Loss Prevention Advice
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Pirates boarded the chemical/product tanker Success 9 on Monday, 300 miles off the of Ivory Coast a few weeks after Monjasa Reformer tanker was also attacked in the area.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) stated that the Success 9, a Singapore-registered oil tanker, was boarded by unidentified men on Monday, April 10 about 300 nautical miles off the coast of Abidjan, Cote d’lvoire. There are 20 crew of various nationalities onboard the vessel, of which one of them is a Singapore citizen.
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Failure to comply with company procedures regarding entry into enclosed spaces can be fatal. This key shipboard operation sadly continues to cause injury and take lives every year, and in the following, we briefly deal with the hazards, regulations and procedures involved in entering enclosed spaces.
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Cargo liquefaction and dynamic separation have been the cause of a significant number of vessel losses, with many crew deaths. There have also been many near misses, with vessels developing significant stability issues due to these phenomena.
Although shippers are obligated to provide safe cargo, the Club continues to see incidents where this is not the case. Section 8.4 of the IMSBC Code details a test procedure that the Master and crew may use for determining the possibility of liquefaction – the Can Test. It is strongly recommended that dry bulk cargoes declared as Group A or which have a large proportion of fine material are subjected to regular can testing before and during loading.
Unfortunately, we have seen that this testing procedure is often carried out incorrectly, which can give false reassurance regarding the suitability of the material for shipment.
Watch relevant video at the following link.
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The IMO Legal Committee, 110th session, that took place 21-26 March, 2023, welcomed the adoption of the Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, on 7 December 2022, by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The UN General Assembly authorized a signing ceremony for the Convention to be held during September 2023 in Beijing and recommended the Convention to be known as the “Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships”. The General Assembly calls on Governments and regional economic integration organizations to consider joining the convention to strengthen the international legal framework for shipping and navigation.
UN explain that in most States, courts have the authority to order the sale of a ship to satisfy a claim that is brought against the ship or shipowner. Such a claim is typically brought to foreclose a ship mortgage (in the event of default in repayment) or to enforce a maritime lien against the ship.