Also in this Week’s edition:

1. London ship insurers accused of enabling fishing vessels to ‘go dark’

2. Latest & Greatest of the week

3. Gadget of the week for your next ship (pinky promise, you need this)

4. Book of the week

5. Meme of the week

6. Picture of the week

7. Job Listings for Seafarers.

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London ship insurers accused of aiding fishing vessels to disappear.

In an effort to raise awareness about illegal fishing, the Blue Marine Foundation has filed a complaint with London watchdogs alleging that UK insurers are complicit when fishing vessels "go dark" at sea by turning off their mandatory satellite tracking equipment.

The complaint was made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority, and accuses three British firms - the Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd, British Marine and MS Amlin - of insuring vessels despite the AIS problems.

While the vessels in question were not shown to be engaged in illegal activities, switching off AIS is a risk indicator that suggests potential illegal or unauthorised activity.

This issue affects crew safety and the transparency of fishing fleets operating out of sight and exploiting tropical tuna stocks, of which two out of three are currently overfished in the Indian Ocean.

The Blue Marine Foundation said its monitoring of EU-owned fishing vessel data in the Indian Ocean over four years showed the trend of "highly inconsistent" AIS use was continuing.

It found that between January 2021 and August 2022, EU-owned tuna vessels spent more time "dark" than they did transmitting on AIS.

Latest and Greatest of the Week

Gadget of the Week for all Seafarers

We seafarers just don’t go away from home for 3 days or 1 month,

Its for 6 to 9 months and

here is a gadget which will help you carry and manage helpful tools, daily use tools for your not only onboard time but while you are in your vaccation or travelling around.

Place it anywhere in your cabin, put it above anti skid mat and enjoy it as a phone stand carry usb typeC, lighting fast charger'

Special thing about it, Its a wireless charger too

Buy it here

Book we are reading this week and you must as a Seafarer

It’s OK That You’re Not OK is a permission slip to feel what you feel, do what you do, and say what you say, when life finds you in a place of profound loss and the world seems hell-bent on telling you the right way to get back to being the person you’ll never again be.

Our current cultural norms surrounding death render us incapable of dealing with grief authentically and result in unknowingly causing more hurt and suffering to not only our- selves, but the people we care about most. It’s OK That You’re Not OK is the perfect how-to manual to help heal and support ourselves, each other, and our death-avoidant society.

Found this book here

Contents we have shared this week

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Meme of the Week

By @the_navigo

Photo of the week

The photo was taken on 22 November 2022, The Philip R Clarke glides silently under the Bong Bridge.
Picture by dolby_bear

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