PLA News Releases
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Listed below is a complete listing of our current news releases (by title).
Passengers were rescued from the River Thames today, 29 September 2013, after a passenger vessel caught fire.
Read more![MCA News Release: Vessel Fire Near Westminster](http://pla.co.uk/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
McGrath has been appointed as the contractor to remove waste from the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which is being built after years of planning to tackle the problem of overflows from the capital’s Victorian sewerage network.
Read more![McGrath’s waterside facilities help secure major London contract](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/mcgrath-wharf-300x225.png)
The Met Police Marine Policing Unit and the Royal Marines are taking to the river Thames
Read more![Met and Marines in Thames Olympic planning](/assets/Police277.jpg)
![Metropolitan Police launch Marine Watch](/assets/Marine_Watch_277.jpg)
At approx. 1155 today (Wednesday 4 June 2014) the passenger boat ‘Millennium Diamond’ struck part of Tower Bridge. There were 130 people on board at the time.
Read more![Millennium Diamond Incident](/new_site_assets/images/default_news.jpg)
Robert Courts MP meets workers who have helped kept trade flowing through the UK’s biggest port during the pandemic.
Read more![Minister climbs the ladder to mark Maritime Safety Week](/assets/210705-robert-courts-mp-on-pla-pilot-training-ladder-1170x800.png)
Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning and Minister for London is calling for greater integration of the River Thames in the growth of London.
Read more![Minister for London: River Thames Central to London’s Growth](https://server1.pla.co.uk/assets/arwt4781-small1-1.jpg)
A drive to maintain tidal River Thames workers’ skills throughout their careers has been hailed by the UK maritime minister as a model for the rest of the country to follow.
Read more![Minister hails drive to boost Thames safety](/assets/cpd-briefing-1170.png)
Responsible for the River Thames between Teddington and the North Sea, the PLA is recruiting three apprentices to join its marine operations and engineering teams, based in Gravesend, Kent.
Read more![More apprentices heading to the tidal Thames](/assets/dan-and-richard.png)
Another intake of trainee pilots have joined the Port of London Authority (PLA), to meet growing demands for their skills from vessels visiting the tidal Thames.
Read more![More pilots to meet growing Thames demand](/assets/four-new-pilots-mario-gareth-benjamin-ivaylo-2000x.png)