CASUALTY

Hundreds of deaths and injuries a year tied to confined spaces on ships, new research reveals

Divers battle to cap fuel leaks from sunken MSC boxship

Safety shortcuts put under-pressure seafarers in danger, major study finds

Total shipping losses hit record lows despite armed threats

Insurer Steamship hit by unusually high losses and record pool claims

‘Not alive to the risks’: Sole watchman likely on his mobile phone before collision, judge finds

Banks block payouts to bereaved families of Russian seafarers

Marine insurance costs set for multi-year fall amid hot competition

Distraction from mobile phone use on ships is killing seafarers, insurer Gard warns

Silver tsunami of ageing ships brings claims pain, marine insurers warn

‘Inappropriate or insufficient information’: IMO highlights flaws in ship casualty reports

Declared dead after a fatal tanker smash, could a ship’s crew actually be alive in captivity?

India plans 24/7 cameras for ships after seafarer tragedies

How should ship design adapt to cope with severe weather?

Crackdown on risky ships could be vastly improved with data modelling rethink, say researchers