Editor’s Letter


Dear Colleague Welcome to the 100th


edition of the


Report Magazine, an auspicious occasion and milestone, one that could not go by unmarked. You may well wonder why the front cover depicts a Liberty ship - a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. The answer is simply that our recently departed and much missed past President, Jeffrey Casciani-Wood, was fascinated by them. You will find several pages in this edition dedicated to Jeffrey’s memory, his legacy and his work. I am grateful to IIMS in-house designer, Craig Williams, for his skill in painting the original cover for this edition.


From humble beginnings back in the 1990s, the Report Magazine has gone from strength to strength. These days, each edition is read by many thousands of marine surveyors around the globe, others with an interest in the sector and those, such as insurers and P&I Clubs, who touch the surveying profession.


This edition is unashamedly different. It is an excuse for me to bring together an eclectic mix of articles and features to celebrate the 100th


interesting features takes a look back at content from the Report


4 | The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100


Magazine in its early black and white days. When compiling the content, two things struck me. Back then, it was common to receive up to half a dozen letters to the editor from each edition. These days I get the odd one or two and I’d like more please! Let’s get a dialogue going. If you have something to contribute, I welcome your comments and letters for publication in future issues. Please email any letters or contributions to info@iims.org.uk.


The second thing is my perhaps controversial comment and recognition that the boating and shipping world seems to have made little progress over the past quarter of a century in terms of the safety of life at sea. In those early editions of the Report, we were reporting details of ships colliding with each other, small craft sinkings and regular deaths at sea. Roll on 25 years and you will find similar stories in this issue. Recently I have heard of tour boats sinking, an allegedly intoxicated skipper hitting a buoy resulting in a fatality, ships grounding, hitting bridges and so on. So, forgive my cynicism, but what’s changed? All of this is vexing, and I wonder what can be done so that we see significant and tangible improvements.


edition. One of the more


This edition marks the last column by outgoing President, Geoff


Mike Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer


Waddington, and the first by incoming President, Peter Broad. This ‘changing of the guard’ formally takes place at the online AGM on 7th


June. I hope to see


you online and even if you cannot make the event live, you can watch it on video on catch up. I would like to thank Geoff for his unstinting service, devotion to duty and friendship over what had been the most challenging two years.


The Murky Bilge is a new feature (see page 39) which will also appear in subsequent editions of the Report too. It was suggested by an IIMS member. Each issue, a genuine photograph will be published. The best answer sent by email to the address provided will receive a copy of the next Report Magazine as a prize.


Sadly, I do not have sufficient space in my column to trail all the excellent articles in this edition, although I would encourage you to read the special article entitled 10 Awesome Ships that were never built (page 64).


Enjoy this special edition of the Report Magazine and here’s to the next one hundred editions!


Survey well.


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