News Headlines
Fishing vessel safety recommendations ignored: TSB
CBC.ca
TSB investigators found the vessel had stability problems that contributed to the tragedy. Nearly 450 marine accidents happen every year.
Ohio River reopens where tow boat sank
WFMJ
… had to suspend searching for a tow boat crew member missing since the vessel sank over the weekend. Boone County Fire Department spokesman Mike Fronimos
Doubts cast over numerical model used to investigate boat’s stability
Aberdeen Press and Journal
For a second time, naval architect and ocean engineer Christian Schmittner gave evidence yesterday at the long-running inquiry in Aberdeen into the sinking.
Disaster in dark caused by human error
The Province
… before the grounding, combined with a spotty company safety system. … The survivors abandoned ship into three life rafts, two lifeboats and one rescue
Charges likely after SIEV findings
Brisbane Times
… Illegal Entry Vessel 36, when it exploded near Ashmore Reef in April last year. … Most of the people injured in the explosion have since been granted
Other Reported Casualties
Vessel Tracker
In the evening of Mar 16, 2010, the “Dettmer Tank 95″ ran aground between Artlenburg and the ship lift in Scharnebek on the Elbe. The ship had taken a cargo of 1200 tons diesel fuel in Hamburg bound for Magdeburg. In a side canal the rudder failed and the stern drifted onto the embankment and suffered a leak. The fire rescue was on scene with 150 men and dewatered the ship until it was moved in front of the ship lift by the tug boat "Dettmer Schub 125“ (MMSI-Nr. 211437690) at 3 a.m. On scene were the fire brigades from Scharnebek, Brietlingen, Echem, Erbstorf, Artlenburg, Adendorf and Hohnstorf.
On Mar 16, 2010, the "Draco" reached the port of Piraeus being towed by a tug after it went adrift with its crew of 21, 19 Ukrainians and 2 Russians, in the Ionian Sea off the Greek coast on Mar 15 due to machine failure. The cause of the breakdown is unknown yet.
On Mar 16, 2010, the trawler “Saint Jacques II” was in collision with the tank m/v "Manas" (IMO: 9447055) at the entrance to the uplink channel separation scheme traffic (DST) in the Pas de Calais, 37 miles north of Fecamp. The “Saint Jacques II” was struck at the superstructure, and a slight leak was reported at the engine room. The crew of 6 was safe. The “Manas” which had stopped to allow assessment of the situation was allowed to proceed to Rotterdam where it would be inspected on arrival in port. The “Saint Jacques II” was escorted by the patrol boat “Themis” to Boulogne-sur-Mer where it arrived at 08:45 a.m. The "Manas" reached Hoek van Holland the same day around 4 p.m.
Piracy/Crime
Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped off Cameroon’s disputed Bakassi peninsula have been released.
The seven men were abducted from two fishing boats on 12 March by a previously unknown group called the Africa Marine Commando.
They are due to arrive by boat in the coastal town of Limbe, sources told China’s Xinhua news agency.
Pirates attack Dutch warship
Early yesterday morning, 17 March, two small skiffs made a fast approach on the EU NAVFOR Dutch frigate HNLMS TROMP with what appeared to be a pirate attack.
The Pirates’ Toll: Insurance and Razor Wire
TheStreet.com
By Scott Eden 03/17/10 – 12:06 PM EDT Within the insular maritime-shipping community, disagreement reigns on the question of whether Somali piracy has
House approves maritime security establishment
NEXT
… additional maritime levies, and would have more security instruments that will enable it fight piracy more than the existing (NIMASA), the bill said.
Off The Radar
Navy sends attack sub to Falklands
The Sun
She also has attack and search periscopes, collision avoidance radar, and electronic warfare equipment.
