Paul Peachey

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Paul Peachey

The master of container ship arrested after a fiery collision with a tanker in the North Sea was the lone watchkeeper on the bridge for less than three hours before the impact, according to initial findings by accident investigators. Russian Vladimir Motin, 59, was charged with gross negligence manslaughter by British police last month after the ship he captained, the 804-teu Solong (built 2005), struck a Stena Bulk tanker hauling jet fuel, leaving one seafarer dead.

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Paul Peachey

The Swedish Club has introduced a new real-time system designed to alert ships of the dangers from hidden icebergs. The system will alert vessels when they enter areas of higher-risk navigation based on information supplied by two ice warning services, said the Gothenburg-based insurer. The iceberg tracker is a new feature on the club’s on-board alert system, which uses AIS data to warn the ship’s crew of problems, including severe weather, bunker and pilotage issues, it said in a statement.

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Paul Peachey

Defences available to a ship’s master to counter a state-backed helicopter boarding have been outlined for the first time since the Houthis used the tactic to seize and detain a car carrier. Using firefighting equipment to spray the deck to create a mist, or changing course to maximise a ship’s roll could help prevent a helicopter landing or marines from fast-roping onto the decks, according to a new 60-page security guide backed by key industry players.

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Paul Peachey

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3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Paul Peachey

Four people have been charged in Norway over an alleged bogus insurance company supplying fake papers for shadow fleet vessels. Oslo-based Ro Marine was said to have provided papers for more than 250 ships but operated illegally from an office that did not exist and with no evidence of assets to use in case of a claim, according to news site Danwatch and Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.