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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10143
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

European Maritime Safety Agency warns against growing number of accidents at sea

Brussels, 20/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The number of shipping accidents in European waters dropped by 19.5% in 2009 compared to the previous year, but this figure could rise again as shipping traffic recovers, according to the annual Maritime Accident Review 2009 published on Thursday 20 May by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). According to the review, 626 vessels were involved in 540 accidents (sinkings, collisions, groundings, fires/explosions, etc.) in and around EU waters...

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