passenger ships

New battery for cruise and passenger sector unveiled

Corvus Energy, a Canadian manufacturer of energy storage systems, announced that it will launch a new battery for cruise ships, Ro-pax and ro-ro with unlimited capacity. According to the company, the Corvus Blue Whale is a fit to applications requiring low charge or discharge rate, in combination with high energy demand.

Geir Bjørkeli, CEO of Corvus Energy highlighted

Our goal is for Corvus Blue Whale to have a similar impact on maritime decarbonization.

Today, the cruise and ferry industry are...

https://safety4sea.com/new-battery-for-cruise-and-passenger-sector-unveiled/

USCG stops illegal charter operation at Florida

The US Coast Guard announced that it terminated the voyage of the 47-foot pleasure craft, Good Energy, with 10 passengers aboard on May 26, near Haulover Park, as it discovered multiple safety violations.

A US Coast Guard Station Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew carried out the boarding of the pleasure craft near Haulover Park, discovering the following violations:

  • Violation of 46 C.F.R. 176.100A for not having a valid Certificate of Inspection;
  • Violation of 46 C.F.R....

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-stops-illegal-charter-operation-at-florida/

Finnish Ministry: Reforms on vessel safety almost complete

The Ministry of Transport and Communication of Finland announced that the legislative reform concerning the safety of passenger ships will be completed once the related decrees are specified and clarified. Amendments will be made to the Decree on Inspecting Foreign Vessels in Finland.

The Decree on Ensuring Safety of Ro-Ro and High-Speed Passenger Vessel Transport will be repealed. Already at an earlier stage of the reform, the contents of the Decree were included in the related Act.

In addition,...

https://safety4sea.com/finnish-ministry-reforms-on-vessel-safety-almost-complete/

Update on Passenger Liability Regulation

As of 31st December 2018, compliance with the Passenger Liability Regulation (PLR) became compulsory for all Class B passenger ships carrying out domestic voyages in all EU and EEA member states. The Passenger Liability Regulation (PLR) implements the Athens Convention and the 2002 Protocol, unifying rules across the EU member states governing the liability of carriers to passengers at sea in case of an accident.

  • The Athens Convention 1974 and the 2002 Protocol to the Convention deal with the...

https://safety4sea.com/update-on-passenger-liability-regulation/

Receiving a Continuous Synopsis Record Document

SOLAS Chapter XI-1, regulation 5 requires all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and above engaged on international voyages to have on board a Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR). But how can ships receive such a document?

The CSR document aims to provide an onboard record of the history of the ship with respect to the information recorded therein. In addition, cargo ships of over 500 gross tonnage and all passenger ships engaged on international voyages shall be issued with a CSR...

https://safety4sea.com/receiving-a-continuous-synopsis-record-document/

What changes made to SOLAS Chapter II-1 on damage stability

2019 is considered a busy year for the shipping industry and the IMO, especially with the upcoming SOLAS amendments. In fact, special consideration should be given to amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1 on damage stability, which came into force in 2009.

Amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1 aim to harmonise cargo ship and passenger ship damage stability, as they made probabilistic damage stability the main method for calculating damage stability for passenger ships and general cargo ships.

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https://safety4sea.com/what-changes-made-to-solas-chapter-ii-1-on-damage-stability/

First all-electric ships built in the US to launch in 2019

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the Maid of the Mist, which has been navigating the waters of the Lower Niagara River, is preparing to launch the first two new all-electric, zero-emission passenger vessels constructed in the US. The vessels will be launched later this year.

Designed by Propulsion Data Systems, the vessels are currently under construction by Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisc. In mid-May, the modules will be transported to Niagara Falls and lowered onto the...

https://safety4sea.com/first-all-electric-ships-built-in-the-us-to-launch-in-2019/

Lessons learned: Collision catches passengers by surprise

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB analyzes a ferry collision which caught everyone by surprise as the alarm was relatively quiet, and sounded only on the centre console. In this regard, MAIB recommended that a system to warn crew and passengers of a sudden stop should be available.

The incident

A ro-ro passenger ferry left its berth with 320 passengers, 72 crew and several cars and trucks on board. The planned manoeuvre was to clear the berth, increase speed, and steer a curved track, using...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-collision-catches-passengers-by-surprise/

Ferry suffers fire off Queensland, passengers evacuated

The Australian passenger vessel ‘Fitzroy Flyer’ suffered an engine room fire and all of its four crew and 37 passengers were evacuated, east-north-east of Cairns, Queensland on 29 March 2019.

Fitzroy Flyer departed Fitzroy Island on a return trip to Cairns, when, at about 1410, the vessel’s master noticed the port main engine was over heating and reduced the engine throttle to idle.

Shortly after, a fire alarm activated in the engine compartment. Crew members investigated and reported a suspected...

https://safety4sea.com/ferry-suffers-fire-off-queensland-passengers-evacuated/

Ferry hits anchored cargo ship in Cuxhaven

The German passenger/cargo RoRo ‘Saaremaa’ collided with the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Curaçao Pearl on 27 March at the German port of Cuxhaven. The passenger vessel was scheduled to leave Germany for Canada shortly after.

At the time of the incident, the 5,233 gt Saaremaa was on sea trials in Cuxhaven, before leaving for for Canada in order to serve the route Matane in the Gaspé region and Baie-Comeau and Godbout on Quebec’s north shore. The vessel had left Hamburg on March 13th after being...

https://safety4sea.com/ferry-hits-anchored-cargo-ship-in-cuxhaven/

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