Tag: collision

In a recent update, the London P&I Club informs that China MSA has issued new Guidelines for the Prevention of Collisions between Merchant Vessels and Fishing Vessels that identify 38 sea areas designated as high-risk precaution zones for collisions.

On 8th October, two cargo ships collided for an unknown reason 13 nautical miles west of Ikaria island.

According to KEGM, over the weekend, four ships collide each other in two separate incidents south of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara. 

According to the Dutch Maritime Disciplinary Court, the first officer of the Helge was at fault for the collision with Wild Cosmos, on 9th September, 2022. The vessel was soon towed to the Port of Esbjerg in a salvage operation.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report about the collision between the general cargo vessel Scot Carrier and the split hopper barge Karin Høj, Sweden.

AMSA provides lessons learned from an incident where a charter vessel transiting between research sites at night collided with a stationary vessel. 

On 24th August, two crew missing after two cargo vessels collided of the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

Shipping traffic was flowing normally on Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday, until two tankers,  briefly collided in the canal.

As Gard P&I Club informs, after the fishing ban in China is lifted on September first, operators of ships transiting the area should be aware that there is a risk of collision with fishing vessels. 

On August 5th, a Suez Canal tugboat sank after colliding with an LPG tanker, resulting in the death if one of the tugboat's crew members and injuring six others.