Safety & Piracy
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2019 Jul 09
Piracy
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
MV Tamim Aldar
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
Submarine
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
Roebuck Bay
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
Natalie Jean
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
Seafarer
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
US Coast Guard
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
Japan Coast Guard
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
burning harbor crane at the port of Haldia
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
Piracy
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.