Fishing vessel collides with MSC containership, 13 rescued
Thirteen people were saved from a fishing vessel off Virginia after it reportedly collided with an MSC containership.
Read moreThirteen people were saved from a fishing vessel off Virginia after it reportedly collided with an MSC containership.
Read moreA general cargo vessel named MIKA collided with a local fishing vessel on 19 October, off Ravenna, Italy.
Read more11 October 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement, the key international treaty applicable to large industrial fishing vessels aiming at providing safety standards, with the IMO Secretary-General urging for its ratification.
Read moreA product tanker collided with a fishing vessel off the Netherlands on September 29, and an oil spill was reported.
Read moreWarnings have been provided by the Fujian Province based Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) and Fujian Ocean and Fisheries Bureau (FOFB) regarding the risks of collision between commercial and fishing vessels in Fujian waters that include the ports of Ningde, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou.
Read moreA captain of a Tunisian ship was reportedly arrested for fishing illegally in Maltese territorial waters on August 15.
Read moreOcean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty. IMO also participated in the conference, highlighting its commitment to addressing climate change ocean issues for a more sustainable future.
Read moreNorway has become the first country in Europe to partner with Global Fishing Watch and will share its vessel tracking data for the Norwegian fishing fleet on the organization’s public map.
Read moreAs Maritime Safety Week begins, UK MAIB's Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Andrew Moll OBE is discussing fishing vessel safety.
Read moreThe US government has announced a set of actions to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that the White House says is significantly contributing to global overfishing and the collapse or decline of fisheries.
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