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SIMOPS slipup results in damage to lifeboat propeller

SIMOPS slipup results in damage to lifeboat propeller

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 27, 2026 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Follow simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) procedures warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. The report describes how a lifeboat drill was conducted during loading operations, resulting in damage to the lifeboat as well as an oil boom. Picture by The Nautical...
KNRM: 2025 busier rescue year than 2024

KNRM: 2025 busier rescue year than 2024

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 6, 2026 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) looks back on a year with more rescues and assistance operations than in 2024. The organisation also commissioned nine new lifeboats, and its patron, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix, spent a day at sea with the...
KNRM places largest newbuild order ever

KNRM places largest newbuild order ever

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 19, 2025 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) has commissioned the construction of thirteen new lifeboats, which will be built from 2026 by the Frisian shipyard Dok en Scheepsbouw Woudsend BV in Woudsend. These are all-weather lifeboats of over 19 metres — the...
Uncontrolled release of lifeboat

Uncontrolled release of lifeboat

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 1, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Check equipment meticulously when taking over a vessel from another operator. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report, in which a lifeboat fell into the water as a result of poor handling by a previous crew. The Nautical Institute gathers...
KNRM places largest yard order ever

KNRM places largest yard order ever

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 21, 2024 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) has commissioned the construction of twelve new lifeboats. Never before in KNRM’s 200-year history has such a large order been placed. The boats will be built from 2026 at two Dutch shipyards. The construction...
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