Loss Prevention Advice
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According to Spanish authorities, nine migrants have been arrested in the Canary Islands after trying to force a Vroon platform supply vessel to head there and not Morocco.
In particular, on 2nd October, at a location approximately 50 nautical miles northeast of Lanzarote, the easternmost island of the Canary Islands, the OSV Vos Pace came upon two migrant boats
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Fuel consumed on board a ship requires heating to pump it from its storage to its settling or service tanks. However, some cargoes are extremely heat sensitive and therefore heating of tanks adjacent to cargo holds should be done with caution.
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A container ship caught fire in island of Kea, Greece, for an unknown reason in one of its containers, which was immediately confined by the crew.
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A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) focuses on an incident in which a dock worker suffered a serious hand injury during mooring operations, to provide lessons learned.