On May 6, the capsized dredger MV Hong Hai 189 finally sank near the historic Corregidor island which is at times visible at the entrance of Manila Bay. On April 28, in the evening, the Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 collided with Marshall Island-flagged chemical/oil tanker MT Petite Soeur near Corregidor. MV Hong Hai 189 was inbound coming…
On 12-October-2020 in Ålesund, Norway, Maritime Partner AS delivered to Loppa Legeskyssbåter AS the MV Thea Jensen, a Loppa Ambulance boat. After four months of outfitting at Maritime Partner’s shipyard in Ålesund, Norway’s largest ambulance catamaran has been handed over to shipowner Loppa Legeskyssbåter. It is Maritime Partner’s build number 2168. She will be stationed in Øksfjord in the North…
In November 2017, Inmarsat launched a vital new service, SafetyNET II, for Maritime Safety Information Providers (MSIPs), marking a key stage in upgrading the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which helps to save thousands of lives at sea each year. Inmarsat’s new generation international broadcast and automatic reception service for Maritime Safety Information (MSI) enables MSIP’s to transition…