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Germany’s Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union reports that the cruise industry is nowhere near meeting the requirements of the Paris climate goals, as several shipping companies have no specific strategy to become green.
Edison Chouest Offshore, Ørsted and Eversource have executed a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first- ever Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel for the US offshore wind industry.
MAIB SAFETY DIGEST LESSONS FROM MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS OCTOBER 2020 PUBLISHED
In an extract from the introduction to the latest and second MAIB Safety Digest October 2020, Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents said, “This has been a challenging year for
us all, and some sectors of the marine industry have been very hard hit by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
It therefore pains me to say that overall this year there seems to be very little change in the overall rate at which accidents and incidents are occurring. The need to improve safety is therefore very much with us.
I would like to thank Mike Drake (Director Marine Operations, P&O Cruises, Australia) and Sean Friday (Inspector, MAIB) for the introductions they have written to the merchant vessel and fishing vessel sections of this edition. I was struck by Mike’s comment that we need to understand the mind-set of the people doing the job before we improve their performance, and Sean’s frustration that investigators so often see similar issues repeated time and time again in tragic accidents. Some years ago I was discussing a conflict with an army intelligence officer, who said to me, “they are losing, but they are not yet ready to stop fighting”. His words made me think about people’s resistance to or, conversely, willingness to change their approach.
This edition’s Recreational Craft section does not have its own introduction as, unfortunately, the contributor had to back out at the last minute. It therefore falls to me to make some observations. The articles for the Recreational Craft section were chosen some weeks ago, and it is a coincidence that in this issue they are all about high-speed craft accidents. Unfortunately, it is likely that the spring 2021 Safety Digest will be similar, due to the high incidence of fatal and serious injury accidents involving RIBs, personal water craft (jetskis) and other high speed craft that have occurred this summer. It would not be right to read too much into this spike. Marine accidents are like buses: you can wait a long time for one and then a number arrive together. However, it could also be that the COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year prevented many leisure boaters from starting the season slowly, cautiously going afloat in late spring to refresh old skills before the good weather arrives. Whatever the reason, I would encourage all leisure boaters to take advantage of the winter months to refresh their knowledge, carry out the inevitable maintenance tasks, and to plan how best to start next year’s boating seasons.”
Read or download the full Safety Digest at
https://bit.ly/3irnKJw.
Capt Andrew Moll
18 | The Report • December 2020 • Issue 94
Safety Briefings
As melting sea ice opens the Arctic to navigation, more ships are plying the loosely regulated polar waters, bringing increasing amounts of climate-warming pollution says Reuters.
Wight Shipyard Co has achieved a UK first by building four ferries simultaneously at its yard in Cowes for a leading Maltese tour operator.
Auckland’s largest marina is undergoing a huge redevelopment project which will eventually see the addition of over 80 new berths. Westhaven Marina, situated in the heart of Auckland is expanding both on shore and on the water.
DNV GL has completed the world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle. In-water bottom surveys using ROVs have now been carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first completed on the Wilson Fedje by a surveyor from Høvik.
The small craft panel at the International Organization for Standardization has announced the appointment of Craig Scholten as its new chairman for 2021-2023.
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