Warning on late reporting

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of foreign vessel casualty reporting requirements following a US$75,000 penalty assessment by the US Coast Guard (USCG) against a cargo vessel for failure to immediately report a marine casualty. The regulations require immediate notification of reportable casualties to the USCG, with a subsequent written notification on ‘Report of Marine Accident, Injury or Death’ form CG-2692 within five days. The USCG penalised-vessel had experienced a main engine failure and had not reported the casualty for more than 10 hours.