A Greek ship manager has pleaded guilty to criminal MARPOL violations in connection to oily-waste discharges aboard chemical/oil products tanker Galissas (IMO 9397781). The owner also admitted to sailing the tanker across the Atlantic and US waters without notifying the Coast Guard that the...
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A French Navy vessel at the weekend was escorting the recovered hi-jacked tanker Monjasa Reformer (IMO 9255878) in the Gulf of Guinea. The Monjasa had been found after the pirates abandoned ship – taking some of the crew with them. Six of the 16 crew members were reported as missing. French Navy...
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Spain has called for heightened scrutiny of ship-to-ship transfers of oil, following a significant growth in the number of STS transfers taking place between the southern tip of Spain and the north coast of Africa. Spain raised the issue last week at the legal committee IMO. It submitted a...
Four mariners were rescued from tug Sea Cypress (MMSI 367610590) while it was sinking in Sabine Pass, Texas, on Friday March 31st. The vessel capsized while en route from Port Arthur, reportedly when pushing two barges. Traffic stopped until the tug was recovered. The barges are said to remain...
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The Philippines ferry Lady Mary Joy 3 (MMSI 457900020) was towed, still on fire, to Baluk-Baluk island on March 30th. The bodies of 18 of the 31 victims were discovered subsequently in a budget section of the passenger cabin. According to the manifest, the ferry was carrying 205 passengers and 35...
The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2022 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2023. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years, IMN is summarizing the results from all syndicates that have a notable marine interest, if they have provided...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/syndicate-results-2022-1-hiscox-33/
Māori Greenpeace activists jumped in front of research vessel James Cook (IMO 9338242) on March 27th to protest at planned expansions to seabed mining in the Pacific. The ship was returning from a seven week-long expedition of the Pacific Ocean undertaking deep-sea mining research. The activists...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/marine-accident-round-up-31st-march-2023/
Bulk carrier Goliath’s collision with two tugs in Tasmania last year was caused partially by the fact that that neither the master nor the second mate on Goliath (IMO 9036430) had undertaken the required Bridge resource management (BRM) training and effective BRM was not evident during the...
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) and the liability insurer of the Princess Empress (MMSI 548372700), Shipowners’ P&I Club, have decided to open a Claims Submission Office in Oriental Mindoro to facilitate the submission of claims for compensation, resulting from the...
Norway-based marine insurer and International Group Club Gard has published an updated guide on stowaways, which outlines the nature of the problem, the applicable regulations, assessing the risk of stowaways, prevention at port and humane handling of stowaways if and when they are found on board....
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/gard-releases-updated-guidance-on-stowaways/