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Scotland’s Kip Marina has been awarded 5 Gold Anchors from The Yacht Harbour Association’s marina quality assurance scheme.


Three days after a fire at Podickory Point marina on Chesapeake Bay’s western shore destroyed two boats and damaged three more, a large fire broke out at Great Oak Landing marina on the eastern shore on board a motor boat.


The UK explorer yacht and adventure craft brand Arksen is expanding its vessel purchase options by now being able to accept all major cryptocurrencies for payment, alongside standard marine financing options.


SERIOUS VIOLATIONS LED TO BOATYARD FIRE THAT DESTROYED SUPERYACHT SAYS REPORT


The company operating Hinckley Yacht Services (Portsmouth, US) has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a massive fire in December that destroyed a superyacht and a second boat on the property. The initial fines totalled more than $56,000, but these have since been reduced to around $31,000.


OSHA says employees were exposed to fire hazards while working in an enclosed work area. That enclosed area was under the hull of a boat surrounded by hay bales stacked three-high, and the employees had not been provided with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals they were using (flammable liquids, which ultimately ignited).


Seventy firefighters fought the blaze after workers, making


repairs on the hull of a superyacht, accidentally started the fire. Both vessels were total losses and damages were also incurred to some surrounding equipment, including a 200-ton lift, reports the Newport Daily News.


OSHA lists serious violations, including: – The employer did not review the emergency action plan with each employee when the employee was assigned initially to a job.


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– In locations where flammable vapours may be present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition.


– Ground areas around buildings and unit operating areas were not kept free of weeds, trash, and/or other unnecessary combustible materials.


– The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee’s ability to use a respirator, nor were employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirator.


Pains Wessex, a UK-based producer of pyrotechnic marine rescue distress signals, says it has received over 3,500 expired pyrotechnics during its recent flare amnesty days.


– Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.


Canada has published a bulletin to describe vessel requirements for the Protection of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in the Waters of Southern British Columbia which came into force on 1 June 2022.


The National Marine Manufacturers Associa- tion reports new powerboat sales in Q1 2022 are showing signs of normalising following two years of historic growth.


Greek ferry operator Saronic Ferries has selected the Netherlands-based C-Job Naval Architects to develop the design of the first fully electric roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry in Greece.


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Western Marine Electronics, Arcturus Marine Systems, and SmartCatch are to be amalgamated and rebranded as INOV8V Marine Group.


Aqueduct Marina has filled its first boat with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a greener alternative to traditional diesel.


A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its board member from industry organization International Chamber of Shipping, partly over the trade association’s stance on climate change, according to the company’s website.


Riva, a Ferretti Group brand, has released a new advert starring a trio of famous faces to celebrate its 180th anniversary, including British football icon David Beckham.


UK government’s Department for Bussiness, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced the appointment of Jane Toogood as the country’s first ‘Hydrogen Champion’.


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