Maritime Safety & Security News – 31 July 2009 bob.couttie Total Views: 26 July 31, 2009 Coast Guard Ends Search for 67 Haitians Missing after Shipwreck Latin American Herald Tribune Fifteen Haitians died and 119 were rescued in a joint operation by the Coast Guard and Turks and Caicos maritime police. Vessels without enough crew ‘are a hazard to shipping’ Scotsman … the officer of the watch had been asleep for over three hours before the accident , while the vessel ploughed on like an unguided missile. Mallorca target of Spain’s second attack in two days Christian Science Monitor … took the unusual step of shutting the island’s airport and ship terminals, effectively sealing off the island from the outside world for a few hours. Sharp rise in crew abandonment cases Lloyd’s List – London,UK Another example — taken at random from the Lloyd’s MIU casualty service — is … to approval at the International Maritime Organization and International Fire disrupts Atlantic ferry services for second straight day The Canadian Press A firefighter and one crew member were taken to hospital after the fire in the heating unit of the ferry. The vessel returned to North Sydney after the fire Napoli salvage is declared over BBC News It was being taken to Portland in Dorset when the decision was taken to deliberately ground the vessel to try to prevent pollution damage to the world Barge operators ask Marina to exclude them from CPC requirement … Business Mirror “Not all vessels will meet an accident . That is why there should be an actuarial study and the same should be done per sector since financial responsibility US Congress Working on 2010 Appropriations for Loran-C and eloran … Inside GNSS eloran also has strong support from the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) of the UK and Ireland (equivalent to USCG for maritime safety , Interferry joins IMO ro-pax safety review Maritime Journal The expert group submitted an initial report to the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee after me