Loss Prevention Advice
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Over the past week, no incident of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia was between 19 – 25 December 2023.
Since January 2023, a total of 100 incidents comprising 99 actual incidents and one attempted incident of armed robbery against ships were reported to the Centre.
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In the aftermath of Storm Pia, Danish beaches are currently undergoing a comprehensive cleanup operation following the loss of numerous containers ship at sea, before Christmas.
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A crewmember of a RoRo vessel was hit by vehicle while unloading, in order to draw lessons learned.
The incident
The incident involved a distressing personal near-miss incident on a RoRo cargo ferry.
The crewmembers responsible for the daily task of overseeing freight movements were experienced and qualified individuals. During the incident, the reporting crewmember positioned himself in a blind spot in front of a freight vehicle. Unfortunately, he was knocked over when the freight driver misinterpreted a “thumbs-up” signal from the linkspan operator.
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On December 26 a Singapore-flagged tanker, PEARL KENZO, collided with a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, SUIYUPU 0183, near Chengshan Jiao, China.
According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the tanker was on its way from Penglai, China, to Zhoushan when the event occurred. The China Maritime Safety Administration notified MPA that the fishing vessel had sunk and that eight of the crew members were missing.