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COVID-19 restrictions on movement led to the death of a ship’s officer at the port of Tianjin on January 29, according to a Turkish maritime industry association.
Namely, the bulker Mathilde Oldendorff was moored alongside the Yuanhang Ore Terminal in Tianjin. The first officer went to read the draft marks on the stern.
However, he was not allowed to come down the gangway and read the marks from the pier, due to China’s strict restrictions on COVID-19 quarantine.
Instead, he rigged a pilot ladder from the rail and climbed over the side to read the marks. Unfortunately, he slipped in the process and fell 30 feet on to the concrete pier, according to Hurriyet.
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A fire broke out aboard one of the ships in Southampton docks on January 28, while it was loading scrap at Berth 109.
The fire started in an 8,000-tonne pile of scrap metal, and crews from three fire stations rushed to Herbert Walker Avenue.
As the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service informed, the incident was scaled down overnight with the ship’s fire suppression system in use.
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On 19th January 2022, a fire broke out on a foreign cargo vessel at the Port of Karachi.
According to local media, the vessel had come from Russia and was carrying wheat.
After the fire broke out, the Karachi Port Trust said that the fire brigade brought the fire under control and managed to dowse it soon.
No death has been reported, but the port declared an emergency at the port.
As sources say, the fire was not severe
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator (IRI) has noted an increase in arrests of ships in Indonesian waters. The arrests are primarily occurring in an area located to the east of the Singapore Straits and Indonesian landmass to the east.
In fact, an increase in the number of detentions in Indonesia has been noticed since 2021Q4, when the local correspondents had reported that the Indonesian Navy had detained vessels anchored in waters off the island of Bintan, furthest to the east in the Singapore Strait.
IRI informs that all vessels arrested were considered to be loitering by the local Indonesian naval authority. Loitering can apply to anchoring, drifting, engine repairs, fishing, survey work, and any other reason for a vessel to be in a particular area.