OCTOBER 11, 2012 — Seattle-based Maritime Training Services, a producer of training videos, CBTs, and books, has released a new highlight reel featuring short clips from its new video training programs.
The video includes scenes from training programs that include: Line Handling, Ship Stability, U.S. Port State Control ...
Safety and Security
OCTOBER 11, 2012 — Seattle-based Maritime Training Services, a producer of training videos, CBTs, and books, has released a new highlight reel featuring short clips from its new video training programs.
The video includes scenes from training programs that include: Line Handling, Ship Stability, U.S. Port State Control ...
JULY 19, 2012 —The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron. A reported 500-foot sheen has not expanded.
The Coast Guard was notified that at 4:35 a.m., the motor vessel Arthur J., a 110-foot dredge, sank and the motor vessel Madison, ...
JUNE 29, 2012 — A U.K. court has been told that British marine surveyor David Mockett was killed by a bomb blast in Yemen on July 20 last year after he had doubts that an allegedly hijacked tanker, the Brillante Virtuoso, had ever been attacked.
At the ...
JUNE 26, 2012 — The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) report that the cruise industry has adopted two new safety policies. The policies result from the Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review launched in January following the Costa Concordia disaster and relate to the recor ...
JUNE 22, 2012 — Last year, at least 3,863 seafarers were fired upon by Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades according to an updated report on the impact of piracy on seafarers.
"The Human Cost of Piracy 2011" is an update of a first report released last year by Oceans Beyond Piracy a ...
JUNE 3, 2012 — Port state control agencies in 43 countries are to crack down on ships' compliance with international fire safety requirements. Countries covered by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose of ensuring compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/ Constructio ...
MAY 29, 2012 - IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed recommended interim measures aimed at enhancing passenger ship in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident in January, The MSC agreed the recommendations when it met in London its 90th session from May 16 to 25The MSC adopted a resolution, which invites Me ...
MAY 25, 2012—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded that the probable cause of a loss of propulsion control of a Staten Island Ferry two years ago was the failure of a solenoid. The accident involving the Andrew J. Barberi resulted in the ferry alliding with a pier, injuring three passengers seriously and another 47 passengers and crew ...
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