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Maritime Safety & Security News – 22 November 2009

bobcouttie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:16:46 +0000

Fishing Vessel Sinks at Point Judith WLNE-TV (ABC6) A Coast Guard lifeboat was unable to get close enough to the Patricia Jean because of the rocks so the fishermen abandoned ship with ther survival suits on. Stricken tugboat towed to safety Filey Today [...]

Somali Piracy – Shipping Companies Playing Roulette

bobcouttie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:12:08 +0000

One in four ships, or their owners, refuse to follow any-piracy guidance issued by the International Maritime Organisation and other industry bodies says Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, Mark Lyall Grant. He was speaking during the UN Security Council Debate in the same week the Maersk Alabama was attacked for the second time by [...]

Maritime Safety & Security News – 21 November 2009

bobcouttie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:55:01 +0000

Marco Polo ferry re-floated Croatian Times Sibenik Maritime Safety Inspectors claim the 128-metre ferry was in good technical condition but ran aground on 24 October because crew members forgot to . Two seriously injured as boat collides with ship on Dubai Creek GulfNews [...]

Maersk Alabama “Followed Best Practice”

bobcouttie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0000

The US-flagged Maersk Alabama’s security team repelled an attack from suspected pirates 560 nautical miles off the northeastern coast of Somalia, US Naval Forces Central Command officials have reported. Four suspected pirates in a skiff came within 300 yards of the Maersk Alabama and used small-arms weapons in an attempt to board the ship. The ship’s security [...]

Maritime Safety & Security News – 20 November 2009

bobcouttie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:41:53 +0000

Ship collision leaves two missing in China’s Yangtze River Xinhua 19 (Xinhua) — Two people went missing in a ship collision in China’s longest river of Yangtze Thursday, local government said. A vessel carrying 800 tonnes Worker injured on cargo ship 7Online WSVN-TV (WSVN) [...]