Safety & Piracy
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2019
Jul 09
IMB: West African Waters World’s Worst for Pirate Attacks
The seas around West Africa remain the world’s most dangerous for piracy, the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest...
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2019
Jul 04
Abandoned seafarer podcast testimony to conditions endured on MV Tamim Aldar
At the time of writing in a rapidly developing phase to the current matter which should herald the end of the abandonment of the remaining crew onboard the...
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2019
Jul 03
Fourteen Russian sailors killed in submarine fire: ministry
Fourteen Russian sailors were killed when a fire broke out while their deep-water research submarine was carrying out a survey of the...
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2019
Jun 28
Investigation Finds Unintended Risks with ECDIS Navigation
The newly-released Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation of the grounding of the Australian Border Force Cutter (ABFC) Roebuck Bay on Henry Reef has revealed...
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2019
Jun 14
Lack of Pilot Experience Led to Fatal Capsizing
A towboat company’s decision to place an inadequately vetted pilot on board a towing vessel on which he did not have previous experience, led to an accident that killed two...
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2019
Jun 12
Gulf of Guinea Piracy Continues to Threaten Seafarers – Industry Wants Action Now
In opening the symposium, Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Chair of the UK Shipping Defence Advisory Committee and Vice President of Shell Shipping & Maritime, said...
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2019
May 31
U.S. Coast Guard Warns of Cyberattacks Targeting Merchant Ships
The U.S. Coast Guard warns that unidentified hackers have recently attempted to gain access to ship electronic systems in order to...
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2019
May 29
Two Crew Dead after Vessel Collision, Sinking off Japan
Two crew members have been confirmed deceased following a collision of two Japan-flagged cargo ships in...
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2019
Apr 30
Migrant worker jumps from 50 ft during fire at Haldia dock, dies
Eyewitnesses told the police that Dravin Rai jumped from the driver’s cabin to save himself but a net that some workers held below could not...
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2019
Apr 18
IMB: Armed Pirates Board Tanker off Nigeria
Armed pirates attacked an anchored product tanker off Nigeria earlier this week, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre said.