Tag: fishing vessels

On 8 April, a cargo vessel collided with a Vietnamese fishing boat in the Gulf of Bắc Bộ, Vietnam, resulting in four fatalities. 

Dhow “AL-HIDAYA” that was hijacked on 16 March off Durdura, in the vicinity of Eyl, Northern coast of Puntland in Somalia has been released.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has been directed to conduct urgent safety audits of all commercial fishing vessels operating in South African waters.

The Federal BSU shared lessons learned regarding an incident where a fire broke out in the engine room of an anchored shrimp cutter.

NTSB published an investigation report into an incident where a hydraulic system malfunction likely led to a fire aboard a fishing vessel.

A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia’s northeastern Puntland coast in November has been released, along with its 18-member crew, the Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced.

MSA highlihts that only owners of domemistic vessels which are under 7.5 metres and of class 2 (non- passenger), class 3 (fishing) and class 4 (hire& drive) will be eligible for a simplified SMS. 

At least seven crew members have died after a fishing boat capsized following a collision with a sand barge off South Korea's southeastern coast on 9 December.

Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing vessel off the North-east coast of Puntland, Somalia, demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members.

After receiving an alert by the Puntland maritime Police Force, EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA has been monitoring a Chinese fishing vessel off the North-east coast of Puntland, Somalia, allegedly hijacked.