes place!

Our STS webinar this month is about STS Incident Investigation. Most incident investigations end to the level of preparedness, in line with OCIMF STS guidelines and the STS plan.

This webinar will be extremely useful for you since reverse engineering will be presented on HOW an STS incident is being investigated!

In this webinar, a practical...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/19/sts-incident-investigation-webinar/

TT Talk: focus on fires

TT Talk: focus on fires

Some may romanticise about camp fires and hot chocolate. All too often fires are in reality traumatising and devastating. None more so than those encountered through the global supply chain, exacerbated by the volumes and values at stake, and the lives that are lost in seeking to control them. Stakeholders – industry and governments – need to do better. I hope you find these articles useful. Peregrine Storrs-FoxRisk Management Director, TT Club
Ship fires often...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/16/tt-talk-focus-on-fires/

Final Reminder – Extension: Top 100 Women in Shipping nominations for 2020 under the auspices of www.allaboutshipping.co.uk – Voting

Final Reminder – Extension : Top 100 Women in Shipping nominations for 2020 under the auspices of www.allaboutshipping.co.uk – Voting

Dear all,

A very good morning / afternoon / evening all over Planet Ocean!

Hope you are all well and your businesses and organisations continue functioning as smoothly as possible under the Coronavirus anathema as we have branded this virus…

We would like to inform you that due to a surge in voting during these closing stages as well as the fact that many viewers,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/13/final-reminder-extension-top-100-women-in-shipping-nominations-for-2020-under-the-auspices-of-www-allaboutshipping-co-uk-voting/

How Autonomous Shipping Can Change The Maritime Industry

Autonomous ships are good for business, for the environment and improves safety both at sea and on land. Autonomy introduces a new competition area for short-sea shipping and opens a larger market for maritime players – on the expense of polluting, congested and accident-prone truck transportation, reports ShipInSight.

Adapting Autonomy 

For short sea shipping, the major cost drivers are crew and manual port handling. These costs can be significantly reduced by introducing autonomy:

  • Fully...

https://mfame.guru/how-autonomous-shipping-can-change-the-maritime-industry/

ReCAAP ISC Issues Incident Alert on Incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait

ReCAAP ISC today issued an Incident Alert (01/2021) on incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait:

  • The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait
  • During 25 – 29 Jan 2021, three incidents were reported on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait
  • The three incidents occurred in close proximity to each other and in particular, two incidents...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/29/recaap-isc-issues-incident-alert-on-incidents-against-ships-in-the-eastbound-lane-of-singapore-strait/

Search for Missing Fishing Vessel off North Wales continues

Search for Missing Fishing Vessel off North Wales continues

HM Coastguard’s National Maritime Operations Centre

The search for a missing fishing vessel with three people on board continues off the coast of North Wales.

HM Coastguard has been co-ordinating an extensive search to find the vessel since just after 10am today (28 January) after it failed to return when it was expected. 

Rhyl, Bangor and Llandudno Coastguard Rescue Teams have been sent along with RNLI lifeboats from Rhyl, Llandudno,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/28/search-for-missing-fishing-vessel-off-north-wales-continues/

Busy year for German DRF Luftrettung with massive demand for safe corona transport

Busy year for German DRF Luftrettung with massive demand for safe corona transport

DRF Luftrettung has 12 EpiShuttles in use. With high infection rates in the German state of Saxony, they recently equipped their station in Bautzen with their newest EpiShuttle. Photo: DRF Luftrettung

Last year DRF Luftrettung performed 662 coronavirus missions, with 330 patients transported by air. Their EpiShuttles play an important role in their comprehensive hygiene concept and are investments in the safety and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/26/busy-year-for-german-drf-luftrettung-with-massive-demand-for-safe-corona-transport/

ICS Launches New Edition of Essential Tanker Safety Guide for Chemical Cargoes

ICS Launches New Edition of Essential Tanker Safety Guide for Chemical Cargoes

Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals)

With a background of unprecedented challenges for the maritime sector, safety continues to be a priority for the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). To ensure that the very best guidance is available for the chemical tanker sector, ICS has launched a new edition of the standard reference work for those working on tankers carrying chemical cargoes, the ICS Tanker Safety Guide...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/18/ics-launches-new-edition-of-essential-tanker-safety-guide-for-chemical-cargoes/

Situation of Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia for November 2020

Situation of Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia for November 2020

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Summary of Situation of Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia in November 2020

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre today issued the November 2020 Report as well as an accompanying set of presentation slides on the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia

-In November 2020, 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia

-No piracy incident was reporteWith these incidents, the total number of incidents from...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/12/10/situation-of-piracy-and-sea-robbery-in-asia-for-november-2020/

Resolve Marine’s MAKUSHIN BAY Response Tug Stations in Kodiak Alaska

The MAKUSHIN BAY

Resolve Marine’s MAKUSHIN BAY Response Tug Stations in Kodiak Alaska

November 2020, Kodiak, AK, Resolve Marine repositions their MAKUSHIN BAY response tug from Dutch Harbor, AK to Kodiak, AK where the growing need for maritime and response services will provide local vessel operators and owners with rapid response and cost efficiencies. Stationing the salvage and emergency response vessel in Kodiak, Alaska with a 24/7, manned crew will significantly increase response time and...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/18/resolve-marines-makushin-bay-response-tug-stations-in-kodiak-alaska/

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