Turkish authorities have seized nearly 52 kilograms of cocaine that was found wrapped in plastic and tied to the chain of a ship’s anchor.
A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which a crew member observed a piece of metal debris lying under the crane boom tip, during a vessel transit during which the crane was unused in its boom rest.
Over the past week, no incident of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia between 8th – 13rd November 2023.
Since January 2023, a total of 92 incidents comprising 91 actual incidents and one attempted incident of armed robbery against ships were reported to the Centre.
An incident in which a derrick barge crew member sustained first- and second-degree burns on his left wrist when he reached out to grab an oxygen bottle valve, even though he was wearing rigging gloves and a fire-retardant shirt, during the process of decommissioning a platform.