Tag: fishing vessels

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report into an incident where a beam trawler deckhand was fatally injured when the port trawl beam fell and struck him.

A South Korean Coast Guard unit discovered a fishing boat lodged against the bow of a cargo ship off the west coast near Gunsan.

Police in Ghana have arrested four crewmembers in connection with the kidnapping of three Chinese nationals from the fishing vessel Mengxin 1.

USCG and Boston Police has rescued three crew members from a fishing vessel that ran aground and was leaking fuel and oil on 11 April.

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.