628 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • Fire breaks out at Samsung Heavy’s shipyard

    17 May 2017

    A fire reportedly broke out on Wednesday at Samsung Heavy’s shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. According to a Wednesday report by Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, the blaze started from a cooling installation at 10:07 a.m. and was extinguished around 10:30 a.m. No casualties were reported. The news agency further reported that the Ministry of Employment […]

  • Four Dead, 240 Rescued from Sunken Ferry off Philippines

    21 December 2017

    Four out of over 250 passengers of M/V Mercaft 3 ferry have died after the vessel capsized off the Philippines.

  • Multraship utilises floating sheerlegs to salvage fishing trawler off Dunkirk

    9 March 2011

    Towage and salvage specialist Multraship has salvaged the fishing trawler Nieuwpoort 28 (N28) which capsized off Dunkirk on March 1, using its recently upgraded floating sheerlegs Cormorant to successfully complete a challenging operation. The trawler capsized twenty miles off the French/Belgian coast. It was upside-down in the water and the French and Belgian Coastguards mobilised […]

  • Vroon Offshore orders Dacon rescue equipment for its vessels

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Ocean Safety is to supply a set of Dacon maritime rescue equipment to two vessels operated by Vroon Offshore Services in a six-figure contract.

  • Pluit Dam Dredging Program Announced (Indonesia)

    28 May 2013

    Jakarta Public Works Department has announced a plan for the Pluit Dam dredging program. According to beritajakarta.com, the officials plan to dredge about 200 thousand cubic of sediment from the mentioned area. Regarding this cleanup plan, Jakarta Deputy Governor, Basuki T Purnama, stated: “Sediment dredging in Pluit Dam will not be enough to restore the […]

  • No Injuries in New Suez Canal Accident

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The construction works on the New Suez Canal came to a halt last weekend after the wall protecting dry basin site partially collapsed due to an overload of dredged material, reported the Suez Canal Authority today. The head of the authority, Mohab Mamish, said in the statement that the force of a drainage pipe resulted in a water leak of one of […]

  • Costa Concordia Investigation Report Published

    24 May 2013

    The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) released the long awaited English translation of its report on the safety technical investigation into the marine casualty on January 13, 2012 involving the cruise ship Costa Concordia. The ship capsized as a result of large-scale internal flooding from a 53-meter long breach of its hull involving […]

  • Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Set for March 27 (USA)

    14 March 2012

    Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago is scheduled to host a Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop March 27-28 to identify major waterway safety hazards, estimate risk levels, evaluate potential mitigation measures, and set the stage for implementation of selected measures to further reduce risks in the port. The PAWSA workshop is an opportunity to […]

  • Seven Armed Pirates Board Bulker near Singapore Strait

    22 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    After the attack, the bulker CK Bluebell resumed its voyage to Incheon, South Korea.

  • Amendments to IMSBC Code Target Cargo Liquefaction Issues

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Liquefaction of mineral ores, resulting in cargo shift and loss of stability, has been a major cause of marine casualties for many decades. Recent incidents, which appear to have lead to several total losses, have primarily involved the carriage of unprocessed natural ores such as iron ore fines. Associated with some of these casualties and near misses has been poor […]

  • Greek-Flagged Bulker Collides with Malaysian Vessel near Singapore

    11 February 2019

    Greece-registered bulker and Malaysian Government vessel Polaris collided in Singapore territorial waters.

  • Ex-Minister Urges Niger River Dredging (Nigeria)

    2 November 2012

    Former Minister of Transport, Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni considers dredging of the River Niger as a possible option for flood defence, reports thisdaylive. He discussed the dredging possibility as a good solution for the flood issues of the River Niger which is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo […]

  • Turkish bulker hit by bomb off Odessa arrives in Turkey

    25 February 2022
    Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A Turkish-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was hit by a bomb off the coast of Odessa, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022.

  • VOS Sympathy Supports Oil Recovery Ops of MV Flinterstar

    14 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Vroon Offshore Services have contracted their VOS Sympathy, DP2 Subsea Support Vessel, to Dutch Salvors Multraship Salvage B.V. and Smit Salvage B.V. to support the oil recovery operations of MV Flinterstar, which partially sunk off the Belgian coast following a collision on October 06, 2015. A Dutch freighter sunk after colliding with the LNG carrier Al-Oraiq. […]

  • SCI’s Tanker “in Full Command” after Explosion

    15 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Shipping Corporation of India: Tanker Desh Vaibhav is totally under control following an explosion on board.

  • Yemen LNG Confirms Unsuccessful Pipeline Attack

    3 June 2013

    Yemen LNG confirmed that two attacks took place on Sunday targeting the 38-inch gas pipeline that links the Marib Block 18 gas field production to the Balhaf LNG facilities located on the Gulf of Aden. The two attacks occurred at 1:50 pm and 2:10 pm on Sunday, about 55km and 88km, respectively, north of Balhaf. […]

  • Report: five injured in Beihai LNG terminal fire

    2 November 2020
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Five people were injured at the Beihai LNG terminal in China’s Guangxi region following a fire incident.

  • BIMCO Annual Conference in Dubai to Attract Elite of the Maritime Industry

    24 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Coping with maritime disasters and the importance of effective maritime regulations are the focus of global maritime industry leaders attending the BIMCO Annual Conference and Awards in Dubai next week (29 April). Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai […]

  • Report: Fire Erupts at SHI Geoje Yard

    17 May 2017

    A fire erupted at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, on May 17, Yonhap News Agency reports. The fire was brought under control and there were no casualties, Yonhap cited firefighters as saying. The blaze reportedly started in air condition equipment at the shipyard at around 10:00 a.m. local time. As informed, […]

  • Maersk Elba loses power after fire off Portugal

    28 December 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    A Denmark-flagged containership lost power due to a fire in the engine room off the coast of Portugal on 26 December, Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.

  • USA: SPOT HUG is Now an Approved Vessel Security System of Chartis’ Global Marine Division

    15 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Spot LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. and leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, today announced its SPOT HUG system meets the requirements of Chartis’ Global Marine division for security protection on-board various vessels. Chartis is a world leading property-casualty and general insurance organization serving more than 70 million clients […]

  • Teesside OWF Hosts Rescue Exercise

    12 July 2016

    Last month, a joint rescue exercise was carried out on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm, with MPI Dulcinea as the centre vessel. The large-scale exercise was overseen by EDF Renewable’s HSE, Siemens HSE and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA). The Master of MPI Ducinea, Adam Reith, was required to maintain on-site co-ordination between the Coastguard, two teams of wind […]

  • IMO is Right Body to Deal with Safety Debate After Costa Concordia, Sekimizu Says

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, speaking at the opening of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) yesterday (30 January 2012), stated that IMO is the right international body to deal with safety of passenger ships and, in particular, a safety review after the Costa Concordia accident. He has included an additional item on “Passenger […]

  • Cable layer Responder sinks after catching fire off South Korea

    14 September 2020
    Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Cable laying ship Responder sank on the afternoon of September 12 Seoul time, west of southern tip of Tsushima island in East China sea off the coast of South Korea. The ship went down after more than 12-hour long firefighting campaign. According to local media reports, the sinking took place due to the flooding caused […]

  • Philippines: Passengers Jump from Burning Ferry to Escape Flames

    17 August 2015

    A fire broke out on board a passenger ferry MV Wonderful Stars on Saturday, while the ferry was docked at the port of Ormoc in Leyte province, central Philippines. The ferry, operated by Cebu-based shipping line Roble Shipping, was carrying 544 passengers at the time, who were all evacuated from the vessel as the fire engulfed the ship forcing some […]