Loss Prevention Advice
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UK Marine Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an investigation report about an incident that occurred on 24 November 2021, into the flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable migrant boat resulting in the loss of at least 27 lives in the Dover Strait.
The incident
At about 1300 on 24 November 2021, a French registered fishing vessel reported sighting bodies in the water approximately 9 nautical miles from Calais within French waters. This triggered a French search and rescue operation, with UK support. A total of 27 bodies and two survivors were reported recovered from the sea and taken to France.
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A cruise ship has safely made its way back to the United Kingdom following a tumultuous encounter with a powerful storm in the Bay of Biscay.
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A shipmaster was injured in a sea robbery incident on a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier off Singapore’s Strait of Malacca, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
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One actual incident of armed robbery against ships (CAT 2 incident) in Asia was reported, between 24th and 30th October.
The incident occurred on 27 Oct 23 to a bulk carrier while underway in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS). Five perpetrators armed with knives boarded the ship, and the master was stabbed in the chest. His condition was reported to be stable and he was conveyed ashore for medical treatment when the ship arrived in Singapore.