Safety & Training

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first Zelim Guardian rescue craft has begun construction at Coastal Workboats shipyard in Exeter UK, and will have a complete powertrain package supplied by Seawork exhibitor Proteum.

17th February 2023

Conveyor belt rescue craft could operate uncrewed

17th February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following the success of two ambulance 2200 fast catamarans last year, two similar vessels have been ordered for operations in Bergen, Norway, for marine services firm Buksér og Berging.

1st February 2023

Norway orders more ambulance boats

1st February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report following the breaking of a tug’s towline pennant while assisting a container ship, including recommendations to the tug’s classification society and owner.

31st January 2023

Report examines towline pennant snap

31st January 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Presenting the opening address at the annual London Salvage & Wreck Conference, International Salvage Union (ISU) President Captain Nicholas Sloane has outlined the current environment marine salvors are operating in.

31st January 2023

ISU raises fire risk issue at conference

31st January 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The British Tugowners Association, as part of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has published a good practice guide for recovering persons from the water into small vessels.

30th January 2023

Life-saving help published for safety at sea

30th January 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new document raises awareness of the life-threatening risks posed to divers as they go about their daily work under water.

27th January 2023

Subsea diver hazards highlighted in new report

27th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An investigation into the Estonian ferry disaster that killed 852 people in 1994 has found flaws in the bow visor construction that should have been picked up during checks were the likely…

26th January 2023

Ferry disaster probe: checks would have found flaws

26th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The search for an offshore worker who vanished from a jack-up rig in the North Sea has been called off, media reports have said.

23rd January 2023

Coastguard calls off search for offshore worker

23rd January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A maritime pilot has died during a transfer to a large ocean-going vessel in the UK’s Humber Estuary, the UK Maritime Pilots Association (UKMPA) has reported.

12th January 2023

Marine pilot dies in tragic transfer accident

12th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As demand for offshore services rises with the burgeoning number of wind farms, crewing has become one of the toughest challenges facing marine services today, with levels falling to critical levels across…

5th January 2023

​North Star launches ambitious crew recruitment drive

5th January 2023