CNN is carrying a story that says that German cryptologists have discovered al Qaeda documents that outline a number of plans – including one to seize cruise ships, hold passengers hostage, dress
U.S. maritime unions say that cuts in manning levels and burgeoning paperwork loads are increasing the risk of maritime accidents worldwide. At a time when carriers have reduced crewing levels, ships’ officers
“Tragic accidents, from the Titanic, to the Estonia or the Costa Concordia, put ship safety in the spotlight,” said EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas, setting out the European Commission’s priorities for passenger
Lloyd’s Register has published the first dedicated set of rules for stern-first ice-class ships. The release of the rules comes as more and more ships are being ordered with options such as
The Cruise Lines International Association has appointed a panel of experts to assess the recommendations made in an operational safety review launched by the industry following the Costa Concordia tragedy. The panel
Oceanwide Expeditions says that 74 passengers and 21 crew members from the Antarcic expedition cruise ship MV Plancius have been transferred to a rescue ship. On April 9, the Plancius experienced mechanical
Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, USCG retired,will be back at work at the Coast Guard, April 22, though she won’t be wearing quite as much gold braid as in this file photograph.
The UK P&I Club is publishing a series of “Risk Focus” booklets that highlight specific areas of risk. This month (April) sees the publication of the first: “Risk Focus: Slips, trips and
Here we go again. Another of those Antarctic “adventure” cruises has gotten a tad more adventurous than passengers may have expected. This time round, the vessel in question is the MV Plancius,
Classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultantcy Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy. Security companies