Case Study: Hydraulic Hose Failure Led To An Engine Room Fire
A hydraulic hose failure led to an engine room fire aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
African Flag Registries Exploited By High-Risk Fishing Operators: Report
Ensuring that high-risk fishing operations and vessels are excluded from national flags is a critical step to securing the waters of Africa for the legitimate and sustainable enrichment of coastal States.
IMO: Kenya Ratifies Fishing Vessel Safety Treaties
Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing its instrument of ratification to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F) on 17 March, 2022.
Unexpected Engine Failure Blamed For Trawler’s Sinking That Left 21 Crewmembers Dead Or Missing
There were 24 individuals on board the fishing vessel ‘Villa de Pitanxo’ while it was sinking off Canada’s eastern coast early on Tuesday in what is reportedly Spain’s worst fishing tragedy in about 40 years.
Failure Of Diesel Generator Causes Engine Room Fire: NTSB
Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief 21/19, released Tuesday.
World’s First ‘Exposed’ Fish Farm To Use Precision Fiber Optic System To Monitor Structural Stress
Ocean Farm 1 operator SalMar and technology partner DNV engage Light Structures to deliver precise data for decision support and long-term planning.
AST Empowers UK Fishing Crews To Reduce Accidental Wildlife Bycatch With New Smartphone App
AST Marine Sciences Limited, has developed a new app for Clean Catch UK, a research programme that brings scientists and the fishing industry together to reduce the impact of fishing on sensitive marine species
Yanmar Launches Automated Fish Counting System Using Image Recognition Technology
Yanmar Marine Systems, a Yanmar Group company, begins accepting orders within Japan for a new automated fish counting system from April 2021.
ABB Puts Sustainable Power Solution At Heart Of FrøyGruppen’s Innovative Live Fish Carrier
ABB secures a contract with Sefine Shipyard to provide power and propulsion solution to FrøyGruppen’s state-of-the-art hybrid live fish carrier, future-proofing the vessel for safe and sustainable operations.
Direct Seafood Sales Bring Increased Profits, Support Jobs, And Keep Boats At Sea
Research has found that grant funding from the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and Seafarers UK enabling fishing and seafood businesses to sell direct to the public throughout the first lockdown in 2020 created increased profits.