Advice for fishermen from specialist marine law firm Bartons By Jo Plummery Collisions, as we know them, may well be consigned to the history books once autonomous navigation becomes the norm for commercial vessels. Until then, collisions will still be…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Branch (MCIB) has released its report on the investigation into a serious injury onboard the 32.5m trawler Marliona SO 975, reports Paul Scott. The report – the purpose of which is not to attribute fault or…
In this occasional series, the Sunderland Marine team provides guidance on safe working and claims avoidance on fishing vessels. This month, loss prevention executive Alvin Forster explores what can be learned in the aftermath of an incident, if time is…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a campaign to keep commercial fishermen safe, with figures showing that 88 people were injured or killed in deck machinery incidents on fishing vessels in UK waters over the past five years. As well as encouraging skippers and vessel owners…
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