Tag: fishing vessels

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.

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.