Tag: stowaways

Steamship informed that it has become aware of a number of occurrences in recent months where stowaways have boarded vessels in European ports, with the intention of trying to reach Canada.

Masters and crews are urged to stay vigilant and implement proper security procedures to prevent unlawful access to their vessel while in South African ports.

Human Rights at Sea issued an Insight Briefing Note focused on stowaways, looking at the background to incidents at sea.

In its recently released casebook containing safety lessons learned from maritime incidents, the Swedish Club describes a case of stowaways found in the steering gear trunk.

The recent incident on an oil tanker where stowaways posed a threat to the crew brought maritime security to the attention of a wider audience, says Abbie Rudd Senior Executive (Claims) at the North P&I Club.

The Port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has issued a circular that requires ships’ masters to carry out a systematic stowaways search prior to sailing and report to the Harbour Master. This requirement is effective from 1st January 2021. 

The crew members of the car carrier Viking Diamond, that was docked in the port of Casablanca, found several intruders onboard. The crew managed to defended themselves and their ship until the Moroccan police arrived.

In light of the recent stowaway case involving the vessel CHAMPION PULA, the Gard P&I Club stressed the danger associated with people hiding in ships' rudder tanks and shared preventive measures for vessels trading to ports with a high risk of stowaways, especially those designed with an open rudder trunk.

Stowaways are a crucial challenge for the shipping industry, causing disruption and security risks to the seafarers onboard. Thus, Dryad Global provides the current global statistics.

British police were called to the port of Southampton after reports of a group of stowaways having come off a vessel in port and trying to make their way out of the port.