Dive boat fire captain sentenced to four year prison term
Jerry Nehl Boylan, 70, the captain of the Conception, the Santa Barbara-based dive boat involved in the deadly 2019 fire that cost 34 lives, was yesterday sentenced to 48 months in federal
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New guidelines on SMS compliance and alternative fuels
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released guidelines that make recommendations for developing and implementing the Safety Management System (SMS) under IMO’s International Safety Management (ISM) Code. They address SMS requirements when
Singapore issues circular on ISM Code cyber risk requirements
The deadline for ship operators to include cyber risk management into ships’ safety management systems (SMS) is getting nearer. A shipping circular released yesterday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
U.K. repairer completes alongside refit of aggregates dredge
U.K ship repairer SMS Southampton, part of the SMS Group, has completed a significant dredge refit for Tarmac Marine. The refit involved the 72 meter, 1997-built aggregate dredge City of Chichester and
ClassNK authorized to survey Canadian-flag ships
OCTOBER 10, 2014—Transport Canada has authorized ClassNK to carry out statutory surveys on Canadian-flagged vessels on behalf of the Government of Canada. ClassNK has maintained a presence in Canada since it established
NTSB issues Seastreak Wall Street incident findings
APRIL 9, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013, because the captain lost control of
NTSB makes ferry safety recommendations
MAY 25, 2012—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded that the probable cause of a loss of propulsion control of a Staten Island Ferry two years ago was the failure