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UK MAIB Investigation: Lack of training and inadequate PPE leads to fumigant poisoning

portnews - May 24, 2022

UK MAIB published its preliminary report on a fumigant poisoning that took place on the general cargo vessel Thorco Angela, with 1 person injured. The...

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USGC Concludes the Investigation and States HARMONY OF THE SEAS Violated the Rocket Safety Zone

portnews - May 24, 2022

The US coast guard investigation into the matter of a Royal Caribbean vessel, HARMONY OF THE SEAS, venturing into the Cape Canaveral rocket safety...

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Watch: Paddleboarding family swept out to sea, rescued by RNLI

portnews - May 23, 2022

A family was rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) after being swept 1.5 miles out to sea. They’d been caught out on...

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Weather-Related Maritime Disasters: Can Mother Nature Be Blamed for Lost Vessels & Lives?

portnews - May 23, 2022

Weather is a constant risk at sea, and wind is the driving force behind it. Wind generates waves and ocean swells. When wind flows...

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U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For More Survivors From Capsized Migrant Vessel Off Puerto Rico

portnews - May 16, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for additional survivors from a capsized vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico on Sunday after...

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Simplifying saving lives: automating AMVER

portnews - May 12, 2022

NAVTOR has teamed up with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to integrate AMVER into its innovative digital chart table software NavStation. The result...

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Dead Diver and Cocaine Found After Bulker Docks in Australia

portnews - May 10, 2022

Australian police and border protection services are investigating a bulker that arrived in Newcastle over the weekend after the body of a diver was...

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Indian Seafarer Goes Missing Off Tunisian Coast

portnews - May 10, 2022

It has been two weeks since a Kerala-based Indian sailor, Arjun Raveendran, has gone missing in the waters off Tunisia. However, there’s no information...

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