Loss Prevention Advice
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The importance of recording the preload condition and defending yourself against allegations of unseaworthiness with strong evidence.
In some recent cases it became apparent that the preload condition of the steel cargo was poor, whether it was physical damage through impact or corrosion damage from wetting. And when such damage to the cargo is noted at discharge, a high value claim can result
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At least one person died and four were injured, while seven are missing, due to a strong explosion in an oil tanker in the province of Samut Songkhram, in western Thailand, on January 17.
According to report, at the time of the incident the tanker was undergoing maintenance repairs, explosion occurred during wielding works.
After the explosion, a fire broke out which was later brought under control.
Due to the accident, one person lost his life, four were injured, while seven more are missing.
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On January 14, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) announced that the search for the Malaysian cargo ship MV Dai Cat 06, which went missing in Indonesian water on January 9, had been officially called off.
MMEA reached this decision as there were no leads to continue with the search, with Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som, the director general of MMEA, saying that the Malaysian Maritime assets are continuing their investigation in Malaysian waters.
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A total of 84 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (80 actual and four attempted incidents) were reported in Asia in the year 2022.
Summary of analytics of incidents
- Majority of the incidents were CAT 4 (52%)
- Number of perpetrators: 4-6 men (33%), 1-3 men (27%)
- 58% that perpetrators did not carry weapons or no information on the weapons carried, 32% armed with knives, machetes and other weapons, 10% armed with guns and knives
- 80% reported crew not ‘confronted’ by perpetrators or no report on ‘crew treatment’
- 63% reported loss of items, 33% nothing was lost, 4% losses cannot be ascertained Ship stores were mostly stolen
- Type of ships boarded: tankers (35%), bulk carriers (29%), tug boats/supply vessels (15%)
- 81% of incidents occurred during hours of darkness