Maritime and Coastguard Agency Archives

March 12, 2021

UK issues guidelines on new relief fund for fishing, aquaculture businesses

Written by Baird Maritime on March 12, 2021. Posted in Aquaculture World, Catching.

The UK government, through the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), has published guidelines on the Seafood Response Fund (SRF), which is designed to help UK fishing and ..

June 2, 2020

RNLI responds to capsized scallop boat off North Yorkshire

Written by Baird Maritime on June 2, 2020. Posted in Search and Rescue, Trawling World.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Whitby, North Yorkshire, rendered assistance to the crew of a scallop trawler that had capsized on the evening (local ..

March 23, 2020

MAIB report enumerates causes of 2018 vessel collision off Gibraltar

Written by Baird Maritime on March 23, 2020. Posted in Boxship World, Gas Tanker World.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report into a collision between a containership and a gas carrier in waters off ..

March 8, 2021

COLUMN | Update on the subsea survey war: Fugro fights on, Ocean Infinity buys MMT, Reach Subsea transforms? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 8, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Maritime Archaeology, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

A year ago (here) we highlighted the battle for control of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market between Ocean Infinity and Fugro, with both companies ordering ..

May 26, 2020

MAIB publishes report on fatal man overboard incident on dredger in Rosyth, Scotland

Written by Baird Maritime on May 26, 2020. Posted in Dredging and Land Reclamation, Uncategorized.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into a marine accident wherein a dredger crewmember was killed after he had ..

May 13, 2019

Sea-Kit USV completes autonomous crossing of North Sea

Written by Baird Maritime on May 13, 2019. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Unmanned Naval Systems.

Sea-Kit, a 12-metre-long unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed and built in Essex, UK, has docked in the Belgian port city of Oostende following a successful transit ..

December 23, 2020

MAIB releases preliminary assessment of explosion that sank crab boat off Norfolk

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2020. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Platform Supply, Potting World, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its preliminary assessment of an incident wherein an explosion occurred aboard the fishing vessel ..

April 17, 2020

Solent hovercraft operator launches medical transport service

Written by Baird Maritime on April 17, 2020. Posted in Ferries.

UK hovercraft ferry operator Hovertravel has launched a new service dedicated solely to transporting patients and medical staff across the Solent between Ryde on the Isle ..

April 22, 2019

Explosion injures three on HK-flagged bulker in Cornwall

Written by Baird Maritime on April 22, 2019. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Search and Rescue.

An explosion on a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier has left three crewmembers badly burned while their ship was sailing in the waters off Cornwall in the UK.