Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- MSC containership locates overboard cruise passenger after 20 hours October 16, 2026A woman has been rescued after spending 20 hours in Mediterranean waters after she jumped overboard on October 10th from Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas ....
- Howden confirms Emma Carpenter as Head of Superyachts, London October 14, 2026UK-based international broker Howden has confirmed the appointment of Emma Carpenter as Head of Superyachts, London, initially announced in August ....
- More bodies recovered from Filo Jet as investigations continue October 9, 2026The bodies of Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül have been recovered from the capsized high-speed craft Filo Jet (IMO 8962034), the 21st and 22nd respectively since the ship sank off Kyrenia (IMN Sept...
- Virgo Transport 8 to be raised intact in order to recover remains October 8, 2026The insurer and the owner of the lost passenger / vehicle RoRo Virgo Transport 8 (IMO 8625179) have reached an agreement to raise the wreck of the sunken vessel, which could assist in the recovery...
- What will happen to the Funchal? October 7, 2026The days might be numbered for one of the few remaining classic passenger ships afloat as the 65-years-old Funchal (IMO 5124162) is currently being auctioned as part of the insolvency of her owner....
- Pleasure craft hits whale, crew rescued from lifeboat September 30, 2026The four sailors on the Australia-flagged boat Tai Tam (MMSI 503081650) spent several hours in a life raft way out in the South Pacific, about 250nm north of Norfolk ....
- Scottish government announces temporary plan to save Ferguson jobs, for now September 22, 2026The Scottish government has announced a new stopgap plan to keep the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Glasgow operational and to avoid laying off the ....
- Salvage operation begins after fatal ferry fire September 18, 2026The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed its search of all passenger spaces aboard the burned-out RoRo ferry June Aster (MMSI 548848200) without ....
- Failed handover caused Quebec ferry to hit dock September 18, 2026A Québec ferry hit a wharf in October 2024, injuring five people, as a result of a failed handoff of engine control between bridge stations, the Transportation Safety Board of ....
- Passenger ferry capsizes in Java Sea, six dead and 129 missing September 15, 2026Six people were reported dead and 129 re still missing after the passenger / vehicle RoRo Virgo Transport 8 (IMO: 8625179) capsized in the Java Sea on 13–14 September ....