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March 15, 2023

15 additional bodies found following Gabon ferry tragedy

Written by Baird Maritime on March 15, 2023. Posted in Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

Rescuers have found the bodies of another 15 people who perished after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Gabon late last week, raising that incident’s confirm ..

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March 10, 2023

Two dead, over 20 missing after ferry sinks off Port-Gentil, Gabon

Written by Baird Maritime on March 10, 2023. Posted in Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

AFP reports that two people were killed while 28 others have gone missing after a ferry sank off the western coast of Gabon on Thursday, March 9. The Ro-Pax ferry Esther ..

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March 2, 2023

COLUMN | In search of common sense [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on March 2, 2023. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Ro-Pax World, Work Boat World Features.

Nobody ever accused me of suffering from common sense, but I hope I can recognise it in others. One of the joys of writing for Baird Maritime is that my fellow columnists ..

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March 15, 2023

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | March 15 – Norwegian and UK ferries, a tour boat for the Chinese Arctic and more

Written by Baird Maritime on March 15, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Ro-Pax World.

Deliveries include a double-ended ferry for a UK operator and a fast catamaran for a Norwegian transport line. Construction is meanwhile underway on a Chinese Arctic tour ..

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March 6, 2023

Fire breaks out on underway ferry in English Channel

Written by Baird Maritime on March 6, 2023. Posted in Firefighting, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

UK media outlet Sky News reports that a fire ignited on a passenger ferry as it was transiting the English Channel on Friday, March 3. The Irish Ferries Ro-Pax vessel Isl ..

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March 2, 2023

Philippine Coast Guard, partners respond to ferry grounding in Bohol province

Written by Baird Maritime on March 2, 2023. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

The Philippine Coast Guard and various local partners have facilitated the successful rescue of the occupants of a passenger ferry that ran aground off Bohol province on ..

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March 14, 2023

Gabon ferry sinking death toll climbs to six

Written by Baird Maritime on March 14, 2023. Posted in Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

Authorities in Gabon have reported that six people are now confirmed to have died as a result of a ferry sinking incident that occurred off the country’s western co ..

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March 2, 2023

Ferry crew rescue boater who fell overboard near Vancouver Island, Canada

Written by Baird Maritime on March 2, 2023. Posted in Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue.

The crew of a vehicle and passenger ferry successfully rescued a local boater after she fell overboard from her vessel near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, ..

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March 1, 2023

UK operator criticised for buying hybrid ferries amid lack of charging facilities

Written by Baird Maritime on March 1, 2023. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

UK operator P&O Ferries has come under criticism for its purchase of two new hybrid electric Ro-Pax vessels despite a lack of suitable shore charging infrastructure a ..

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33 injured after research ship topples while in drydock in Edinburgh, Scotland
Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security

33 injured after research ship topples while in drydock in Edinburgh, Scotland

By Baird Maritime
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 23 – Patrol boats for Senegal, Cyprus and Puerto Rico plus a new US Navy landing craft
Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 23 – Patrol boats for Senegal, Cyprus and Puerto Rico plus a new US Navy landing craft

By Baird Maritime
VESSEL REVIEW | MyStar – LNG-fuelled Baltic Sea shuttle ferry for Estonia’s Tallink Grupp
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PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

VESSEL REVIEW | MyStar – LNG-fuelled Baltic Sea shuttle ferry for Estonia’s Tallink Grupp

By Baird Maritime
VESSEL REVIEW | A Galeotta – Corsica Linea’s newest ship boasts extensive passenger and freight capacities
Ro-Pax World
PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

VESSEL REVIEW | A Galeotta – Corsica Linea’s newest ship boasts extensive passenger and freight capacities

By Baird Maritime
FEATURE | Norwegian firm to introduce autonomous electric commuter ferries
Ferries
PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

FEATURE | Norwegian firm to introduce autonomous electric commuter ferries

By Baird Maritime
AWARDS 2022 | Best Landing Craft – Offshore – Ros Aine – Chartwell Marine
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BAIRD MARITIME AWARDS

AWARDS 2022 | Best Landing Craft – Offshore – Ros Aine – Chartwell Marine

By Baird Maritime

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