Safety & Distress

  • FISG
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    Fishing vessel skippers lead safety drive

    2023-04-03T10:30:00Z

    A new commercial fishing safety campaign is underway to reduce fatalities and accidents within the UK’s small fishing vessel fleet

  • Fishing vessel
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    NI project to assess safety on board

    2023-03-31T13:43:00Z

    Northern Ireland works to improve safety for workers in the fishing industry and supply chain transparency

  • Australia Sea Safe
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    Sea Safe for Aussie fishers

    2023-02-16T10:01:00Z

    Seafood industry launches national safety programme

  • Shout fishing campaign
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    Fishers’ health service

    2022-12-06T07:35:00Z

    Shout, a free 24/7 confidential text service has been launched to help tackle mental health in the UK fishing industry

  • TU Auditor
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    TU improves fisher welfare

    2022-11-24T13:32:00Z

    Thai Union’s first at-sea assessment strengthens improvements in the work and welfare of fishing crews

  • OPAGAC Telemedicine Kit
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    Fleet advances telemeds

    2022-10-28T08:42:00Z

    OPAGAC has provided training to masters, captains and officers and has put the first telemedicine equipment and monitoring devices onboard its fleet

  • Crew
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    Fisher safety unites industry

    2022-09-07T12:56:00Z

    New estimates put the number of fatalities within the fishing sector at more than 100,000 annually

  • Thai Union Medical Kits
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    Medical kits for Thai fishers

    2022-05-24T08:24:00Z

    More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union

  • Sister vessels Bergey and Vestmannaey. Photo: Síldarvinnslan/Smári Geirsson
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    Quick reactions

    2021-10-29T10:00:00Z

    The crew of Icelandic trawler Vestmannaey did all the right things when a fire broke out on board while steaming home with a full fishroom.

  • Hook Marine’s southern England distributor
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    Hook Marine’s southern England distributor

    2019-11-19T16:00:00Z

    Engineering specialist Hook Marine has appointed Brixham company Tecmarine as its distributor for the south of England.

  • Quiksling has been given type approval by Lloyds for its MOB recovery system Photo: Quiksling
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    Quiksling reissued with Lloyds type approval

    2019-10-25T09:42:00Z

    Scottish manufacturer, Quiksling, has re-launched its eponymous twin-harness man overboard (MOB) rescue and recovery system, now with Lloyd''s type approval.

  • ACR Electronics new SM-3 automatic buoy marker light Photo: ACR Electronics
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    ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

    2019-09-30T13:35:00Z

    ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.

  • Stability monitor enhances fishing safety
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    Stability monitor enhances fishing safety

    2019-05-17T07:00:00Z

    An innovative stability monitor that enhances the safety of fishing vessels is now available for fishermen throughout the UK, Ireland, and other European countries.

  • NEXT GEN 2019 speakers
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    Safety solutions addressed in new workshops

    2019-02-20T10:22:00Z

    Workers in the sub IMO/sub 24m professional sector will be able to learn about the latest safety solutions from experts at a NEXT GEN event in Southampton, UK this April.

  • New ideas from Grundéns on PPE
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    New ideas from Grundéns on oilskins and footwear

    2018-08-07T07:00:00Z

    Grundéns has been around for a while. Karl Grundén was making protective clothing for seafarers more than a century ago, starting with cotton dipped in oil and later with waxes used for waterproofing, until rubber appeared in the 1930 and PVC changed took things in a new direction when it ...

  • GuyCotten.juillet-2018_1-copy.jpg
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    Guy Cotten builds an additional new factory in France

    2018-07-23T16:34:00Z

    Guy Cotten has embarked on the construction of a new factory to boost production capacity, located a few hundred metres from the company’s present headquarters at Trégunc in Brittany.

  • Customised fenders for the fishing industry
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    Reduced delivery time on new customised fenders for the fishing industry

    2018-07-18T07:00:00Z

    Foam fenders for fishing vessels require a protective polyurethane coating to endure the harsh conditions at sea. RG Group, owner of RG Rom Gummi, has acquired a polyurethane producing company enabling fast delivery on new customised foam filled fenders to the fishing industry, eliminating the delays that can occur when ...

  • Providing insight into a global safety challenge
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    Safety in the fishing industry: providing insight into a global safety challenge

    2018-06-12T16:42:00Z

    Lloyd''s Register Foundation, a charity helping to protect the safety of life and property by supporting education, research and public engagement, has announced the launch of its Insight Report on safety in the fishing industry.

  • Welsh fisherman
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    Welsh PFD discount offer extended

    2018-06-06T10:45:00Z

    Welsh vessel owners have been given an extra month to apply for discounted Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) offered by the Welsh Fishing Safety Committee (WFSC), supported by Seafish, ahead of The International Labour Organisation: Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188) enforcement.

  • SafeSea E100G EPIRB
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    New Zealand preparing for float-free EPIRBs

    2018-03-12T10:49:00Z

    ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal are working with commercial fishing operators in New Zealand to help them comply with new safety beacon regulations.