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An oil tanker flying the flag of Comoros capsized off Oman on 15th July. The MSC stated that efforts are ongoing to search for the 16 missing crew members.
The Maritime Security Centre (MSC) of Oman, operated under the Omani defence ministry, did not specify the reason for the tanker capsizing.
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An information notes to draw lessons learned from an incident in which liquefied gas carrier collided with a local tugboat during their northbound transit in the Suez Canal.
The incident
On the day of the accident, the sea was calm, and the visibility was good with southwesterly wind of Beaufort wind scale Force 3. A Hong Kong registered liquefied gas carrier (the vessel) was transiting northbound through the Suez Canal (SC) under the guidance of the pilot while a local tugboat (the tug), which was ahead of the vessel, was also sailing northbound in the SC.
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The Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator has issued an advisory after having investigated eleven incidents of steel plates that were being manually handled falling on seafarers.
As explained in the advisory, in eight of the reported incidents, steel plates were stored vertically by leaning them against a stanchion or bulkhead and secured using lashings or a retaining bar to hold them in place (see Figure 1). Materials used for lashings included rope, web straps, and chain. If a retaining bar was used, it was typically secured using studs that were welded to the bulkhead and held in place with nuts.
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On 24 June 2024 the EU Council adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes its first measures targeting Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, further export-related restrictions, sanctioning of vessels and new anti-circumvention measures, such as a requirement for EU companies to undertake best efforts to ensure that non-EU subsidiaries in third countries comply with EU sanctions.