628 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • Italian Navy Discovers 30 Bodies onboard Overcrowded Vessel

    30 June 2014

    The Italian Navy has discovered around 30 bodies onboard a fishing boat carrying close to 600 migrants to Sicily from North Africa, say the Italian media, citing the navy and coastguard. The suspected cause of death seems to be asphyxiation, according to news agencies. This is not the first instance in which Italian rescue crews […]

  • Verisk buys Wood Mackenzie

    10 March 2015

    Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman.

  • Offshore Supply Ship Runs Aground in St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

    24 January 2018

    Ocean Spirit I ran aground just off the entrance of the East Gregory Channel of Charlotte Amalie Harbor.

  • LNG Tanker Explorer Encounters Problems Off India

    19 June 2014
    Vessels

    Exmar Shipmanagement, managers of the LNG carrier Explorer, reported that the vessel experienced a fire in the engine room on June 14 about 240 west of Mumbai, India. “The fire was promptly extinguished by the ship’s crew using portable fire extinguishers. No casualties or injuries occurred, but the ship’s propulsion was lost,” Exmar said in […]

  • A&P Falmouth: RFA Argus Departs after Repairs

    16 July 2013

    A&P Falmouth has just completed a multi-million pound refit of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus as part of the company’s through life support “cluster” contract with the Ministry of Defence. Work started on January 21 this year and was completed in late June 13, involving an average of 200 A&P staff during the six month […]

  • ClassNK Reveals MOL Comfort Investigation Findings

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    ClassNK has revealed report on the investigation of the cause of MOL Comfort’s fire and subsequent sinking from summer 2013. ClassNK established the Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety, comprised of experts from shipbuilders, shipowners and academic institutions, to investigate the possibility of casualty occurrence and consider and examine safety of the large containership’s […]

  • C Solutions Ltd Announces Senior Appointment in London, UK

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    International legal and claims consultants C Solutions Ltd today announced the appointment of Laurence McFadyen as Senior Legal Consultant. He will work alongside members of the firm’s global shipping team, assisting clients in particular with the investigation and management of maritime casualties and in relation to charterparty, bill of lading and cargo claims. Laurence joins […]

  • IUMI: Total Vessel Losses at 20-Year Low

    26 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    While the global fleet grew in 2018, total vessel losses stood at a 20-year low.

  • OSV ‘Ramco Crusader’ Sinks Off Brazil

    15 August 2013

    On August 12, around 3pm, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Vestland Marine’s vessel Ramco Crusader, which was providing support to drilling operations offshore Brazil, Petrobras informs. The crew of 15 workers was evacuated to another support vessel and transported to Fortaleza. Later on, after the crew had been evacuated the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Gallery: Ship Crashes into Villa, Bosphorus Strait Closed

    21 July 2015

    The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to transit traffic after a cargo ship ran into a villa in the Anadolu Hisari area, Istanbul, Turkey causing substantial damage. The dry cargo ship, identified as the Sierra Leone-flagged Majed and Randy, struck the second floor of the Ottoman era mansion, due to rudder malfunction at around 1 pm today. The […]

  • Verisk buys Wood Mackenzie

    10 March 2015

    Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman.

  • The Netherlands: Iv-Infra to Investigate Flood Risks of Dike Ring Area 13

    28 January 2013

    For the next phase in the Flood Risk in the Netherlands (VNK2) project, Iv-Infra is responsible for analyzing the flood risks of the primary flood defenses of dike ring area 13 in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. For this project, Iv-Infra forms part of the engineering consortium ALBICOM. The VNK2 project is commissioned by the Ministry of […]

  • USNS Richard E. Byrd Saves Nine in Gulf of Oman

    29 July 2014

    USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, rescued nine crew members from a Yemeni-flagged cargo vessel that had lost power, was taking on water and was adrift in the Gulf of Oman, on July 28, at approximately 9:00 a.m. local time.   The crew from Asaed requested assistance and […]

  • Gallery: Ship Crashes into Villa, Bosphorus Strait Closed

    21 July 2015

    The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to transit traffic after a cargo ship ran into a villa in the Anadolu Hisari area, Istanbul, Turkey causing substantial damage. The dry cargo ship, identified as the Sierra Leone-flagged Majed and Randy, struck the second floor of the Ottoman era mansion, due to rudder malfunction at around 1 pm today. The […]

  • MRA Relocates Its Office from Florida to Houston (USA)

    2 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of the top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF), has relocated from Pompano, Fla., to Houston to be situated with international salvage partner TITAN Salvage. Conveniently located near George Bush International airport, the new office boasts a 102,500 square-foot maintenance and warehousing facility with 4.61 […]

  • Ultramax Bulker Detained in Singapore

    25 September 2017

    The 2015-built bulk carrier Sinica Graeca has been arrested in Singapore waters, Supreme Court of Singapore’s data shows.  Featuring 63,300 dwt, the bulker was detained in the evening hours of September 24. The reason for the ship’s detention are said to be claims regarding damages suffered in a collision on August 17. Sinica Graeca collided […]

  • PLB Helps Locate Missing Diver Off Cornwall

    2 September 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK Coastguard, RNLI and Royal Navy have, in a combined rescue operation, helped recover a missing diver off the Cornish coast. The diver became separated from his buddy after diving a wreck several miles off the Lizard Peninsula. A mayday call was sent by their dive boat at around 2:30pm on Tuesday, 1 September. […]

  • New Excavator for San Fernando

    20 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    In preparation for the rainy season, the local government of San Fernando recently purchased an hydraulic backhoe excavator that will be used in dredging river channels surrounding the city. The equipment was inaugurated last Friday at the Mapalad Creek in Brgy. San Nicolas through the initiative of the City Engineer’s Office in line with the […]

  • 29 still missing, platform still burning offshore Azerbaijan

    7 December 2015

    Twenty-nine offshore workers are still unaccounted for, following an explosion that hit Socar’s platform at the Gunashli field offshore Azerbaijan on Friday. According to Azeri news agency Trend, the Gunashli 10 platform was still burning on Monday, with high winds making the firefighting efforts difficult. The incident happened on Friday after a strong storm ruptured […]

  • Tsavliris to Create Salvage Network in Chinese Waters

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Greek emergency response contractor Tsavliris Salvage has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Zhoushan Port Free Trade Zone Administrative Committee on setting up a salvage network in Chinese waters. The agreement was signed as part of the Zhoushan Maritime Event held in Athens. In the event of a casualty in Chinese waters, Tsavliris Salvage said it […]

  • Oman: Port of Salalah Extinguishes Fire onboard Fishing Vessel

    29 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Port of Salalah responded to a fire onboard a fishing vessel BAEK YUNG 29 that occurred at approximately 0300 on 28 October, 2013 while berthed at the port. The port authority has responded with all possible assistance in firefighting on both land and sea, via fire trucks and specialized firefighting equipment aboard harbor tug vessels. […]

  • EMSA Publishes Final Report on Damage Stability of Ro-Pax Vessels (Portugal)

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), on May 7th, published its final report into the damage stability of Ro-Pax vessels. Ship safety standards are developed and set, at the international level, by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). They are subsequently implemented and enforced by both national maritime authorities and, under delegated powers, by recognised organisations. […]

  • Moore Stephens: Operating Costs Drop for Fifth Successive Year

    29 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Total operating costs for the tanker, bulker and container ship sectors were all down in 2016, shipping adviser Moore Stephens said in its ship operating costs benchmarking tool OpCost 2017. On a year-on-year basis, the tanker index was down by 3 points, or 1.7%, while the bulker index also fell by 3 points, or 1.9%. The […]

  • Singapore Asks Iran to Investigate Alpine Eternity Incident

    18 May 2015

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has requested the Iranian maritime authorities to investigate last week’s shooting incident involving five Iranian Navy boats and a Singapore-registered tanker Alpine Eternity. MPA said that Singapore is deeply concerned concerned with such actions, seeing that the freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce are of critical importance to the […]