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Felicity Ace, the 6,400 CEU car carrier which caught fire on 16 February while crossing the Atlantic Ocean lost stability and sank on 1 March, after attempts to be towed to safety.
According to the update, the vessel had sunk at around 9 AM local time having suffered a list to starboard. The last vessel position was around 220 nautical miles off the Azores.
The salvage crafts will remain around the area to monitor the situation, MOL Ship Management (Singapore) informed
The Portuguese Navy stated that some debris and a small stain of oily waste are recorded on the site, which is being dispersed by the water jets of the trailers and which is being monitored by the Department of Pollution of the National Maritime Authority and by European Maritime Security Agency (EMSA).
The cause of the fire on Felicity Ace, which was carrying around 4,000 vehicles of the VW, Porsche, Audi, and Lamborghini brands, remains unknown.
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Ships transiting Indonesia to exercise enhanced vigilance, since on Mar 2, three incidents occurred off Nongsa Point, Batam Island within an interval of four hours and at close proximity to each other.
An alert informing that the perpetrators were armed in the three incidents (with a lookalike gun, knives, axe and metal rods). However, the perpetrators did not threaten or harm the crew, and escaped upon being sighted. The crew was safe and nothing was stolen in all three incidents.
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The IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping considered a proposal to prioritize the revision of the IMO model course 1.21 on Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, with a view to including specific content to establish appropriate maritime workplace behavioural norms and essential human elements of psychological safety.
In this connection, the Sub-Committee recognized that psychological safety, mental health and wellbeing (including sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH)) are issues of serious concern in the maritime sector that required coordinated action by relevant organizations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IMO.
Therefore, in order to set a robust foundation for measures to address them properly, the Sub-Committee agreed that, in the first instance, relevant requirements for inclusion in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) should be developed, which could be followed by other actions supported by these mandatory requirements, such as the revision of model courses.
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP must provide clarity on how seafarers will be affected by Russian ships being banned from entering UK ports, The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has urged.
It comes as Mr Shapps announced that he had written to all UK ports requesting that they deny access to any ship which they have reason to believe is Owned, controlled, chartered, or operated by any person connected with Russia΄Owned, controlled, chartered or operated by Designated Persons΄Flying the Russian flag and; Registered in Russia
However, the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), the umbrella charity for UK Merchant Navy and fishing fleets which provides welfare support to seafarers, fishermen and their dependents, is concerned how this will impact seafarers across the world.