What has gone wrong at the start of 2019 with a string of accidents and casualties?
AN OPINION ARTICLE BY RICH MADDEN (REPRINTED FROM GCAPTAIN.COM)
It’s been an active beginning to 2019 in terms of the multitude of maritime casualties. The phone at the Panama Marine Accident Investigation Department was likely ringing off the hook with three major incidents on
Panama-flagged vessels in the first two days of the New Year. The first few weeks of the year produced a wide range of serious casualties
and they are likely just the tip of the iceberg in terms of incidents and near misses.
The casualties begin ... 58 | The Report • March 2019 • Issue 87