Maritime News Thread

seanmacc · 29-05-2013 9:11am

tricky D wrote: »

Near miss in the bay earlier today.

FB/Tweet from the Baily:

Storm in a tea cup apparently. Was talking to one of the Irish Ferries Port Controllers RE this incident. The photo makes the ships look closer than they actually were. Apparently there was two widths of the Swift between the two ships. The Swift didn't go into full reverse but it did cut its engines so as to give way to the cruise ship. Apparently the blowing of the ships horn is something vessels do for cruise ships anyway (It gives the waving tourists something to be thrilled skinny about). The Cruise Ship would of had a Dublin Port pilot on board anyway so the chances of a Costa Concordia would of been virtually nil.

pedroeibar1 · 29-05-2013 10:18am

Thanks. That makes sense.

Storm 10 · 30-05-2013 2:50pm

Dont forget this weekend in Galway, LE Aoife has arrived in along with Celtic Explorer and open to the public, Air Sea rescue demo woth Shannon Coastguard helicopter and Galway Lifeboat on Saturday at Salthill 3pm.

http://www.galwayseafestival.com/

05-06-2013 9:38am

Heard about this one a few days ago, now made the media.
Tragic loss of 10 lives when the anchor handling tug Jascon 4 sank in Nigeria last week.

On a DSV at the moment so came up at daily meeting this morning. Imagine the divers surprise when down recovering bodies to find someone still alive inside the vessel after 2 days at on seabed at 30m.

http://gcaptain.com/miracle-sea-sailor-survives-spending/?fb_action_ids=10200874844890530&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A527569590632708%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Brought him up in the bell and into the bin to decompressed for 2 days, apparently doing OK.

murphym7 · 05-06-2013 9:50am

323 wrote: »

Heard about this one a few days ago, now made the media.
Tragic loss of 10 lives when the anchor handling tug Jascon 4 sank in Nigeria last week.

On a DSV at the moment so came up at daily meeting this morning. Imagine the divers surprise when down recovering bodies to find someone still alive inside the vessel after 2 days at on seabed at 30m.

http://gcaptain.com/miracle-sea-sailor-survives-spending/?fb_action_ids=10200874844890530&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A527569590632708%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Brought him up in the bell and into the bin to decompressed for 2 days, apparently doing OK.

That’s pretty incredible all right. I can only imagine what was going through the guy’s head during that time. I don't think I would have had the bottle to stay there for 2 days, I would probably have done something rash that would have ultimately killed me.

seven_eleven · 12-06-2013 8:36pm

3 killed in Tramore bay this evening after fishing boat capsizes.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0612/456277-waterford-fishing/

At least 2 lifeboats sent to scene with SAR helicopter. Shame really seeing as its an area well covered by the coast guard and RNLI.

long range shooter · 13-06-2013 6:49am

323 wrote: »

Heard about this one a few days ago, now made the media.
Tragic loss of 10 lives when the anchor handling tug Jascon 4 sank in Nigeria last week.

On a DSV at the moment so came up at daily meeting this morning. Imagine the divers surprise when down recovering bodies to find someone still alive inside the vessel after 2 days at on seabed at 30m.

http://gcaptain.com/miracle-sea-sailor-survives-spending/?fb_action_ids=10200874844890530&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A527569590632708%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200874844890530%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Brought him up in the bell and into the bin to decompressed for 2 days, apparently doing OK.

Thats what happens when you put a harbour tug to do anchorhandling/towing offshore.Complete madness:eek:

13-06-2013 8:22am

long range shooter wrote: »

Thats what happens when you put a harbour tug to do anchorhandling/towing offshore.Complete madness:eek:

Exactly.

Nigeria!

Sums it up in one word.

murphym7 · 15-06-2013 10:11am

This story is an interesting one:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2341078/British-sailors-anti-piracy-mission-Somalia-navy-warship-arrested-Senegal-just-days-impounded-Tenerife.html

mp22 · 15-06-2013 7:39pm

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/detained-cargo-ship-sold-for-48m-to-pay-crews-wages-234191.html

Detained cargo ship sold for €4.8m to pay crew’s wages

Saturday, June 15, 2013

By Eoin English
Irish Examiner Reporter

A huge cargo ship detained in Dublin Port for non-payment of its crew was sold by court-ordered auction yesterday for €4.8m.
The Belize-registered 600-ft long bulk carrier, MV Clipper Faith, was bought by a Greek shipping firm after bids soared from €2.1m to €4.8m in under five minutes.

roundymac · 16-06-2013 9:42am

mp22 wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/detained-cargo-ship-sold-for-48m-to-pay-crews-wages-234191.html

Huge!!!! Typical journo crap. When I was growing up ships collided, now they crash into "thing". Another Examiner journo did'nt know the difference between "dropping and weighting the anchor". On RTE news there was a tanker that had run aground near New Ross being "dislodged" the following morning. :mad:

Jambo · 17-06-2013 9:28pm

316m Merchant vessel 'Mol Comfort' splits into two and sinks off Mumbai coast,

http://m.indianexpress.com/news/merchant-vessel-mol-comfort-splits-into-two-off-mumbai-coast-crew-rescued/1130174/

good to hear that all her crew were rescued

knucklehead6 · 18-06-2013 7:40am

Jambo wrote: »

316m Merchant vessel 'Mol Comfort' splits into two and sinks off Mumbai coast,

http://m.indianexpress.com/news/merchant-vessel-mol-comfort-splits-into-two-off-mumbai-coast-crew-rescued/1130174/

good to hear that all her crew were rescued

According to this both sections are still afloat

http://gcaptain.com/mol-box-ship-suffers-broken-back-sinks-off-yeme/

Conmaicne Mara · 20-06-2013 4:15pm

knucklehead6 wrote: »

According to this both sections are still afloat

http://gcaptain.com/mol-box-ship-suffers-broken-back-sinks-off-yeme/

Gonna need a real big tube of superglue for that :eek:

who the fug · 20-06-2013 4:26pm

Industrial size box of asprin for all the people involved in the insurance claims for the next few years

One of the joys of switching jobs getting rid of them files off your desk

goldie fish · 20-06-2013 5:58pm

At least the cargo can still be delivered... instead of being at the bottom, or floating semi submerged...

who the fug · 20-06-2013 8:11pm

goldie fish wrote: »

At least the cargo can still be delivered... instead of being at the bottom, or floating semi submerged...

No all them letters of credit are void, expiry dates and then the General average which has everyone grabbing a valium

tricky D · 28-06-2013 4:53pm

EU plans to make it mandatory for ship owners to measure carbon emissions

[extract]

Carbon reporting for ships using EU ports will become legally binding if approved by the European parliament

Owners of large ships using EU ports will have to measure and report annual carbon emissions from January 2018 under new European commission proposals published on Friday.

The plans stop short of including shipping emissions in the EU carbon market, but the commission says they can still have an impact and are part of its work towards global emissions agreements.

full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/28/carbon-emissions-eu-ships

Cookie_Monster · 29-06-2013 9:34am

tricky D wrote: »

Owners of large ships using EU ports will have to measure and report annual carbon emissions from January 2018 under new European commission proposals published on Friday.

The plans stop short of including shipping emissions in the EU carbon market, but the commission says they can still have an impact and are part of its work towards global emissions agreements.

why so long? Just measure fuel burn, it'll give your answer and is simple to do right now.

murphym7 · 29-06-2013 11:41am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

why so long? Just measure fuel burn, it'll give your answer and is simple to do right now.

I am not sure. I think just reporting fuel burn wont be very accurate. New ships versus old ships. Ships fitted with carbon recovery or carbon scrubbing systems. I think fuel burn simplifies it too much.

Cookie_Monster · 30-06-2013 9:32am

murphym7 wrote: »

I am not sure. I think just reporting fuel burn wont be very accurate. New ships versus old ships. Ships fitted with carbon recovery or carbon scrubbing systems. I think fuel burn simplifies it too much.

possibly but it's an easy place to start and would give a pretty accurate figure. After all you only need to measure emissions on build / sea trials for new ships or once off test and allow for a yearly degradation.

Jambo · 05-07-2013 8:57am

Interesting website about the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller with some insights about her build and sea trials

goldie fish · 05-07-2013 4:00pm

I see my old employers, Union Transport (Sometimes known as Bromley Shipping) have gone into administration. Some of its fleet of Low Air draught bulk coasters were placed under arrest.
Judging by the recent collision in Belfast involving one of their ships, their already low standards must have hit rock bottom. The seas are safer without them. Once upon a time they were Irish Flagged, but in later years they bounced off every single F.O.C state possible, before ending up registered in Douglas.
The only job losses mentioned seem to be from their Bromley office. No doubt their crews have moved on to other low paid positions.

Tabnabs · 06-07-2013 9:45am

25 Years to the day since the Piper Alpha disaster, 167 men lost their lives in the space of two hours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22840445

I was out at Piper Bravo on one of my first trips on a supply boat and remember seeing the buoy that marks the location of Alpha, a sobering sight.

Jambo · 08-07-2013 1:41pm

I see the Irish Lights Vessel Granuaille has taken leave of her normal AtoN Maintenance Duties and is Assisting with Cable Burial Project on the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Windfarm.

I wonder is this to do with the separation of Irish Lights and Trinity House with regards to funding and is this part of a drive to use the Granuaille as another revenue stream from the Commissioners ?

Link to a relavent Ntm

Tabnabs · 08-07-2013 2:58pm

CIL are desperate for alternative streams of funding due to the upcoming split. We'll see a lot more of this from the 'Granny'.

who the fug · 08-07-2013 4:05pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

CIL are desperate for alternative streams of funding due to the upcoming split. We'll see a lot more of this from the 'Granny'.

Why the split, was explained to me in no uncertain terms by an ex commissioner that the current situation was the best way ?

Tabnabs · 09-07-2013 9:33am

Because the UK government (and shipping companies paying light dues) are saying enough is enough, stop paying for the Irish, it's time they looked after themselves. Although, CIL is probably the original 'Cross Border Agency' and will continue to operate a 32 county coverage so some funding will still be needed from the GLA to cover that area.

who the fug · 10-07-2013 8:03am

QE 2 to set sail , to be refurbed in an unknow chinese shipyard

Still reckon she will be scrapped, whilst she is a name it is not to the same level as the Queen Mary and she struggles to pay her way

Tabnabs · 21-07-2013 9:24am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG9mTy9ZXeo

Police boat chase Swedish police are chasing two men that stole a $30,000 boat. You can see the thieves trying to outrun the police when they decide to make a U-turn and head straight towards them instead.

goldie fish · 23-07-2013 7:11am

So who wants to foot the bill for this? I'm glad we don't have state run oil exploration now.

Providence abandons Kerry well

By Geoff Percival

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The first well to be drilled at the highly anticipated Dunquin oil and gas prospect off the Kerry coast has been abandoned, sending shares in the field’s Irish stakeholder — Providence Resources — plummeting by nearly 10%.

The Dunquin North exploration well was found to be mainly water-based, with no commercially recoverable hydrocarbons contained.

However, the Dublin-based exploration firm — which has a 16% stake in the Dunquin field — has put a positive spin on things, saying the finding de-risks the entire South Porcupine Basin and shows the potential of the adjacent Dunquin South well.

Initial drilling also found evidence of a possible residual oil column, suggesting better news lies elsewhere in the Dunquin prospect and further afield in the Porcupine Basin

Providence chief executive Tony O’Reilly jr said the findings provide "hard data" on the area for the first time and mean that the Dunquin dream remains "alive and well".

He said Dunquin North has demonstrated "all of the key components of a working petroleum system exist in the southern Porcupine Basin".

"These data are encouraging not just for the adjacent Dunquin South prospect, but also for the basin in general, and are likely to intensify the already growing industry focus on this emerging hydrocarbon exploration arena."

ExxonMobil — which acts as operator at Dunquin, and owns a 25.5% stake — was more downbeat. "This project had a higher level of risk and a higher reward, which unfortunately was unsuccessful. This result underlines the uncertain nature of deepwater exploration," said Exxon’s European exploration director, Kevin Biddle.

Analysts seemed more positive. Job Langbroek said the results will be initially viewed as disappointing, but the potential presence of oil "significantly de-risks" the basin and "bodes well for Providence’s other prospects in the region".

London-based Liberum Capital seconded that opinion and said long-term investor attention should now turn to Providence’s Barryroe farm-out deal.

The immediate result yesterday, however, was a near 9.5% drop in Providence’s share price — down nearly 30% since the start of the year — to €5.55.

Cookie_Monster · 23-07-2013 9:18am

A shipment of 130 tonnes of fin whale meat has been sent back to Iceland, as jubilant animal rights activists highlighted the "pointlessness" of the trade.

Television pictures showed the boat returning to its original port of Reykjavik laden with the meat, followed by a boat chartered by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

The boat carrying the meat from 10 whales originally left the Icelandic capital in June before docking in Rotterdam, then Hamburg.

But before its scheduled departure for Japan, the Dutch maritime transporter Samskip announced on July 11 that it had agreed with other carriers not to export the meat and instead send it back to Iceland.

The company also promised not to carry whale meat in future.

Sigursteinn Masson, spokesman for the IFAW in Iceland, said: "No one wants this meat.

"We wanted to make people aware of how pointless the whale hunt is, especially the finback hunt."

Iceland only resumed the hunting of fin whales this year, the second largest animal on Earth after the blue whale, after suspending whaling in 2011 and 2012, partly because its largest market, Japan, was suffering from an economic downturn.

The International Whaling Commission has banned commercial whaling, but this is not recognised by Iceland.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10901364

Tabnabs · 23-07-2013 9:28am

Hang on,

But before its scheduled departure for Japan, the Dutch maritime transporter Samskip announced on July 11 that it had agreed with other carriers not to export the meat and instead send it back to Iceland.

So really there was a customer, but then Samskip and other shipping companies put an embargo on transporting the cargo, so it will end up being sold to the domestic market, or being sent on again by another carrier...

knucklehead6 · 24-07-2013 12:52pm

This posted on ICG facebook page

Larbre34 · 24-07-2013 1:05pm

Astrid is reported to have struck rocks off the Co. Cork coast, major rescue operation to remove 30 on board under way

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0724/464385-tall-ship-astrid/

Tabnabs · 24-07-2013 2:43pm

Source: https://www.facebook.com/OceanaddictsDiveLiveaboard

tricky D · 24-07-2013 4:40pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLc3bi-AvQ

andy_g · 24-07-2013 6:20pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10901364

About time that happened to be honest.

HeidiHeidi · 24-07-2013 6:24pm

tricky D wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLc3bi-AvQ

What an awful, sad sight :mad:

But a huge well done to all the emergency services and others who assisted in the rescue - this is an event that could have ended so, so differently......

tricky D · 30-07-2013 10:41pm

Sigh

Astrid Plundered

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

THIEVES operating under the cover of darkness have stolen a valuable compass, bell and wheel from the stricken Dutch ship, Astrid.
The three items are thought to have been stolen by looters, who approached the 95-year-old vessel in a rib overnight on Friday.
The discovery was made on Saturday when Coastguard members went to the site of the ship, where it sank near Kinsale on Wednesday.

...

Full article: http://www.eveningecho.ie/2013/07/30/astrid-plundered/

:mad:

jamesdiver · 30-07-2013 11:58pm

That is disappointing. The protection of that vessel comes under Customs remit according to anther article I read. Must have been a flag day somewhere that night

In all seriousness though, you'd think the insurers would have some guard duty when the seas have been this calm.

seanmacc · 31-07-2013 11:17am

jamesdiver wrote: »

That is disappointing. The protection of that vessel comes under Customs remit according to anther article I read. Must have been a flag day somewhere that night In all seriousness though, you'd think the insurers would have some guard duty when the seas have been this calm.

Then again some people believe in the right of salvage.

Tabnabs · 31-07-2013 11:37am

seanmacc wrote: »

Then again some people believe in the right of salvage.

The right of salvage is well enshrined in maritime law. The aspect we see here is called Plunder.

long range shooter · 31-07-2013 12:15pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

The right of salvage is well enshrined in maritime law. The aspect we see here is called Plunder.

Yes and not in international waters either;)

goldie fish · 31-07-2013 8:35pm

The reports of plunder are inaccurate.

Cookie_Monster · 31-07-2013 9:30pm

goldie fish wrote: »

The reports of plunder are inaccurate.

in what way?

long range shooter · 01-08-2013 8:34am

A Greek court has convicted nine of a total thirteen defendants on trial for their role in the fatal 2007 sinking of the Sea Diamond cruise ship off the coast of Santorini.
The strictest sentence -12 years and two months and an €8,000 fine- was handed to the ship’s captain for causing an accident, negligence that led to manslaughter, and marine pollution.
Also sentenced were a DNV employee (8 years), the navigation officer (two years and 10 months), the chief engineer (two years and four months), the company’s legal representative (two years), an inspector/auditor (15 months) and a security officer (six months and a €600 fine), according to Greece’s Enet English. The first engineer officer, chief officer, chief steward and the cabin manager were all acquitted.

Surprised to see even DNV from the classification even sentenced.
Wonder what the outcome of the Costa concordia will be.

http://gcaptain.com/greek-court-convicts-nine-over-2007-sea-diamond-sinking/

Tabnabs · 01-08-2013 9:09am

July 31 (Bloomberg) — IDA Ireland, charged with winning overseas investment for the country, is backing plans to develop a shipping-finance center in Dublin, bidding to emulate the city’s position as an international aviation leasing hub.

A company called ISSC Dublin Ltd. said in a filing to Dublin City Council that it’s acting for an unidentified investor planning a shipping services project that may result in more than 3,500 hirings in the city’s docklands. In a separate filing, IDA Ireland said it supports the proposals.

The shipping services center “in Dublin docklands will become the prime location for shipping finance, leasing, innovative debt structuring products and specialist maritime services including securitizing and listing,” ISSC said.

Full story here http://gcaptain.com/ireland-global-ship-finance/

get you CVs in now

Tabnabs · 01-08-2013 9:17am

Ardmore, which hopes to list on the New York Stock Exchange, presently operates eight vessels, with four on order from SPP Shipbuilding, in Korea, and hopes to acquire as many as 12 additional ships - mainly newbuildings.

This is a good solid story- a financial shipping company formed at cyclical lows now testing the IPO waters; unlike a number of listed companies, it does not operate in parallel with a private entity. Technical managers include Bernhard Schulte and Thome. Its vessels, modern MR product tankers, and chemical tankers, are on charter to names including Koch, Cargill, Itochu and Navig8. Vessels not yet delivered will be of Eco designs, while existing ships have been or will be retrofitted for more economical operation.

http://www.seatrade-global.com/dispatches/ardmore-shipping-ipo-shows-the-way-for-private-equity.html

pedroeibar1 · 01-08-2013 9:33am

long range shooter wrote: »

A Greek court has convicted ..............The strictest sentence -12 years and two months and an €8,000 fine- was handed to the ship’s captain for causing an accident, negligence that led to manslaughter, and marine pollution.............wonder what the outcome of the Costa concordia will be.

Considerably less - there was a pleabargain, sentences are so low it is likely that no jailtime will be served
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/20/italy-ship-trial-idUSL6N0FQ05E20130720

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