Tag: fishing vessels

MPA Singapore offers recommendations to optimize navigation techniques, regulate action to avoid collision, and address emergency rescue measures for merchant vessels navigating in the coastal waters of China. 

According to Gard, on 22 September 2023, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) issued two circulars addressing the prevention of collisions between commercial and fishing vessels in Chinese waters. These circulars specifically identify high-risk areas (HRAs) prone to such incidents and provide valuable guidance on collision prevention in these waters.

Nicaragua is the 22nd State to become a party to the Agreement, thus fulfilling one of the two required criteria for the entry into force of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA).

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), is conducting a thorough investigation into a maritime incident that resulted in the capsizing of a Filipino Fishing Boat (FFB) DEARYN on 2nd October 2023.

On 26th September, a group of commercial fishermen saved a crewmember who fell overboard from a tanker off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts. 

The President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned two Boundary Class Ships for the Ghana Navy at the Western Naval Command (WNC) on Saturday 9 September 2023.

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. 

After a 28-hour long operation, the Liberian Armed Forces last week freed 23 foreigners taken captive by pirates on board a Chinese fishing vessel.

Marcelo Covelli who is the National Director of the Marine and Inland Waters Investigations Directorate of the Transport Safety Board (Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte) of Argentina,  highlights the importance of considering the human and organizational factors from a systemic approach in an incident investigation.

According to AMSA, the recent search for the crew of a Chinese ocean-going fishing vessel, the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028, underscored the crucial role merchant shipping plays in maritime search and rescue.