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This page sets out our response to the situation in the Gulf after Iranian forces seized a British-flagged tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke to media after a ministerial COBR meeting on 20 July on the Iranian actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Maritime Skills Commission to be set up to look at careers at sea and training gaps.
Collision between a rigid inflatable boat and a mooring buoy on the River Thames, England.
This annual report provides information on the branch's activities during 2018.
Announces publication of the clean maritime plan, the environment route map of Maritime 2050.
Clean maritime plan setting maritime zero-emission travel strategy released.
Lessons to raise awareness of the maritime sector and the importance of shipping.
Bidding process for sixth rescue boat grant fund opens.
New funding to improve safety in the fishing industry.
Fall from height on a ro-ro freight vessel while at Brocklebank Dock in Liverpool, England, with loss of 1 life.
Maritime Safety Action plan released.
Launch of the Maritime Safety Action Plan.
Fatal man overboard from a potter on Loch Torridon off Ardheslaig, Scotland.
Urgent bulletin for owners and operators of boats with retractable keels or retractable weighted centreboards.
Man overboard from a commercially operated yacht approximately 1500nm west of Fremantle, Australia with the loss of 1 life.
Capsize and sinking of a prawn trawler in Lower Loch Fyne, Scotland with the loss of 2 lives.
The UKSR has widened its eligibility criteria allowing companies located outside the UK to join one of the best performing flag registries.
Additional funding to extend the Rescue Boat Grant Fund into its sixth year
Capsize of a singled-handed fishing vessel off Plymouth Sound, England with the loss of 1 life.
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