Tag: Alert!

According to LLoyd's Register, a product alert has been issued for the Thrane & Thrane Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) units, model TT-3026X. Since 26 March 2023, the Global Positioning System (GPS) modules of older TT-3026X models have not been working properly after a change in the GPS navigation message signals (GPS rollover). 

NorthStandard and  West P&I Club report that due to civil conflict in Sudan, disruption to port operations has been occurring. 

MPA Singapore released a circular to inform shipping of the revised requirements on maintenance, testing and inspection of fire protection systems.

USCG released a Marine Safety Alert to notify mariners for a potentially dangerous situation involving incorrect wire rope terminations.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued guidance to vessels arriving from Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) regulated areas. 

Cyprus issued a safety alert focusing on the security of crew and vessels approaching ports and countries where civil conflict takes place.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Oman has extended the closure of commercial activities and the 5pm-4am ban on individual and vehicle movement until Saturday 31 July.

Shipments of iron ore fines (IOF) from Pepel Port, Sierra Leone is on the increase, and vessels loading this cargo should be alert to the risks of liquefaction, as North P&I club urged.

Lifeboats are designed to save lives, but over the years there have been many serious casualties, as Gard Club explained.

The USCG Commandant, Adm. Karl Schultz, launched a marine bulletin reminding all coast guard military personnel that the use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of marijuana is a violation of federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The rule goes into effect immediately, and violations are punishable by up to two years of confinement, forfeiture of all pay and dishonorable discharge.