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Lifesaving and general SOLAS related incidents including sinking, capsizes, rescue, heavy weather, medevacs, survival at sea and other reports on the safety of life at sea.


Friday, June 15, 2012
Rena Salvage Shifts Gears
Lifesaving Incidents

Rena Salvage Shifts Gears

Maritime New Zealand said Friday that the container recovery stage in the salvage of the M/V Rena has been completed and the operation will now move towards

June 15, 2012
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Horizon Reliance
Defense

Horizon Reliance to the Rescue, Yet Again

The Pacific is a huge expanse of open ocean, and oddly enough the container ship Horizon Reliance happened to be in the right place at the right time for

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 169

Friday, May 25, 2012
Rena Officers Jailed
Lifesaving Incidents

Rena Officers Jailed

The Master and Second Officer of the stricken M/V Rena that has been stuck on Astrolabe Reef since grounding on October 5 have each been sentenced to seven

May 25, 2012
Total Views: 58

Monday, May 14, 2012
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Collision

At Least Six Die in Argentine Barge Crash, Search for Missing Continues

The Buenos Aires Herald reports six sailors on board the sand barge “Río Turbio,” are confirmed dead following a collision in the early

May 14, 2012
Total Views: 33

Thursday, May 10, 2012
bond super puma Eurocopter EC225 ditches
Incidents

Helicopter Carrying 14 Offshore Rig Workers Ditches in the North Sea

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K.’s main offshore workers’ union has called for all helicopters operated by Bond Aviation to be grounded pending an

May 10, 2012
Total Views: 268

Monday, April 23, 2012
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Defense

Diana Shipping Bulk Carrier and US Navy Aircrew Rescues Crew of Taiwanese Fishing Boat

10 Taiwanese fishermen were forced to abandon ship 700 miles west of Guam this weekend when their 70-foot fishing boat Hsin Man Chun caught fire.  Upon

April 23, 2012
Total Views: 15

Thursday, April 19, 2012
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Incidents

Cruise Ship Ignores Vessel in Distress, 2 Perish off Panama

On the 10th of March, the cruise ship Star Princess, owned by Princess Cruises, sailed by a fishing vessel which had been stranded at sea for two weeks.

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 44

Thursday, April 12, 2012
IMO Reflects on Titanic Tragedy, Traces Roots of Safety of Life at Sea [VIDEO]
Blog

IMO Reflects on Titanic Tragedy, Traces Roots of Safety of Life at Sea [VIDEO]

Video message by IMO Secretary General Mr. Koji Sekimizu on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, recalling the improvements to passenger ship safety

April 12, 2012
Total Views: 75

Thursday, April 5, 2012
New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena
Lifesaving Incidents

New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has officially charged Greece-based Daina Shipping for the the “discharge of harmful substances from ships” in the

April 5, 2012
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Stern Section of M/V Rena Sinks – Before and After Photos
Lifesaving Incidents

Stern Section of M/V Rena Sinks – Before and After Photos

Heavy swells off the coast of New Zealand beginning this weekend have caused the stricken M/V Rena’s stern section to further slip off the Astrolabe Reef

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Maersk Orders Halt To Man Overboard Drills
Lifesaving Incidents

Maersk Orders Halt To Man Overboard Drills

According to Danish media, Maersk has ordered a halt to all man overboard (MOB) drills aboard their container ships following news of a fatality aboard the

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 20

Thursday, March 15, 2012
stolt valor fire john paul jones
Fire Incidents

USS John Paul Jones Rescues Crew from Burning Stolt Valor Tanker [IMAGES]

By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ARABIAN GULF – Guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter

March 15, 2012
Total Views: 210

Monday, March 12, 2012
Interim Report: M/V Rena Crew May Have Been Taking a Shortcut
Blog

Interim Report: M/V Rena Crew May Have Been Taking a Shortcut

An interim report into the grounding of the containership M/V Rena reveals that the crew may have been taking a shortcut when the vessel struck the Astrolabe

March 12, 2012
Total Views: 130

Saturday, March 10, 2012
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Incidents

Italian Tanker Runs Aground Off Sicily in Stormy Weather [AIS TRACK]

March 10, 2012
Total Views: 44

Thursday, March 1, 2012
mv rena shipwreck svitzer salvage
Lifesaving Incidents

New Zealand’s North Island Braces for a Nasty Storm, MV Rena Salvage Put on Hold

Salvors have removed a total of 566 containers from Rena by Svitzer, and a further 72  have been recovered from the shore or sea by Braemar Howells container

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
MV Rena’s Senior Officers Plead Guilty in New Zealand Court
Lifesaving Incidents

MV Rena’s Senior Officers Plead Guilty in New Zealand Court

The Master and Second Officer of the cargo vessel Rena today pleaded guilty to 10 out of the 11 charges laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) against the men

February 29, 2012
Total Views: 62

Friday, February 24, 2012
elbe pilots
Incidents

Tragedy on the River Elbe – Ship Pilot Dies After Fall

Tragic news from Nick Cutmore, Secretary General of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association… We have the sad duty to inform you of the

February 24, 2012
Total Views: 113

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Horizon Reliance Responds to High Seas Distress Call, Rescues Family of Three [VIDEO]
Incidents

Horizon Reliance Responds to High Seas Distress Call, Rescues Family of Three [VIDEO]

Horizon Lines’ Chief Mate Steven Itson gives a replay of the rescue at sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNb_uRhG_c The crew of the 38-foot sailboat

February 9, 2012
Total Views: 98

Monday, February 6, 2012
Michael-Crye-CLIA
Blog

Costa Concordia, Interview With Michael Crye of CLIA

Michael Crye is the executive vice president of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise association. In this

February 6, 2012
Total Views: 18

Friday, February 3, 2012
MOL Summer
Incidents

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Containership Rescues 116 Survivors Off Papua New Guinea

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank

February 3, 2012
Total Views: 63
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