Tag: Transport Malta

Transport Malta and EMSA held a Table Top Exercise on Places of Refuge for ships in need of assistance in Valletta on 1 September

Malta Transport Centre will be conducting surveys to determine the number of seafarers serving on board Maltese registered ships

Tthe Malta flag Administration has been successfully certified and registered by the MCCAA, as having in place an ISO 9001:2008

The Marine Safety Investigation Unit within Transport Malta is investigating the failure of a lifeboat wire rope fall resulting in five fatalities and three injuries on board the Maltese registered passenger ship THOMSON MAJESTY

Fire protection systems, appliances & compressed gas cylinders

Eight crew members are missing The Marine Safety Investigation Unit within Transport Malta is investigating the collision involving Malta registered motor ship Reina 1 that happened in the Adriatic Sea.The 1991-built 2,345 gross tonnage general cargo Reina 1 was involved in a collision 18 nautical miles off Albania in the early morning of Thursday 20 October 2011 at about 0300 local time with the 1983-built 10,870 GT Turkish flagged passenger roro cargo ferry MF Ankara.]The Marine Safety Investigation Unit is informed that following the collision, the Reina 1 sank and eight crew members are still reported missing. A search and rescue operation is being conducted by the competent authorities. It is also reported that the master and chief officer of the Maltese ship have been hospitalised, whilst the Turkish ship returned to her port of departure.No pollution has so far been reported.Since this morning, the Marine Safety Investigation Unit is in constant contact with the International Safety Managers of the Maltese general cargo in Turkey and the Turkish maritime authorities in Ankara.The Maltese authorities will be deploying officials to investigate the accident and will be liaising closely with the Turkish authorities in their investigation of the accidentSource: Transport Malta