maritime safety news – Page 2 – Maritime Accident Casebook

Maritime Safety & Security News

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 272016

Capesize NEW KATERINA aground in Suez Canal
Suez Canal reportedly is closed for traffic in both directions. The ship is en route from Yuzhniy (Ukraine) to Qingdao (China), meaning NEW KATERINA is in load.

Fault left cars stuck on Condor ferry in Portsmouth for 12 hours

Dozens of vehicles were stuck on a ferry in Portsmouth for more than 12 hours after a ramp to disembark failed.

The Condor Ferries service arrived from Jersey at about 07:00 GMT, but a fault with the internal ramp meant cars on the upper deck were unable to get off.

Drunken Captain Gets Vessel Stuck in Germany

A inland freighter found itself pinned in a peculiar way on Germany’s Main river after the drunken ship captain allegedly ran the vessel into a bridge and then the river bank.

Local media reports that the 105-meter vessel Elsava became pinned crossways between a bridge and the edge of the river in Lohr am Main, Germany early on Thursday

Weighing Up The Container Problem

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 272016

From 1 July 2016, packed containers intended to be carried on international sea voyages must be weighed before being loaded. The new measure is to minimize the number of accidents says Denmark’sMaritime Authority.

In recent years, there has been a number of accidents where large ships have lost containers at sea and where the ship’s hull has been extensively damaged due to overload. The main reason for this is probably incorrect container weight data.

Maritime Safety & Security News

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 252016

Blizzard Forces Aurora Australis Icebreaker Aground in Antarctica

Australia’s flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis has run aground in Antarctica after it breaking free from its moorings at the Mawson station during a blizzard.

Coast Guard initially didn’t think the El Faro was sinking

An officer testifies that a representative for the ship’s owner, Tote Inc., led the Coast Guard to believe the ship was disabled but the crew could fix its …

15 months jail for ex-ship inspector after giving false testimony during Lamma disaster hearing

On October 1, 2012, a Lamma passenger ferry and a Hongkong Electric Company-owned vessel collided off Yung Shue Wan, killing 39 people, in one …

Watching for Rogues May Become Reality

maritime safety news 1 Response »

Feb 252016

Sailing history is rife with tales of monster-sized rogue waves — huge, towering walls of water that seemingly rise up from nothing to dwarf, then deluge, vessel and crew. Rogue waves can measure eight times higher than the surrounding seas and can strike in otherwise calm waters, with virtually no warning.

Now a prediction tool developed by MIT engineers may give sailors a 2-3 minute warning of an incoming rogue wave, providing them with enough time to shut down essential operations on a ship or offshore platform.

Hold That Prawn – Check That Barbie

fire, fire/explosion, maritime safety news, Safety Alerts, safety flash Comments Off

Feb 242016

Barbecues are great way to encourage crew bonding, boost morale, and improve shipboard atmosphere but it’s a good idea to make sure that it’s only the burgers that get burned and not you fellow crew, suggests Singapore’s Maritime & Port Authority, MPSA. The warning was triggered by several recent incidents.

Slavery And Criminal Deficiencies Threat To Seafarers

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 242016

When do deficiencies on ships cross the threshold from being a civil wrong to a criminal offence asks Apostleship of the Sea, AoS, port chaplain Reverend Roger Stone. He was speaking at a conference on Modern Slavery in Portsmouth on 10 February.

Stone, AoS port chaplain for the south coast ports in England, says he had seen deficiencies on board ships that clearly contravene health and safety regulations as well as the human and statutory rights of the crew. “This question is one that the shipping industry, port state authorities and law enforcement agencies must seriously consider when it comes to the welfare of seafarers,” he says.
Continue reading »

Maritime Safety & Security News

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 242016

Seafarer falls to his death carrying out ship maintenance

A 44-year-old Filipino man plunged to his death while carrying out maintenance work on a ship near Lumut in Malaysia today. Magtahas Anecito Bahian died instantly…

Crew rescued from flooded ship

The ship’s captain called for help as the ship was sinking amidst strong … The rescue ship, SAR 412, was sent to take all crew members to Da Nang …

Hit and run boxship detained in Malaysia

A German containership, , bound for scrapping in South Asia, has been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), the crew accused of a hit and run…

Confined/Enclosed Space “Taken Seriously But More To Be Done”

confined space, enclosed space, maritime safety news, SafeSpace Comments Off

Feb 242016

After a joint concentrated inspection campaign, CIC, in September to November last year the Paris and Tokyo MoUs say that confined/enclosed space entry is generally taken seriously by the industry but there is still a way to go.

The Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry CIC did not lead to an increase in the rate of detentions however the actual compliance, shown in drills, could be better. 7.9% of drills were found to be unsatisfactory.

DMA Hauls In Net Results For Safety

maritime safety news Comments Off

Feb 212016

Denmark’s Maritime Authority, DMA, has introduced a requirement for written safety instructions about good safety procedures when setting and hauling nets.

In general, the safety level on board fishing vessels has improved over the last many years. However, serious accidents still occur. DMA has found that the majority of serious accidents occur in the fishing industry, especially when setting and hauling fishing gear. For example, a fisherman died in 2013 when he got stuck in the trawl while the net drum was operating.

Older Entries Newer Entries