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Autopilot error leads to landing craft grounding

8 October 2018

ATSB published the report on the grounding of ‘Lauren Hansen’ off Melville Island, in the Northern Territory. The incident took place on 10 April 2018, with ATSB citing an error on the autopilot as the cause of the grounding.

The incident

On 10 April 2018, the 45.5 m landing craft Lauren Hansen was preparing for sea at Hudson’s Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory. The ship’s operator, Shorebarge, had chartered the ship for a voyage to Elcho Island.

As the ship exited the Darwin Harbour, the master...

https://safety4sea.com/autopilot-error-leads-to-landing-craft-grounding/

New regulations in effect in Chittagong Port to improve navigational safety

8 October 2018

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) published a new directive in order to improve navigational safety in the port. This directive came after the number of navigational incidents in recent years increased.

Responding to the increasing number of navigational incidents, accidents and near-misses in recent years, especially in the Chittagong outer anchorage, due to rising maritime traffic in the area, the local authority established new regulations and recommendations which are in effect from October 1,...

https://safety4sea.com/new-regulations-in-effect-in-chittagong-port-to-improve-navigational-safety/

NYK introduces new ship-bridge concept to reduce casualties

1 October 2018

Japanese shipping company NYK has completed a new concept for a ship’s bridge and employed it on a large container ship. The new bridge concept, is named ‘Integrated information and bridge system’, and the space and nautical instruments on this new bridge have been designed to take advantage of IoT aspects of instruments and to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel operation.

The move comes as a result from the company’s cooperation with navigation equipment makers and shipbuilders since...

https://safety4sea.com/nyk-introduces-new-ship-bridge-concept-to-reduce-casualties/

UKHO surveys Dominica waters to support ship safety and environment

28 September 2018

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has deployed a motorboat to survey the waters off Dominica, as part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies (CME) Programme. Data from the survey will be used to update navigation charts of the region, as well as helping Dominica to meet its international maritime obligations, including respective elements of the Implementation of IMO Instruments Code (IIIC).

Following a stakeholder meeting with Dominica’s Maritime Authority and wider government in late 2017 after...

https://safety4sea.com/ukho-surveys-dominica-waters-to-support-ship-safety-and-environment/

Shipping community reaffirms cooperation in Straits of Malacca and Singapore

24 September 2018

More than 180 participants from around 80 maritime administrations and organisations, as well as embassies in Singapore, gathered at the 11th Co-operation Forum being held from 24 to 25 September, reaffirming commitment to strengthen cooperation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS).

The Co-operation Forum is one of the three pillars of the Co-operative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the SOMS.

The event gives opportunity to the three SOMS littoral...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-community-reaffirms-cooperation-in-straits-of-malacca-and-singapore/

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