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The US Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has published an investigation report about the capsizing of the liftboat Seacor Power in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident claimed the lives of 13 people.

On April 13, 2021, the liftboat made its way into the Gulf of Mexico from Port Fourchon destined for an offshore rig. On its journey, the boat encountered a severe storm and Seacor Power capsized. Just 6 of the 19 onboard the vessel owned by Seacor Marine were rescued. Among the dead was the boat’s captain, David Ledet. Continue reading “US Coast Guard issues final report on fatal liftboat capsizing”

The European Committee for drawing up Standards in the field of Inland Navigation (CESNI) has published a good practice guide on cybersecurity in inland navigation, focusing on ports. The good practice guide was developed in partnership with the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) and aims to be an accessible framework for all inland ports, regardless of their size or location in Europe. Here is an insight into the new publication and its key takeaways.

As the world continues to become more interconnected and more reliant on digital services, cybersecurity attacks are continually increasing. Several ports have been victims of cyberattacks in the past few years, Continue reading “Boosting cybersecurity awareness in inland navigation and especially for ports”

The Black Sea MoU has published its Annual Report on Port State Control in the Black Sea region, covering the period between 1st January and 31st December 2022.

Over the course of the 2022 calendar year, 4,972 inspections, involving 3,501 individual ships, were carried out on ships registered by 77 Flag Administrations in the Black Sea Region. The war in Ukraine has heavily affected shipping in the Black Sea Region, including Ukrainian ports. In early 2022, before the onset of the war on 24 February, the number of inspections (958) returned to the pre-Covid and was slightly more than the total number of inspections in this period of 2019 (848). Continue reading “Black Sea MoU Port State Control Annual Report 2022”

The Paris MoU has published its 2022 Annual Report, which provides an overview of its activities and statistics for last year. According to the report ship inspections have normalised compared to the two previous years. Inspections could be carried out again at a level that is customary for the Paris MoU.

COVID-19 was no longer a major concerns on imposing restrictions. However, the information on inspection results from 2022 was difficult to compare with the two previous years because of the different circumstances regarding numbers of inspections and deficiencies due to the pandemic. Continue reading “2022 Paris MoU Annual Report published”

This article has been extracted from the much longer main report and covers specific aspects of marine transportation safety.

The TSB received 1209 reports of marine transportation occurrences in 2022 (241 accidents and 968 incidents), including seven fatalities.

The total of 241 marine transportation accidents represents an increase from the 220 accidents in 2021 but is lower than the 10-year average of 276. In 2022, 82% of accidents were shipping accidents (when a ship, for example, sinks, founders, or capsizes), the same as the previous 10-year average (82%). The remaining 18% of accidents in 2022 were aboard a ship (when a person was killed or seriously injured when, for example, boarding a ship or by falling overboard), also the same as the previous 10-year average (18%). Continue reading “The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2022-23”