Poorly designed safety equipment, outdated regulations, and dangerous goods misdeclarations make container ship fires significantly more treacherous, according to a panel of industry experts Cargo fires have long been a cause for concern in the […]
Five Brazilian crew members requiring urgent medical attention for suspected methanol poisoning were evacuated from a Netherlands-owned heavy-lift vessel off the coast of Durban, South Africa, earlier this week. A sixth seaman had already died […]
Four Chinese crewmen from two fishing vessels were abducted and the captain and chief officer of one of the vessels were killed in a series of pirate attacks in Gabon waters. A spokesperson for the […]
South Korean prosecutors are seeking a four-year imprisonment for the chairman of Polaris Shipping, in relation to the sinking of ore carrier Stellar Daisy on 31 March 2017. After a hearing in the Busan District […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has told Safety at Sea that it is assisting the widow of a Myanmarese seafarer who died after falling ill on a ship. Ye Naing was an ordinary seaman […]
Maritime fatalities in New Zealand have almost halved since 2015, down 44% according to the Maritime NZ annual report released in December 2019. Twenty people were killed in New Zealand ports and harbours in the […]
A ship’s officer went overboard after lashing at height on board Singaporean-flagged Maersk Patras on the Saint Lawrence River, Canada. A search-and-rescue operation for second officer Ravindu Lakmal Pieris Telge was called off on the […]
On 11 April the US Navy dropped a charge of negligent homicide and other offences against Commander Bryce Benson, captain of the USS Fitzgerald on 17 June 2017 when it collided with the commercial vessel, […]
A study by the Seafarer International Research Centre (SIRC) has observed an uptick in crew fatalities since 2009, as well as an increased number of suicides in certain quarters. Research involved collecting data from seven […]
Twelve seafarers have been found dead, and nine more are missing after a botched ship-to-ship LNG transfer operation and subsequent fire in Crimea’s Kerch Strait. Vessel Candy was carrying 9 Turkish and 8 Indian crew […]
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