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Critical situation, knife fight on board of container ship with dozens of migrants
Situation on board of container ship MARINA has become critical. 13-crew including Ukrainians, is encountering shortages of food and fresh water, and has to recycle aircon water for washing and toilet purposes. 78 migrants on board, of the majority claiming to be Bangladeshi, the rest being allegedly from Morocco, Chad, Libya and Sudan, are on the verge of explosion – revolt or mutiny or just chaotic violence. There was already a knife fight among them, which thankfully, didn’t involve crew.
Predictably, Malta and Italy refuse to let the ship in and disembark rescued migrants, who may become violent towards crew any time. Crew of course, is absolutely unprepared to handle such kind of situation, such an extremity.
As of 1400 UTC May 6, MARINA was in the same position, drifting S off Lampedusa. Italy or Malta may at least send a Navy or CG ship, to control migrants and to provide most necessary items, such as food and water....Posted On:7-May-2020
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Container ship broke off her moorings, Chittagong
Container ship MAERSK SIHANOUKVILLE broke off her moorings at Chittagong port, Bangladesh, in the morning May 6. She drifted to the middle of the river, where finally, she was taken under control by port tug. The ship was taken back to berth, though understood, not without problems. No damages reported, no containers loss. Strong wind and current are believed to be the cause of an accident.Posted On:7-May-2020
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Industry Sets Out 12-Step Roadmap to Free Seafarers - The Maritime Executive
The IMO has issued a 12-step plan to assist governments enact coordinated procedures for the safe movement of seafarers. The aim is to provide its 174 member states with a roadmap to free seafarers from their Covid-19 lockdown and allow appropriate exemptions for them to crew change.
The 55-page roadmap has been advanced by a broad coalition of seafarers’ unions, and international shipping industry associations, with input from airline industry representatives, international organizations, and the insurance sector. The 12-step solution provides governments with the global framework to facilitate changeovers of ships’ crews, including the lack of available flights. The protocols set out the responsibility of governments, shipowners, transport providers and seafarers.
In two weeks’, time, approximately 150,000 merchant seafarers will need to be changed over to ensure compliance with international maritime regulations, with tens of thousands currently trapped onboard ships across the globe due to the continuing imposition of travel restrictions.
The issue is increasingly taking on a humanitarian dimension for those crews which have already spent many months at sea and which urgently need to be repatriated to their home countries and to be replaced. Apart from the need for shipping companies to comply with international regulations and contractual obligations, service periods on board ships cannot be extended indefinitely due to the dangerous impacts this has for the health and well-being of ship crew and, most importantly, safe ship operations.
Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said: “The problem is simplistic, but the solution is complex. So, we have stepped up and done the homework and developed the protocols. We are now working with governments to implement this roadmap.
“Seafarers continue to work really hard, day-in, day-out and far away from loved ones, but if we are not able to free our seafarers from their COVID-19 lockdown we could start to see disruption to trade and more importantly we increase the risk of accident and occurrences of mental health issues. Putting this off is no longer an option.”Posted On:7-May-2020
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German rescue ship Alan Kurdi blocked in Italy for irregularities - Gulf Times
The Italian coastguard has grounded German migrant rescue ship Alan Kurdi at the port of Palermo, Sicily, after identifying ‘several irregularities.’
Sea-Eye, the charity that operates the vessel, called the decision ‘grotesque’ on Wednesday and said it would prevent a resumption of its rescue activities for the rest of May.
The impounding was decided after a Tuesday on-board inspection and will last ‘until the irregularities detected [...] are rectified,’ the Guardia Costiera said in an overnight statement.
It said the irregularities were ‘of a technical and operational nature to the extent that they risk compromising not only the safety of the crew, but also of those who have been or could be rescued.’ ...Posted On:7-May-2020
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143 Indonesian crew of Costa Smeralda cruise ship return home - ANTARA English
Some 143 of the 253 Indonesian crew members of the Costa Smeralda cruise ship returned home aboard a chartered flight to Jakarta and Denpasar, Wednesday, after the ship docked at Marseille Port since March 15.
The crew members were transported aboard a bus chartered by the ship s operator leaving Marseille for Milan on Tuesday (May 5), according to a statement of the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Marseille here on Wednesday.
Some 84 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 and had to be quarantined aboard the ship, while 26 others decided to take up the offer of Costa Smeralda to continue working at the ship....Posted On:7-May-2020
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Wartsila To Cut 700 Jobs In Ship Unit Revamp - MarineLink
Finland s Wartsila plans to cut 700 jobs globally as the Finnish engineering group splits its ship technology business into three separate business units.
"Even though the timing is challenging, implementing the new organisation and modus operandi fast is important for Wartsila s future success," Vesa Riihimaki, head of Wartsila s Finnish operations said in a statement.
Wartsila said 220 of the 700 job cuts would happen in Finland.Posted On:7-May-2020
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Order book for Korean shipbuilding majors more than halved Q1 from a year ago - Pulse News
Order book for South Korea’s top three shipyards halved in the first quarter from the same period of the previous year as global economic demand soured from virus pandemic and may stay subdued, given the oil price crash and signs of renewed friction between the United States and China.
The country’s three largest shipbuilders - Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (formerly Hyundai Heavy Industries), Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. – bagged a combined $2.1 billion worth new vessel orders in the January-March quarter this year, according to industry sources on Tuesday. Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering landed contracts worth $1.2 billion, Samsung Heavy Industries $500 million and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering $400 million....Posted On:7-May-2020
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