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With all the modern navigation equipment collisions at sea still occur. In the past few weeks the car carrier BALTIC ACE sank in the North Sea after being in collision with the small container vessel CORVUS J. One is left … Continue reading →

Shipping’s electronic technology is vulnerable to sabotage and accidental disruption Craig Eason  in Lloyds List Tuesday 22 January 2013 MODERN vessels rely increasingly on electronic navigation systems, most of which have a strong reliance on global navigation satellite systems, writes Craig … Continue reading →

Two photos sent by Kevin Judkins of an approaching dust storm last week. Kevin will be our speaker on the RENA salvage on 31 January next.  

How the institutuional knowledge has gone from the regulators. Continue reading →

Costa Concordia holds valuable lessons — and we need to learn them sooner not later by Michael Grey.                       Lloyds List Monday 15 October 2012 THE other day, I went to … Continue reading →

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY OF MASTER MARINERS INCORPORATED HELD ON THURSDAY 16th  AUGUST 2012 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE COMMERCE CLUB – AUCKLAND The new Master of the Company, Captain K.D.Watt, introduced himself … Continue reading →

Liz McMahon writing in LLOYDS LIST Friday 13 July 2012 THE UK Transport Select Committee has called on the shipping industry to submit written evidence on issues affecting marine pilotage. The deadline for submissions is September 2012. Lloyd’s List understands that … Continue reading →

This article was sent to me on 1st April 2012. Is it an April Fool Joke or are the New Zealand taxpayers being taken for a ride. As for water coming over the bow in rough weather and causing the … Continue reading →

Since the days of Mark Twain, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have had it good. Thanks to outsized political clout and highly specialized training, this elite cadre, currently numbering 56 ship captains, has enjoyed monopoly control over the San Francisco Bay since … Continue reading →