Skipper saves five people trapped in upturned boat
11 Feb, 2021 06:11 PM
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The skipper of Henerata helped passengers survive capsize. Photo / Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Otago Daily Times
A skipper dove under an upturned vessel to open a hatch to help five trapped passengers escape when a boat capsized at Paterson Inlet near Stewart Island in 2019.
A Transport Accident Investigation Commission report into the September 12 incident was released yesterday.
It said the skipper, who was also the owner of the Rakiura Charters water taxi Henerata, then assisted the passengers through the forward hatch out of the upturned hull.
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Grandfather spared jail for death of child dropped from cruise ship window
10 Feb, 2021 01:37 AM
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NZ Herald
The passenger who dropped his 18-month-old granddaughter to her death from a cruise ship has been sentenced in Puerto Rico.
Defendant Salvatore Anello was found guilty of negligent homicide in the trial into the July 2019 incident, which resulted in the death on a family holiday aboard Royal Caribbean ship Freedom of the Seas.
Chloe Wiegand fell over 35 metres onto the quayside on the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico while playing at a bank of glass windows.
On Monday the government gave a statement describing how Anello negligently held a minor out an 11th floor window . After initially denying the charges, the grandfather pleaded guilty to negligent homicide after a deal with prosecutors.
GSL signs MoU with HSL, Vizag, for augmenting ship building, repair capacity
Panaji, Feb 10 (UNI) During the recently concluded 13th edition of Aero India 2021, an aerospace Defence and civil aviation exhibition, held from February 3-5, 2021, at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Goa Shipyard Ltd, signed five MoUs and agreement with various industry partners to expand its capacity for indigenous shipbuilding, ship repair and exports. According to a statement, MoU was signed with Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), Visakhapatnam, another Ministry of Defence (MoD), Shipyard, to undertake repair and construction of Indian Nay or Indian Coast Guard ships on the eastern seaboard to take advantage of their bigger drydock and draught available.
Young author joins Heritage expedition to subantarctic Islands
9 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM
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Oscar joins the Enderby for a dream encounter with New Zealand s Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied
Oscar joins the Enderby for a dream encounter with New Zealand s Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
New Zealand s only oceangoing cruise line has drafted a fresh-faced birdwatcher for a unique expedition to the Subantarctic Islands.
Oscar Thomas, a 20-year-old ecology student and naturalist, has joining Heritage Expeditions ship Spirit of Enderby, currently on a 7-day voyage to the Auckland Islands and Snares.
It is a trip that offers a glimpse into the habitat of oceangoing birds Oscar has always dreamed of encountering.
Maersk Reports 6.9% Drop in 2020 Bunker Consumption
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday February 10, 2021 Logistics giant
AP Moller-Maersk saw a The firm s total bunker consumption was
10.3 million mt in
11.1 million mt in
2019. Maersk is the world s largest consumer of bunker fuel, and one of the world s biggest users of oil products of any kind. Last year s oil-price crash stymied the increase in bunker costs that the company expected with the IMO 2020 shift to VLSFO as its dominant bunker fuel. The company paid an average of $372/mt for its fuel last year, down from
$412/mt in
2019. The firm s fuel efficiency continued to climb, with fuel consumption per TEU per nautical mile falling to