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SAFETY4SEA invited Veronika Aspelund, Vice President for Moorins Solutions at Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Oslo, to share her thoughts on key challenges related to mooring operations and what the industry should be doing to ensure safer mooring today and in the future.

Paris MoU has published a guidance for PSC authorities to advise about actions taken in case of a detention onboard during a PSC inspection.

According to speakers on a joint webinar by the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) and Port Technology International, technological innovation must be supported by buy-in and staff training from all port users and stakeholders to promote safety.

On 29th June, the Swedish Maritime Administration rescued a mother and her son from the water after an hour of immersion, in the Baltic Sea.

According to a study, vessel grounding accidents can potentially cause catastrophic marine accidents with environmental pollution and loss of life and economy.

Gareth Lock studies the Titan incident where an OceanGate submersible collapsed during its descent in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 370 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. 

United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released a Marine Safety Alert for ensuring proper configuration of digital selective calling (DSC)-equipped radios.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority published a Marine Notice to remind shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

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.

The 107th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107) approved Interim Guidelines for the safety of ships using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).