Rear Adm. John Nadeau, who recently took command of the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans, convened a formal investigation last week into a fatal incident that occurred onboard Shell’s Augur
JUNE 28, 2018 — Arendal, Norway, headquartered lifeboat specialistNorsafe is to launch a new new fast rescue and patrol boat series at next week’s Seawork International event in Southampton, U.K. Norsafe has
JULY 21, 2016 — Arendal, Norway, based lifeboat specialist Norsafe has secured a contract from Vard Group under which it will supply lifeboats complete with davit systems for the series of fifteen
MARCH 30, 2015 — Viking Life-Saving Equipment has taken an important step towards gaining approval for its Viking LifeCraft, an innovative alternative life-saving appliance (LSA) for passenger ships. The concept was presented
APRIL 2, 2014 – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a preliminary report on an incident in which a freefall lifeboat was inadvertently released during a preliminary inspection. It occurred on
JANUARY 3, 2014 — The National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) of Abu Dhabi has retrofitted the lifeboat hooks on four of its vessels well ahead of IMO regulations that would have allowed
JUNE 11, 2013 — Norway’s largest private equity firm is putting Umoe Schat-Harding AS and Noreq AS together to create what it says will be the world’s leading supplier of maritime life-saving
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — The cruise industry has adopted an additional safety policy related to the loading of lifeboats by crew members for training purposes.The policy exceeds current international regulatory requirements and
