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MAIB SAFETY DIGEST 1/2008
03 Apr 08
The MAIB Safety Digest 1/2008 is a collection of accident report summaries with lessons learned, and was published on the 1st of April 200...
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SAMSA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS
28 Mar 08
After having been established on 1 April 1998, the country’s preferred custodian of all matters maritime – the South African Maritime Safety Authority...
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MARITIME HISTORY AS REGAL FLEET SETS SAIL TOGETHER
03 Jan 08
Cunard Line, operator of the most famous Ocean Liners in the world, will for the first and only time on Sunday, 13 January 2008, sail their ...
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Newly Appointed SAMSA CEO, Tsietsi Mokhele, set to charter into SAMSA waters
31 Dec 07
Effective 1 January 2008, Mr. Tsietsi Mokhele, will take the helm as the South African Maritime Safety Authority’s (SAMSA) newly appointed Chief ...
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MRCC ASSISTS BARCELONA WORLD RACE COORDINATORS
20 Dec 07
Barcelona World Race coordinators requested assistance from the South African Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in&nb...
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FREED GOLDEN NORI REFUELS WITH U.S. NAVY DOCK LANDING SHIP
19 Dec 07
The Merchant vessel Golden Nori refuels with the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) following its release from Somalia-based pira...
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BOATMAN DENIES DRUNKEN CRASH RAP
19 Dec 07
A fisherman faces trial for allegedly drunkenly crashing his speedboat and almost ramming a lifeboat sent to rescue him. Robert Sutherland, ...
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ANOTHER VESSEL SEIZED
19 Dec 07
Somalia's notorious sea pirates have hijacked an Italian cargo ship en route to Kenya, days after releasing a Japaneseship, a senior international mar...
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JAPANESE TANKER SEIZED OFF AFRICA RELEASED
13 Dec 07
Somali pirates freed the Golden Nori, a Japanese chemical tanker, and its 23 crew members six weeks after seizing the vessel off the east coast of Som...
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AFRICA MERCY BACK IN THE CANARIES
12 Dec 07
The Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship with a volunteer crew of over 300, is soon expected to enter dry dock at the Astican shipy...
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M/S EXPLORER CRUISE SHIP HITS ICEBERG
26 Nov 07
More than 150 passengers and crew escaped unhurt as the M/S Explorer cruise ship hit an iceberg on Friday, 23 November, off the coast of the Antarctic...
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MARINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS INTERNATIONAL FORUM (MAIIF) – BEIJING
06 Nov 07
The MAIIF was held during October 2007 in Beijing. Some issues raised were that fishing vessel safety through accident investigation is al...
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Welcome to: www.samsa.org.za, the South African Maritime Safety Authority’s official website
31 Oct 07
Although SAMSA has gone to great lengths in ensuring an apt, user-friendly and informative website, we welcome all comments and suggestions so as to c...
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SAMSA INVESTIGATES SINKING OF M/V DOUALA TIDE
23 Aug 07
The M/V Douala Tide (previously known as Britoil 36) sank off the East Coast of South Africa on 23 August 2007 due to heavy weather conditions. Amidst...
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