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” The thin veneer we call civilization can disappear where a shipwreck is concerned.” Richard Loran, Shipwrecks of Great Britain and Ireland Understanding the difference between towing and salvage can save boaters money and aggrevation. Historically and legally, salvage ... [full article]

The Maritime Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as MPL) provides specific rules for the arrest of ships. Pursuant to Article 15 of the MPL an application for ship arrest should be submitted to ... [full article]

Article 14 of the 1989 Salvage Convention ('Article 14') provided that salvors ('Contractors') could receive Special Compensation (ie their expenses and a fair rate for tugs and equipment used in salvage operations) in certain circumstances where the salved fund was insufficient to allow them ... [full article]

A court of appeals in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has released Yuriy Kulemesin, the convicted captain of the Ukrainian Naftogaz-67 tugboat, on bail. A court meeting took place on February 26, the Ukrainian Transport and Communications ... [full article]

MANILA, Philippines—A Singapore-registered tugboat reportedly seized on February 6 by suspected pirates off Pulao Tioman in Malaysia has been recovered by the authorities near Loreto, Surigao del Norte. Initial reports reaching the Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Friday said the 296-ton ASTA Roxy 1 ... [full article]

Paper charts have been scanned as high resolution tiffs and low resolution jpegs and may be downloaded here free of charge. The chart images provided do not replace the New Zealand official nautical charts corrected for ... [full article]