Tag: safety violations

Following industry and stakeholder feedback the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has updated the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP).  

Princess Cruise Lines pleaded guilty to a second violation of probation imposed as a result of its 2017 environmental crimes.

JM Fisheries LLC, G.S. Fisheries Inc., agreed to pay a total of $725,000 in civil penalties to settle federal Clean Water Act claims related to oil pollution violations.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined a Panama-flagged containership and a Philippines-flagged bulk carrier.

Britannia P&I Club released a case study focusing on a fatality incident where an electrician lost his life inside an elevator shaft.

As part of its recently-released Safety Flashes, IMCA notes a case where a wire rope parted under tension and struck someone’s helmet. 

At least seven workers lost their lives while scrapping vessels on the beach of Chattogram in what is the worst quarter in terms of number of accidents in Bangladeshi shipbreaking history. 

NGOs calls for Turkish ship breaker to be closed after concerns over safety at Turkish yards.

As IMCA reported, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined an oil company for hydrocarbon release due to lack of written procedures.

47 individuals and 7 companies in the maritime sector were found to have breached safe management regulations from November 2020 to June 2021