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Details of the court case for the "Shoreway" collision with the "Orca"

• Updated: 26 February 2015

9 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 25 February 2015

8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 23 December 2014

6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during October 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 11 November 2014

7 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during September 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 6 November 2014

The master of a wind farm passenger transfer vessel has been ordered to pay £9,702 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

• Updated: 31 October 2014

A crew member of a Newlyn fishing boat has been ordered to pay a total of £2,100 in fines and costs after failing to keep a proper lookout.

• Updated: 14 October 2014

A Hovercraft pilot from the Isle of Wight has been jailed for 8 months after pleading guilty to being over the alcohol limit while on duty.

• Updated: 14 October 2014

Port operator pleads guilty to health and safety breaches following deaths of three crew on the River Clyde in 2007.

• Updated: 29 September 2014

Carrying numbers of passengers, including schoolchildren, far in excess of its license, has cost a Hampshire ferry company £12,340.

• Updated: 24 September 2014

The operator of a Portsmouth-based barge has been made to pay almost £111,000 in fines and costs.

• Updated: 24 September 2014

5 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 5 September 2014

The master of a wind farm support boat has been made to pay £3,000 in fines and costs after breaching maritime collision regulations.

• Updated: 3 September 2014

8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 26 August 2014

Failing to keep a proper lookout has landed a Whitley Bay fishing boat skipper with a bill of £3,600 in fines and legal costs.

• Updated: 7 August 2014

12 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 22 July 2014

10 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during May 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 11 June 2014

A Cardiff sailing club and its chief instructor have been sentenced after failing to take proper care of children on one of their courses.

• Updated: 2 June 2014

12 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during April 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

• Updated: 13 May 2014

The operator of a UK registered container ship has been ordered to pay £17,311.01 for breaching oil pollution legislation.

• Updated: 30 April 2014