Safety Parent

The transfer of 150,000 tons of oil from the tanker Sounion to the tanker Delta Blue began on 6 November, using portable equipment at a secure anchorage in Suez.

As part of their Good Catch series, American P&I has published an animation titled "Ready for a Rescue? – Engine Room Fire Rescue" to inform viewers about safety practices for locating and rescuing crew members during engine room fires.

According to local reports, a man who fell overboard from a cargo ship in Australia, has been found alive after swimming for over 24 hours.

UK MAIB has published an investigation report into an incident where at 13:53 on 20 July 2021, the bosun of the roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel Clipper Pennant was fatally crushed when he became trapped between a moving vehicle and the vessel’s structure.

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a document explaining how the UK proposes to implement amendments to the MLC.

International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) in collaboration with its partners, the Canadian National Centre of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage (NCEMP) and the Canadian Coast Guard is rigorously exploring remote pilotage to ground-truth its feasibility, readiness, and impacts on safe navigation practices and systems.

TT Club, as part of their TT Talks series, tackles the subject of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and its overall importance on protecting crew members, underscoring the role of training on the appropriate use of PPE. 

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a transfer vessel grounded after the master decided to reduce the required under keel clearance (UKC) and depart on a lower tide. 

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report into an incident where a third engineer on a container vessel was seriously injured in the engine room. 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its Monthly Piracy Report for the month of September 2024.