Lifeboat failures highlight perils of sea
It is well known to those concerned with safety at sea that behind a thick hedgerow of rules and regulations there exist real people and, sometimes, real danger. Continue reading
Money and blood
It is not clear whether the loss of the Jian Fu Star (October 27th 2010: 13 fatalities); Nasco Diamond (November 10th 2010: 21 fatalities); or the Hong Wei (December 3rd, 2010: 10 fatalities) involved a ship that lacked P&I cover or that was not classed with a known classification society. Continue reading
Should we blame flag states for Nickel Ore disasters?
I wanted to follow up on a point Matt Turner made in one of the comments to my Nickel Ore disaster story. Continue reading
Where’s the response to Nickel Ore casualties?
For many years, cargo experts, underwriters, trade associations and the IMO have warned of the dangers posed by certain mineral cargoes. In little more than a month, three bulk carriers and their crews have been lost. Continue reading
Happy birthday to us
This week I was in London to have my annual meet the press day and also to celebrate a year of this wonderful blog.
With over 160 posts and over a thousand visitors a month I would like to say a big thank you to my contributors in particular Michael Grey and to the readers whose comments have me enthralled.
Here is an extract of a video interview that I had with Ship Management International at the event… Continue reading