Safety & Distress 1-12

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    MAIB issues derrick advice after fatal injury

    2024-02-08T09:57:00Z

    MAIB has warned skippers of the potential dangers of derrick head quick-release mechanisms after the death of a deckhand on board a scallop dredger 

  • Inmarsat maritime safety report
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    Opinion: Fishing for root causes on safety incidents

    2023-12-01T08:14:00Z

    Events are significantly underreported, thereby masking the extent of the problem, writes Inmarsat’s Peter Broadhurst

  • Inmarsat Award
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    Inmarsat lands search and rescue award

    2023-10-19T08:48:00Z

    Accolade recognises a commitment to enhancing global SAR capabilities through a combination of advanced technology, training and support

  • 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 ...

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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 ...