SailSafely Gets 300 Ambassadors
The SejlSikkert (SailSafely ) campaign enjoys fair winds and is now backed by more than 300 ambassadors, says a statement from Danish Maritime Authority (DMA). Nautical warnings are now updated daily in the SejlSikkert App (SailSafely App), it said. Six deaths, 516 reported incidents and almost 3,000 unreported incidents speak for themselves – it is still necessary to pay full attention to safety at sea. For two years, the Danish foundation TrygFonden and the Danish Pleasure Craft Safety Board have focused fully on the safety of fishermen and yachtsmen, and at the core of the activities have been campaigns, ambassadors and the SejlSikkert App (SailSafely App). The latter has just been thoroughly updated for the coming bathing/yachting season.
Restricted Area around Submarine Wreck in North Sea Reduced
The Danish Maritime Authority has changed the size of the area of prohibition that was established on 17 August in the North Sea off the coast at Esbjerg in connection with the discovery by divers of a submarine on the seabed. "Initially, the area of prohibition had a radius of 1,000 metres from the wreck, says Director Jan Thorn, Safety of Navigation, National Waters."Subsequently, we have engaged in dialogue with the Defence as well as the local fishermen's association. On the basis of the assessment by the Defence of the danger related to the ammunition found on the submarine, we have decided to change the size of the area of prohibition.
Danish Pleasure Craft Safety Board Gets A New Head
From 1 February 2015 a new chairman will head the Danish Pleasure Craft Safety Board. The new incumbent is Jan Thorn, who is in his everyday work Director of the Danish Maritime Authority’s division “Aids to Navigation” that is striving to enhance safety at sea for both commercial shipping and pleasure cruising. Jan Thorn has his background in the now abolished Danish Maritime Safety Administration and the Danish Defence, and he is an active yachtsman who has his own sailing boat. He takes over the post from Francis Zachariae, who has been appointed Secretary General of IALA in Paris from 1 February. IALA is the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
