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IMO Sec-Gen Urges Concordia Enquiry to Reach Conclusion
In his opening address to the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee's 91st Session Mr. Koji Sekimizu pushes for publication of Costa Concordia accident report. An extract of the Secretary-General's remarks on the Costa…
WSV's in Difficulty in Moderate North Sea Weather
UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency report Yarmouth Coastguard's response to recent WSV's in distress. Yarmouth Coastguard coordinated the response for two Windfarm Support Vessels (WSV) working at offshore windfarms…
Search Suspended for Missing GofM Rig-fire Victims
The Coast Guard suspends the search for two missing crewmembers, following the Black Elk platform explosion and fire. US Coast Guard crews searched a 1,400 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico around Grand Isle for…
Gulf Platform Fire: Two Missing Four Badly Burned
Coast Guard search continues for missing personnel following blaze on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico The fire on a shallow-water drilling oil production platform began while workers were using a torch to cut an…
Five Killed Aboard Dubai-bound Tankship
A leaking pipe in the compressor room of the tankship 'MV Maharshi Krishnatreya' on passage from Mangalore caused the accident. Five sailors were killed and another injured after a gas leak on the tanker, reports The…
Costa Concordia Court to Decide Who Should be Tried
An Italian court begins hearings to determine who could stand trial as responsible for the cruise ship disaster. Hundreds of lawyers, scientific experts and survivors from the Costa Concordia tragedy in January are…
Cargo Ship Aground in St Lawrence Seaway
The upbound freighter 'Sedna Desgagnes' aground near Johnstown Bridge off Prescott, Ontario. The casualty is completely out of the channel and appears to be in a shoal area with 6 m of water or less. The ship is hard…
Concordia Captain Files Wrongful Dismissal Claim
Dismissed by Costa Cruises following the wrecking of his ship off the Italian coast, Capt. Schettino has sued for wrongful dismissal. Italian Francesco Schettino was not only fired by Costa Cruises but is accused by…
MNZ Throws the Book at 'Easy Rider' Owners
Maritime New Zealand brings charges relating to the 'Easy Rider' accident when eight people lost their lives. (Background: The fishing boat 'Easy Rider; capsized off New Zealand's southern coast earlier this year while…
Thai LPG Tankship Fire Extinguished
Fire on an LPG tanker anchored off the Phuket deep-sea port off Muang District Sunday caused about US$647,000 damage before it was put out. The fire broke out in the radio room on the second deck of the ship which has…
Hong Kong Mourns Ferry Collision Victims
A three-minute silence to mourn the 38 victims of the vessel collision off Lamma Island was observed throughout HK on 4, October. Except for emergency and immigration services, all government services were suspended…
NZ Safety Authority's Response to 'Rena' Grounding Probe
The NZ Government will review Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) response to the container ship 'Rena' grounding off the coast of Tauranga last autumn. The review will examine the MNZ response to the Rena incident and establish…
