NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB determines cause of $8.22 million containership fire

An incorrectly installed section of main engine fuel oil return tubing led to an engine room fire aboard a containership off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the National Transportation Safety Board

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

Water-contaminated fuel saw towboat lose all propulsion

In a Marine Safety Alert released yesterday, the Coast Guard reports that a towing vessel operating in a pushing-ahead configuration experienced a loss of all propulsion while operating on the Mississippi River.

grounded fishing boat

Fishing vessel grounded after captain left wheelhouse unattended

A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse of a fishing vessel unattended while on autopilot t led to the vessel’s grounding and sinking, says the National Transportation Safety Board in a marine

cover of shipping safety review

Shipping losses fall, but that’s not the whole story

First the good news, then the bad. That’s the main take away from marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022. The good news is that though

Sentinel class patrol vessel features ballistic protection of wheel house and deck

Paramount Maritime launches advanced 35 meter Sentinel vessel

In a move unlikely to be welcomed by Gulf of Guinea pirates, South Africa’s Paramount Maritime recently christened the 35 meter Sentinel class patrol vessel MV Tuguemi at a ceremony in Cape

Floating liferaft after sinking of towing vessel Proassist III

NTSB reports on sinking of 71 year old towing vessel

Unsecured openings in the deck of a towing vessel led to its flooding and sinking off the coast of Puerto Rico, the National Transportation Safety Board says. Marine Investigation Report 22/12 details

Biden bans Russian ships

Russian ships banned from U.S. ports

President Joe Biden today issued a proclamation prohibiting the entry of Russian-affiliated ships into U.S. ports. The proclamation defines “Russian-affiliated ships” as: vessels of Russian registry (i.e., the vessel is Russian flagged);

Russian warship Mokva

Russian flagship sinks under tow after reported missile strike

The NGO Human Rights at Sea says that Russian attacks on merchant ships are war crimes. One Russian warship that won’t be taking part in any more such attacks any time soon

Fire aboard Aleutian Falcon was due to inadequate hot work planning and related issues says NTSB report

Hot work planning faulted in $16.5 million fish processing vessel fire

Issues related to hot work are the focus of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on a February 2021 fire aboard a fish processing vessel docked for repair at a shipyard

Russian attack on merchant ship

ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine

Russian attacks on merchant shipping continue. According to Ukrainian sources, Russian forces last night shelled the icebreaker Kapitan Belousov (IMO 5181598) in the port of Mariupol, killing one person and injuring another.

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