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A concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Stability requirements (in general) will be initiated jointly by the member Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of
Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control.

Consequences of incorrect use of fixed fire extinguishing systems can be severe as can be demonstrated from this recent circular from the American Club.

Unexpected mooring breakouts have always been recognized as the biggest risk during offshore STS operations. From developing new ways to mitigate the risks to crew at the mooring stations and the hose manifolds, as well as to the environment, from uncontrolled breakaways has always been at the forefront of the minds of safety-conscious operators.

The CIC on Stability in General by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs will start on 1 September. The Black Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Riyadh and Vina del Mar MoUs will join this initiative, whereby the Caribbean MoU, US Coast Guard and AMSA have their own CIC or local inspection campaigns.

Three crew of the tanker GLOBAL LAKE, including the Captain, died on board in a tragic enclosed space accident. The vessel was cruising around north of Algeria, understood in ballast, after she left Bejaia, Algeria, when the incident occurred 25 Aug.

Stena confirmed that two tanker crewmembers were killed by a large wave off Cape Horn 11th Sept 2021.

AMSA announced that a Focused Inspection Campaign on Safety of Navigation will be conducted from 1 August 2021 to 30 September 2021.

The fire on board Stolt Tankers vessel Stolt Groenland was ignited due to incorrect storage of cargo. The chemical compound stored on the tanker ruptured due to heat and exploded, according to the accident report.

As of the 19th May 2021 we are extremely proud to announce that AWP has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 45001: 2018