USCG warns Alaska fishing operators of icing dangers
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — As the winter fishing season gets underway across Alaska, the Coast Guard is reminding operators of commercial fishing vessel operators to be aware of the dangers of icing
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — As the winter fishing season gets underway across Alaska, the Coast Guard is reminding operators of commercial fishing vessel operators to be aware of the dangers of icing
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 — The U.S. Navy today released a report detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the ACX Crystal off the
OCTOBER 31, 2017 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has developed a mariner safety education system that uses virtual reality (VR) technology created by Tsumiki Seisaku Co., Ltd. It uses easily-portable VR
OCTOBER 30, 2017 — The Gulf of Guinea remains a piracy hot spot. The latest quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau notes that a total of 20 reports of attacks against
OCTOBER 27, 2017 — Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has responded to an advisory issued yesterday by a cyber security specialist that document vulnerabilities uncovered by the firm’s white hat hackers. They affect
OCTOBER 26, 2017 — With ever larger containerships entering the world fleet, the U.K. Marine Accident InvestigatIon Branch (MAIB) has issued a report that deserves close attention. It covers the August 22,
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — One person is dead and another person remains missing after a fire on an oil barge that broke out at approximately 4:35 AM this morning and was followed
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — A U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the December 3 2016 grounding of the 4,950 dwt Spanish-flag bulker Muros off the U.K. east coast is raising
OCTOBER 18, 2017 — The captain of a Dutch motor vessel that ran aground at Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland, has been fined £1,000 (about $1,320) at Armagh Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty
OCTOBER 16, 2017 — A recent alert from the International Marine Contractors’ Association (IMCA) looks at lessons to be learned from a recent incident in which a platform supply vessel (PSV) incurred