Tag: marine casualties

Throughout history, major accidents have been the catalyst for significant regulatory changes. The same applies to the maritime industry, where some of the most catastrophic incidents have led to new regulations aimed at preventing similar tragedies in the future.

On December 23, 2024, a crew member aboard the MV Al-Bakhera killed seven of his colleagues after drugging them with sleeping pills, allegedly due to frustrations over unpaid wages and mistreatment, while the vessel was on the Meghna River.

The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident in which a converted Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) rapidly sunk resulting in the loss of 22 crew members. 

At least 13 people lost their lives, and over 100 passengers faced a terrifying ordeal when a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Mumbai on 18 December following a collision with an Indian Navy vessel.

EMSA has published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2024, which presents statistics on marine casualties and incidents that cover the period from 1st of January 2014 to 31st of December 2023, reported by the EU Member States.

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.

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report on the incident of the girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives while assisting passenger vessel Hebridean Princess in February 2023. 

On October 31, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Turkish cargo vessel FG Sevil in the Marmara Sea, while it was en route from Yalova, Turkey, to Bulgaria.

On October 18, 2024, cargo ship Grigory Lovtsov capsized in the Sea of Okhotsk near Sakhalin Island, Russia, possibly resulting casualties.

Almost seven months after the MV Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, FBI has a ship owned by the same company, one lawsuit follows the other, with experts saying that this ordeal will cost a pretty penny.