http://www.safetyatsea.netContinuously updated news covering marine safety from Safety at Sea International.60TheNewsSystemMon, 06 Sep 2010 10:38:46 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100903000015MARINER Energy’s platform fire could press US regulators to extend a drilling moratorium, Fairplay was warned today.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:51:00 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100903000000THE US Coast Guard has confirmed that no-one was killed and no leak has been found since an explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:06:00 GMTCompany: United States Coast Guardhttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100902000021HURRICANE Earl has again strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it closes in on Wilmington, North Carolina.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:18:00 GMTPort: CharlestonPort: Wilmington (North Carolina)http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100902000023A SHIP repair worker, 59, was reportedly killed today at Poland’s MSR yard in Swinoujscie.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:25:00 GMTPort: SwinoujscieCompany: Morska Stocznia Remontowa SAhttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100902000012THE UK’S Maritime & Coastguard Agency told Fairplay today it plans to test its response to maritime emergencies near wind turbines this weekend.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:20:00 GMTCompany: Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA)http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100902000014A RUSSIAN chief engineer reportedly died after drinking industrial spirits on a bulker in the Red Sea.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:35:00 GMTPort: Port SaidCompany: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100901000017ROMANIAN rescuers reportedly saved 17 Turkish seafarers today after their bulker sank in the Black Sea.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:31:00 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100901000011SPAIN’S biggest unions jointly accused the government today of putting safety at risk by planning to cut 15% of crew positions at maritime safety agency Sasemar.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:04:00 GMTCompany: Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima (SASEMAR)http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100901000007A CEMENT carrier and vehicles transporter have evaded attacks by pirates in the Gulf of Aden with the help of international naval forces, NATO has reported.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:25:00 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100901000006AN OFFSHORE supply vessel has collided with a barge at Mumbai's Indira Docks, less than a month after another collision shut the port down for several days.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100901000002SWEDEN’S fuel company LNG GOT told Fairplay today it has started an “exciting” partnership with Wallenius Marine to explore the use of LNG as a fuel to power vessels.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:25:00 GMTCompany: Wallenius Marine ABCompany: Wallenius Wilhelmsenhttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100831000021TYPHOON Kompasu disrupted shipping today in Okinawa and is likely to close an oil refinery.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:54:00 GMThttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100831000024LD LINES was forced today to operate its Le Havre-Portsmouth ferry service with a smaller, slower vessel after damage to its fast ferry Norman Arrow.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:52:00 GMTPort: Boulogne-sur-MerPort: DoverCompany: Louis Dreyfus Lines SAShttp://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100831000022SPANISH rescuers are searching today for 37 migrants whose boat capsized in the Mediterranean.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:48:00 GMTCompany: Europa Ferrys SA (EUROFERRYS)Company: Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima (SASEMAR)http://www.safetyatsea.net/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020100831000018REGULATORS have recovered $219,000 in penalties against six shipping companies accused of violating US regulations.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:48:00 GMTPort: Port KlangCompany: Federal Maritime CommissionCompany: Maersk Line LtdCompany: A P Moller - Maersk A/S