Video Hamburg-Süd 10.000-TEU container ship breached hull in ferry pontoon contact in Brazil
published on 27 June 2021
Container ship CAP SAN ANTONIO contacted landing pontoon of Santos – Guaruja commute ferry in the afternoon Jun 20, while leaving Santos, Brazil. The ship dragged pontoon for some time, and sustained portside hull breach above waterline, probably in ballast tank area. CAP SAN ANTONIO was taken to outer anchorage and anchored, for investigation, survey, probably for some temporary repairs. She’s bound for Paranagua.
Video Abu Dhabi Ports COVID-19 Preventive Measures
published on 5 April 2020
Video Las Palmas Practicos
published on 25 April 2022
Video Quadcast: EVER GIVEN a physical disruptor: Part 1
published on 29 April 2021
Article First female marine pilot beats the tide in Djibouti
published on 21 May 2021
Opinion One-off pilot error did not render port unsafe
by Tom Macey-Dare KC, Martin Dalby, and Joshua Thomson - published on 12 April 2023
In this charterparty dispute, the arbitral tribunal rejected the Owners’ claim for damages for breach of the safe port warranty in a time charterparty, after a laden bulk carrier grounded at the entrance to the port of Chaozhou, China, while under compulsory pilotage. It also held that the vessel was unseaworthy, in breach of Article III.1 of the Hague Rules, due to lack of proper charts, but found on the facts that this was not causative of the grounding.
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by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 21 August 2019
Video Angostura Inglesa ("English Narrows")
published on 12 June 2020
2 48° South 074° West
"Angostura Inglesa" is, without a doubt, the most important natural obstacle in navigating the South American channels, as it is a winding step that requires two changes of course close to 90 °, subject to a tidal regime and Considerable currents, which is also affected by the frequent bad times of the Gulf of Penas, forces sailors to face it with caution and take adequate security measures.