U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency to get new CEO
Virginia McVea is to become the new Chief Executive Officer of the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), overseeing the work of the agency, which responds to tens of thousands of incidents
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Svitzer Marine Ltd enters guilty plea in crewmember death case
The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports that Svitzer Marine Ltd. has been fined GBP 2 million (about $2.41 million) after pleading guilty to failing to operate a vessel safely and
Cargo ship grounds in Orkney Islands
JULY 18, 2018 — The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard agency reports that just after 3.30 am, HM Coastguard received a report that a vessel had run aground on the Pentland Skerries approximately
U.K. court fines Russian tanker captain for ISM Code deficiencies
JUNE 16, 2018 — A U.K. court has imposed penalties totaling £25,761.99 (about $34,000) on the captain of a Russian oil tanker for breaching the International Safety Management (ISM) Code in a