Marine Hull

The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.

• Japan sending team to probe Mauritius ship grounding September 21, 2020
  Japan is to send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of the Wakashio (IMO 9337119) off the island's coast, which subsequently led to an environmental crisis ....
• SWZ analyzes Orion crane accident September 21, 2020
  An analysis by SWZ-Maritime’s offshore expert Björn von Ubisch has concluded that the crane accident with DEME’s new offshore vessel Orion 1 was a result of the fact that, while the ship ....
• IUMI 2020: IUMI raises concerns over increased accumulation risk for yachts and inland vessels September 21, 2020
  The impact of Covid-19 has forced many yacht owners to return their vessels to their home port or to a local yard for maintenance. Anneke Kooiman, Chairperson of the Inland Hull, Fishing ....
• IUMI 2020: Electronics on new yachts now cost more than machinery September 21, 2020
  A typical yacht has a 1-in-1,000 chance of being struck by lightning during its lifetime, significantly greater than the 1-in-70,000 chance for an individual, and when that loss occurs ....
• Marine accident round-up : 21st September 2020 September 21, 2020
  Seven crew members of crude oil tanker Cabo Victoria (IMO 9778674) tested positive for Covid-19 while it was moored in Quintero Bay, Chile. A further 13 were carrying out preventive quarantine ....
• Bay of Campeche piracy warning from JWC September 18, 2020
  The Joint War Committee (JWC) has issued an advisory that notes the increased criminal activity in the Bay of Campeche. Off the Atlantic coast of Mexico. It said that offshore assets were ...
• Marine accident round-up : 18th September 2020 September 18, 2020
  Hopper dredger Queen Of The Netherlands (IMO 9164031),was reported to have been attacked by boats with hundreds of fishermen and activists on September 12th while the vessel was off Makassar ....
• Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Alabama as a cat 2 September 17, 2020
  Major shipping areas were missed by Hurricane Sally, which made a slow-moving landfall as a category 2 hurricane yesterday morning. However, some towns that are home to leisure boats could ....
• Cable laying vessel catches fire and sinks off South Korea – Incident Video September 17, 2020
  The sinking of South Korean cable layer Responder (IMO 9215206) n the East China Sea over the weekend has been caught on video. A fire on board was the cause of the vessel's submersion ....
• “No problems” observed by foreman prior to Golden Ray incident September 17, 2020
  A foreman who oversees dock workers at the shipping terminal for vehicles in the port of Brunswick, Georgia, has said that he saw no problems as hundreds of cars and trucks were being loaded ....