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Navantia has agreed a commercial deal to purchase all four of Harland & Wolff's shipyards, securing 1,000 UK shipbuilding jobs.
New mandatory charter boosts security, pay and working conditions for thousands of seafarers.
An update from the MAIB on accidents involving dive boats operating in the Red Sea.
Fire in the engine room of a UK registered roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry while approaching Fishguard, Wales.
Internet access for seafarers while at sea and strengthening requirements for a balanced, nutritious and varied diet could become maritime law in 2025.
New international maritime regulations will become UK law next year, setting new safety standards for those transported offshore to work on wind farm and oil gas installations.
The next step has been completed in a wide-ranging review of UK seafarer and cadet training, led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Funding will enable clusters to connect the maritime sector with local businesses, which will drive private investment into regional maritime.
A package of measures going out for consultation today (Thursday 5 December) is set to make search and rescue response faster and simpler for people carrying Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) on the water.
Fatal man overboard from a potting vessel south of Hastings, England.
Safety and innovation on the water are to be bolstered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) with a proposed update of regulations for small commercial vessels used for sport or pleasure.
Fatal accident during mooring operations on a bulk carrier at Puerto Ventanas, Chile.
Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson has been recognised as a private chart producer, following their application to the MCA
Capsize and sinking of a tug, with the loss of two lives, while assisting a passenger vessel off Greenock, Scotland.
Fatal crush accident to bosun on board a ro-ro cargo vessel at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, England.
After around 40 years in the same station, a coastguard rescue team on the Isle of Wight has a new home.
Grounding and subsequent loss of a stern trawler on Cairnbulg Point, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Minister Catherine West gave a keynote speech to the South China Sea conference in Ha Long, Vietnam.
Hazards relating to poorly marked equipment, and consideration of how these can be avoided, feature in a new report and safety leaflet for fishers.
This report provides information on the branch's activities during 2023.
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