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THE UKs Lowland Canals Association is exploring corporate Inland Waterways Association membership after a decision to form an alliance with the IWA.
The Association of Yacht Support Services, the world’s only global superyacht support network, has announced the launch of its new drone video competition, "Love From Above," aimed at superyacht captains and crew.
China has commissioned a pair of all- electric container ships, marking a bold step toward cleaner maritime transport.
Beam, which provides high-tech offshore wind services, has deployed the world’s first autonomous underwater vehicle driven by Artificial intelligence. The technology was used to inspect jacket structures on the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland.
India’s prominent Shipbuilder, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), will construct 65 ships fuelled by green energy for Indian and international clients, including the Indian Navy.
Briefings
Safety warning issued following man overboard from potting vessel Kingfisher with loss of one life
On 12 July 2024, the crew of the potting vessel Kingfisher (DH110) were engaged in manually shooting a string of creels. A deckhand became entangled in a creel’s leg rope and was pulled overboard, where his personal flotation device (PFD) inflated on immersion. Using the hauling winch, Kingfisher’s crew retrieved the backrope and recovered the now submerged deckhand on board within seven minutes. Despite the efforts of the vessel’s crew, members of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, a paramedic from a His Majesty’s Coastguard rescue helicopter and crew members of an attending wind farm guard vessel, the deckhand could not be revived and was declared deceased.
Safety Issues – the deckhand inadvertently threaded the creel toggle through his PFD’s safety loop while connecting the toggle to the eye of the leg rope
– the PFD safety loop was a snagging hazard that had not been identified
– the vessel’s onboard risk assessment had not identified the unsuitability of the lifejacket for the work being carried out
Recommendation
The MAIB has issued the following recommendation (S2024/129M) to the Home and Dry Safety Forum to immediately communicate through its members the need for owners and crew of creel fishing boats to review their deck working risk assessments to ensure that:
– hazards associated with shooting or recovering creels, such as risk of entrapment in a running backrope, are fully mitigated
– when provided, PFDs are of the required standard and are appropriate for work undertaken
– when new hazards are identified, the information is shared promptly among the crew and alternative PPE is sourced as soon as possible.
Kentucky Govenor Andy Beshear announced $5.5 million in state investment in 16 Kentucky public riverport projects.
Download the safety bulletin at
https://bit.ly/4dib5Fa.
Zhik, the Australian manufacturer of technical sailing apparel, has signed an agreement with Circular Flow in order to bring neoprene recycling to the UK and Europe.
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A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggests that a loose wire aboard the container ship Dali may have caused the blackout that led to the ship crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has allocated $26.5 million in capital improvement grants under the Port Electrification Program.
REACH REMOTE 1, an uncrewed surface vessel designed and delivered by Kongsberg Maritime to REACH Subsea ASA, has been awarded the prestigious Skipsrevven “Ship of the Year 2024” award.
Dartmouth hosted an historic meeting of the UK’s only two operational paddle steamers. To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Dart’s own PS Kingswear Castle, Waverley was welcomed to the river.
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