Tag: fishing vessels

According to Al Jazeera, at least two people are dead and twelve others are missing after a fishing boat capsized in South Korea.

A recent Coast Guard investigation into a fatality on a commercial fishing vessel highlights the serious risks of working near open rotary machinery. The incident occurred when the vessel’s operator was manually adjusting a winch's cable guide.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) draws lessons learned from an incident in which a vessel grounded and subsequently sank, after the lone watchkeeper left the wheelhouse unattended. 

The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident in which a chemical tanker collided with a fish transportation vessel (FTV) while navigating through congested waters. 

AMSA's new safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has issued an information note to draw lessons learned from a collision between a bulk carrier and a fishing vessel in the Yellow Sea.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a widespread challenge that covers a range of destructive fishing practices, occurring both in the high seas and within national territorial waters. It has been identified as one of the main threats to the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s fish stocks. In that regard, the IMO, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are currently boosting coordination to tackle IUU fishing.

According to Paris MoU, lately, there has been increased attention for fishing vessel safety, prevention of pollution and working and living conditions onboard fishing vessels. Consequently, the implementation of port State control on fishing vessels has been a matter of attention as well.

On December 26 a Singapore-flagged tanker, PEARL KENZO, collided with a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, SUIYUPU 0183, near Chengshan Jiao, China.

The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) published an incident report in which, a fire broke out in the engine compartment on the German fishing vessel FREYJA, which was manned by two fishermen, on the evening of 17 September 2021.