This discussion on "The Rogues Gallary and SOLAS." is in the Other Ships and Shipwrecks section; I don't expect to get a lot of use out of this thread, but SOLAS ...
I don't expect to get a lot of use out of this thread, but SOLAS issues are a matter of interest to this board as are any vessel detentions because they are a reflection of lessons learned, being learned, and enforced.
From BYM:
UK. Fourteen Foreign Flagged Ships under detention during March 2012For the rest, see BYM Marine & Maritime NewsUK. Fourteen Foreign Flagged Ships under detention during March 2012
From The World Maritime News:
EMSA Publishes Final Report on Damage Stability of Ro-Pax Vessels (Portugal)
Click on World Maritime News - EMSA Publishes Final Report on Damage Stability of Ro-Pax Vessels (Portugal)
From BYM:
UK. 12 foreign flagged ships under detention in the UK during April 2012
For the full rogues gallary, click on BYM Marine & Maritime News
From Cruise Critic:
Elderly Couple Kicked Off Luxury Cruise Ship After Refusing to Attend Muster Drill
Click on Elderly Couple Kicked Off Luxury Cruise Ship After Refusing to Attend Muster Drill - Seabourn Cruise Line
Comment: The times they are a changin' and the cruise lines are getting VERY serious about this.
From The Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SEAWAY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 6, 2012
Click on http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/...ook2012Rev.pdf
(Adobe pdf Acrobat reader required to view. The good news is that it's free!)
From The Maritime Executive:
Passenger Ship Safety Recommendations Agreed by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee
Click on Passenger Ship Safety Recommendations Agreed by IMO
From The Seattle Times:
Concerns linger about cruise line safety
Click on Concerns linger about cruise line safety | Travel | The Seattle Times
Comment: A whole bunch of issues are tackled in this article.
From BYM:
USA. Great Lakes Coast Guard crews terminate the voyage of a dozen recreational boats due to lack of required safety gearClick on: BYM Marine & Maritime News
From The Professional Mariner:
Coast Guard issues public warning on illegal passenger vessels
Click on: Coast Guard issues public warning on illegal passenger vessels | News | Professional Mariner, Journal of the Maritime Industry, Maritime Industry News
From CruiseIndustryNews:
Summer 2012: Safety: Inspecting Ships
Click on: Summer 2012: Safety: Inspecting Ships - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News
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