Minister orders inspections of all fishing vessels
Following the loss after a fire on board of Sea Harvest fishing vessel Armana, South Africa’s Minister for Transport Barbara Creecy has instructed the board chair of South African Maritime…
Newfoundland fishing crew on the way home
Contact was lost with fishing vessel Elite Navigator last week and its owner notified the authorities that the vessel and its seven crew were overdue. A search was initiated, and…
Two rescues in one day
Tuna seiners operated by CFTO rescued small-scale fishermen in difficulties in two incidents on the same day. The crew of purse seiner Pendruc first noticed an artisanal fisherman in a…
Longliner crew in dramatic rescue
The whole crew of a 35-metre longliner were rescued in an operation off Cape Town, with lifeboats operated by South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute central to the operation. The…
Four RNLI crews and a Coastguard helicopter were launched to assist the trawler taking on water in the Irish Sea
Successful Irish Sea rescue
An Irish trawler fishing 21 nautical miles NW of Strumble Head got into difficulties on Friday, and a textbook response from RNLI lifeboats from both sides of the Irish Sea…
Longliner crew in dramatic rescue
Fourteen crew of a Faroese longliner have been rescued after the 46-metre Kambur was hit by heavy seas and transmitted a distress call early this morning. Two of Kambur’s crew are…
Beamer lost off Cornish coast
Belgian-flagged beamer Sylvia Mary Z-525 was lost earlier today south of Porthgwarra. A distress call was responded to by the Sennen Cove lifeboat and a Coastguard helicopter was also deployed…
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Rescuers exempt from prosecution
After extensive lobbying from the UK Chamber of Shipping and international seafarers’ union Nautilus International, the UK Government has confirmed it has tabled an amendment to the new Nationality and…
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Stranded longliner afloat
Longliner Masilik, which ran aground last night on the Vatnsleysuströnd coastline west of Iceland’s capital region, was towed off during the night and towed to Hafnarfjörður. There are as yet…
Shrimper sinks – five crew safe
The five crew of a German shrimp trawler were able to board a life raft and were picked up by another fishing vessel. Reported to be Ramona CUX-9, the incident…