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New MSC officer training aiming to limit marine animal collisions

Cruise
Ilaria Grasso Macola
2 March 2023

MSC Cruises has unveiled a new training scheme for its deck officers aiming to lower ship collisions with ocean animals such as whales and dolphins. 

The line will offer 15 ships in the Mediterranean this year

The training will be trialled onboard MSC Bellissima

Carried out by MSC alongside marine conservation charity Orca, the online training course will focus on how to best avoid hitting marine mammals while sailing. 

 

The course will initially be trialled by officers onboard MSC Bellissima, which is regularly sailing through the Pelagos Sanctuary, a marine protected area between Italy, Monaco and France that is home to several species.