A team of Royal Navy aviators rescue an injured man from his yacht 70 miles offshore UK coast in Sea State 8 & a 40-foot (12m) swell.The duty crew of 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Helston, Cornwall…
Salvage experts successfully refloated the freighter 'Paul R. Tregurtha' from downbound channel St. Mary's River.Two tugs with a combined 4,000 horsepower, moved the stern of the ship into the middle of the channel. This enabled salvage experts…
There is still no permission for MSC FLAMINIA to enter a sheltered area or a subsequent emergency port says the ship manager's update.Reederei NSB and the salvage company both remain in contact with all littoral states to acquire this permission…
US Coast Guard responds to grounding of 1000-ft long freighter hard aground in downbound channel of St. Mary's River. The vessel is carrying approximately 62,000 tons of coal. The motor vessel Paul R. Tregurtha, owned by Interlake Shipping Company of Ohio…
France Telecom-Orange announce abandonment of its cable ship 'Chamarel' off the coast of Namibia.A fire broke out on the cableship Chamarel while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean…
Blank Rome’s Jeffrey Moller Appointed to Navigation Safety Advisory Council.Jeffrey S. Moller, Blank Rome LLP Partner and Product Liability, Mass Torts, insurance Practice Group Leader has been appointed to the Navigation Safety Advisory…
Fire-fighting experts are onboard to inspect the situation, while towage ceases as vessel waits 100 miles off the British coastA team of firefighting experts has again boarded MSC FLAMINIA. It is as yet unsure when a one-by-one inspection of containers can commence…
Chief Inspector of the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch renders year 2011 reportThere was a wide variety of accidents to merchant vessels investigated during 2011. For the second year in succession there were no UK registered ship losses and the number of accidents…
'MSC Flamlinia' under tow, listing 11 degrees, heads for UK coastal water at 4 knots.The ship operators give the following update:MSC FLAMINIA and its accompanying group of tugs is currently located 170 nautical miles off the coast of the UK and progresses at a speed of four knots…
MISC Berhad (MISC) confirms that a fire broke out onboard its 38,000 DWT chemical/palm oil tanker, Bunga Alpinia The vessel was alongside the PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd terminal in Labuan when the incident took place.The ship has 29 crew members…
The Coast Guard is coordinating response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake HuronThere were no injuries reported, but a 500-foot diesel sheen has been reported.The accident, involving the motor vessel Arthur J., a 110-foot dredge…
As the Kingdom of Bahrain gears up to host the 2012 World Maritime Day Parallel Event in October under the theme “IMO: 100 years after the Titanic”, maritime safety and protection of the environment has always been the top priority for the General…
An explosion & then fire in a cargo hold caused the crew of 'MSC Flaminia' to abandon ship mid-way between UK & Canada At 10:07 on Saturday 14, July 2012 Falmouth Coastguard received the relayed 'Mayday' broadcast from the German registered…
Shell Oil drilling vessel 'Nobel Discoverer' dragged anchor to within 500 feet of an island near Dutch Harbor in Unalaska Bay, Aleutian Islands“While moored off the coast of Dutch Harbor, the Noble Discoverer drill ship drifted toward land and stopped very near the coast…
Every year the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) produces an annual report of safety statistics (covering fatalities and injuries) supplied by members.“Safety statistics are a useful insight into the performance of a company and industry sector in the areas of health…
