Loss Prevention Advice
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Cyprus has issued a circular to remind to shipowners, operators and ship management companies of practices for preventing drug and alcohol abuse on board Cyprus flagged vessels, as per STCW.
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On 22th Monday, Spanish Police arrested a stowaway with 200 Kilos of Cocaine at the port of Gijon. The cocaine was in the possession of a stowaway, a 58-year-old Colombian national who had boarded the ship during a previous port call.
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A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a chief engineer suffered minor injuries in a battery explosion when disconnecting a cable from the battery, to provide lessons learned.
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Lithium-ion batteries are starting to become common on commercial vessels either as part of an electric propulsion system or as a replacement to conventional battery technology. This guidance contains advice for operators, marine surveyors, design approvers and naval architects about the risks of using lithium-ion batteries and how to address them.