Maritime Accidents Archives - Page 20 of 20

DNV GL – ERS: Managing emergencies, preventing disasters

24 October 2018

Emergency response services, or ERS, are on hand to help owners minimize risk in the first, critical hours after an incident. But sometimes, as MSC found out after an incident involving one of their vessels, the benefits of working with real ERS experts can extend long after the emergency has passed.

In 2016, a 14,000 TEU MSC containership was involved in a ship collision in the Singapore Straits. While the impact did not result in any environmental damage or injury to the crews of either...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/24/ers-managing-emergencies-preventing-disasters/

Seafarers speak of grief after colleagues’ deaths

15 October 2018

Wojceich Holub Apostleship of the Sea Port Chaplain.

Crew members from the tanker Key Fighter have spoken about the shock and sadness of losing two of their colleagues who died following an incident on board the ship in early September.

The ship was in ballast from Norway to England and the men were found unconscious on board. They had been exposed to toxic gas during routine duties on board.

The ship management company has said that no technical defects have been detected on the vessel or...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/seafarers-speak-of-grief-after-colleagues-deaths/

Synergy launches helpline to reduce seafarer suicides

8 October 2018

Captain Unni speaking at the annual Surabhi Synergy

iCALL is available 24/7 and free of charge to maritime personnel worldwide

Synergy Group has launched a new counselling service aimed at improving mental health support for sea and shore-based maritime personnel.

iCALL is a free psychological helpline for the worldwide maritime community available 24/7 in nine different languages via phone, email and the chat-based nULTA App.

“Numerous studies into the psychological health of seafarers have shown...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/synergy-launches-helpline-to-reduce-seafarer-suicides/

Clyde & Co Legal Update: Court of Appeal decision in ‘Alexandra 1’

5 October 2018

Insight – Evergreen Marine (UK) Limited vs Nautical Challenge Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2173

It takes two to crossIn Evergreen Marine (UK) Limited vs Nautical Challenge Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2173 the Court of Appeal has ruled on the liability for the collision of ‘Ever Smart’ and ‘Alexandra 1’. By a unanimous decision the Court of Appeal has upheld the finding of the Admiralty Judge that the narrow channel rule applied and the crossing rule did not apply.The Court of Appeal has confirmed the finding of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/clyde-co-legal-update-court-of-appeal-decision-in-alexandra-1/

Polish team’s latest mission to find wreck of wartime sub

24 September 2018

Santi – Find the Eagle team

Polish team’s latest mission to find wreck of wartime sub

By Piotr Michalik

The Santi Find the Eagle expedition has set off for the fifth time, on a mission to find the wreck of the famous submarine ORP Orzeł which patrolled under Royal Navy command during the Second World War.

The Orzel (the name means Eagle) went missing presumed lost in the North Sea between 23 May and 8 June 1940. This year’s search will concentrate on an area 100 miles from Scotland and 200 miles...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/polish-teams-latest-mission-to-find-wreck-of-wartime-sub/

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