Marine Safety Investigation Report - Final Man overboard fatality from the research survey ship Geosounder, 25 August 2007
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At about 0310 on 25 August 2007, while the research ship Geosounder was about 185 miles northeast of Cairns, Australia, en route from New Zealand to Singapore, an off-duty integrated rating (IR) who was skylarking on deck while under the influence of alcohol fell overboard. The crew immediately threw lifebuoys into the water, stopped the [...]
Conduct of intermediate verification audits of ships within the stipulated window period
Ship owners from time to time request permission for extending the time period to conduct the Intermediate verification audits of ships.
Attention is drawn to Section 19 of Part A of the ISPS Code which states that ships are required to [...]
MAIB Report on the investigation of the fire and subsequent sinking of Lady Candida off Corsica on 28 July 2007
On 28 July 2007, Lady Candida was cruising 3 miles off the south west coast of Corsica. On board were a crew of 6 and 11 passengers, 4 of whom were young children. At about 1630, a fire was detected in the yacht’s laundry. Despite efforts to extinguish the fire using portable extinguishers, it quickly [...]
