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An incident where a third-party contract operator sandblasting on an offshore facility in the Gulf of Mexico was injured when a temporary air dryer used for sandblasting operations recoiled and broke the safety cable, to provide lessons learned.
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As of May 1, 2023, Brazil only recognizes seafarer identification documents (SIDs) that are issued in accordance with ILO No. 185, the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention.
As explained, the initial deadline for compliance had been set for June 2021 but was extended until April 30, 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In summary, the following are the requirements for foreign seafarers to work in Brazilian territory.
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Six crew members of a Danish oil tanker kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Congo have been rescued, according to the ship’s owner
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Four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to between 2 – 8 May.
The incidents occurred on 2 Apr on board a tanker while berthed alongside at Port of Lubuk Gaung, Indonesia; on 15 Apr and 1 May on board container ships while anchored at Manila Bay Anchorage, the Philippines; and on 25 Apr on board a tanker while anchored at Kandla Anchorage, India. The crew members were not injured in all the four incidents. Ship stores were stolen in three of the incidents, and nothing was stolen in the other incident.