Maritime Log
Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 17:18 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
The cause of the accident involving a lifeboat on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty, 40,876gt, in which fi ve crew members died was due to wire fall corrosion, according to Malta’s Maritime Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU), which has issued a safety alert.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 18:05 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
Off Somalia, the Spanish Navy frigate Mendez Nunez provided protection to the super tanker Smyrni, 156,000dwt, after the hijacked vessel was released by Somali pirates.
The Smyrni, with a crew of 26, was carrying 135,000 tonnes of crude oil when she was hijacked on May 11 last year. After 10 months of being held in a pirate anchorage off the Somali coast, it is understood that a ransom was paid for the vessel, and on Mar 10 she was released by her captors.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 18:00 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
The new lifeboat for the Moelfre station is seen off Anglesey where she arrived on Mar 4 from the RNLI in Poole.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 March 2013 20:04 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
One of the largest container ships in the world, the Maersk Line’s Emma Maersk, 170,794gt, was expected to be out of service for some time after water flooded her engine room on Feb 1 shortly after starting her southbound passage through the Suez Canal.
The ship lost main engine power and was towed to the nearby Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT).
Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 18:48 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
Peel Ports has introduced a larger ship onto its Manchester Ship Canal container service following an increase in demand from customers who include Kellogg, Princes Foods and Kingsland Wine.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 18:51 Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)
On Feb 1, the new Dockwise heavy lift ship Dockwise Vanguard, sailed from the South Korea shipyard of her builders Hyundai Heavy Industries at the start of her maiden voyage.
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