Skipper fined £16,000 for falling asleep At Torquay Magistrate’s Court the Master of the fishing vessel Constant Friend, admitted that his son had failed to keep a proper lookout on board his trawler the Angelina. As a result the trawler crashed into the port of Brixham’s Breakwater. The incident occurred after he fell asleep.... Read More
Naval Officers not guilty in Collision case Two Maritime self-defence Force officers were acquitted in Yokohama district court earlier this week. The trial took place arising out of an incident that took place in 2008 where a MSDF destroyer collided with a fishing trawler. It was reported in Daily Yomiuri Online (http://bit.ly/jUuwmw) that the... Read More
Employment up 10% at Irish International Shipping Service The Irish Maritime Development Office has issued a recent report (http://bit.ly/iUsII7 )which shows that employment is up 10% in this sector. Employment in the sector has risen from 314 to 316 people and, according to the IMDO, the information has been compiled on the basis of... Read More
Four Sailors Rescued after Food Poisoning In a report in the Seattle Time (http://bit.ly/lNfm8h ) , the US Coast Guard rescued four crew members of a sailboat off the north east coast of Puerto Rico. They were subsequently rushed to Hospital after the Skippers distress call was received. They had been fishing at the time... Read More
Europe looks to take up Zero Tolerance on illegal fishing Commissioner Maria Damanaki on her website (http://bit.ly/mCjbyM) has outlined what she believes must be the central aim of the Common Fisheries Policy. It represents a serious attempt to being together the theree Master Regulations that were published in 2008 and 2009, and which came... Read More
Greek Ship released after $6million ransom paid In ongoing difficulties in the area a Greek owned, Cypriot registered vessel, the MV Eagle has been released. The vessel which had a crew of 24 on board were held by the Pirates in Somalian waters./p> It is reported (http://bit.ly/klyMIE ) on the website http://www.arabianbusiness.com that Piracy is now... Read More
Corrib Protesters not Alone http://bit.ly/fSODw6 The Skipper was charged after it was alleged that he was operating his Tralwer in an unsafe manner. The detention arose after a protest at a scheduled Oil Survey. Conways Solicitors Read More
Chinese Captain facing Indictment in Japan It is reported in the Mainichi Daily News, that the Master is now to be proscuted. The report states: The captain was arrested on Sept. 7 on suspicion of deliberately colliding with the Japanese patrol boat Mizuki near the Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China... Read More
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Two men accused of throwing makeshift explosives into the Kaikoura Ministry of Fisheries office had been charged with poaching the day before. Fire Service communications spokesman Daryl Ball said the Fire Service was called to the Beach Rd blaze just before 2.30am on Wednesday. A recently completed police investigation found the blaze was started... Read More
