The Case Of The Unlucky Hooker Podcast now available

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Enclosed/confined space entry – The One Way Assassin

We’ve been concentrating on enclosed/confined space entry this month, here’s the fifth in the series:

The Case Of The One Way Assassin
Kurt was a young ambitious officer with the world of command ahead of him
but he forgot the golden rule: when you go into a trap,
make sure you’ve got two pairs of eyes.

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The Case Of The One-Way Assassin

New: The Case Of The One-Way Assassin

Kurt was a young ambitious officer with the world of command ahead of him
but he forgot the golden rule:
when you go into a trap, make sure you’ve got two pairs of eyes.

The fifth episode on confined/enclosed space casualties.

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New Podcast: The Case Of The Rusty Assassin – The Viking Islay Tragedy

New Podcast: The Case Of The Rusty Assassin

The Viking Islay Tragedy

Three men lay dead in the anchor locker.
What they’d need to stay alive was everywhere around them
except in the one place it could have saved them:
The air they breathed

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‘Stop BMI probe’
Sun.Star – Philippines
Antonio Cuenco has been getting on the sinking of the ship. The shipping firm reiterated that mv Princess of the Stars was seaworthy when it sailed and that

USCG Headquarters NewsBreak – 07-07-2008
By ~G(~G)
Cutter, ferry in collision pulled from service. Ferry, Coast Guard vessel moored after collision. Block Island Ferry, Cutter crash under investigation.

Chinese officials blame shipping for 10,000 dead
Health professionals in southern China have claimed that transport industries, including shipping, are partly responsible for killing around 10,000 people a year in the region,

Liability when Both Vessels Violate COLREGS

Posted 07/07/08 at 08:58 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the determination of the federal district court regarding allocation of liability in a collision case where both ships had violated the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS)..

Yacht Jams Communications, Europe Cut Off

A yacht in the English Channel, unknowingly broadcasting continuously on VHF Channel 16, effectively jammed all emergency communications in mid Channel and affected the ability of Portland Coastguard, Brixham Coastguard, Solent Coastguard, CROSS Jobourg (France) and Guernsey Coastguard to handle emergency traffic.

The approximate position of the yacht was found from direction finding bearings from both sides of the Channel. After an hour of jamming and attempts to contact the vessel, Portland Coastguard scrambled the Coastguard Helicopter 106 to find the yacht using its on-board direction finding equipment. The helicopter circled the yacht, attracted the skippers attention and eventually was able to make contact to stop him broadcasting on Channel 16.

Nic Lonsdale, Watch Officer at Portland Coastguard says; “It is not only irritating to have the Maritime Distress Channel blocked by what the yacht crew thought was a private conversation but a danger to all other vessels. Eventually we were forced to deploy a helicopter to silence the transmissions. Shortly afterwards a different vessel broadcast a Mayday which would not have been heard had the yacht still been transmitting. All users are urged to be aware of this increasingly common problem. If you cannot hear any radio traffic in a busy area it is probably because you are continuously transmitting.”