Tag: accident reports

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where an AB lost his balance during a wire change operation, resulting in falling onto the hatch cover from a height of about 8 metres and losing his life.

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Committee (TAIC) issued an investigation report on the collision between the Fishing Vessel "Commission" and the containership "Kota Lembah" 84 nautical miles northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in 28 July 2021.

UK MAIB published its report on the two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky.

The Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) published its report on the fire and loss of "FV Horizon" off the old head of Kinsale, County Cork, which took place on May 14th, 2021.

On April 6th, 2022, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a report regarding a towing vessel that sank in Puerto Rico, when its stern compartments began flooding.

On March 31st, 2022, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a report regarding a tanker pilot’s decision to overtake a tow in a large bend on the Mississippi River with multiple nearby vessels and during high-water conditions, leading to the tanker’s grounding.

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where a broken fuel valve above the auxiliary engines started spraying fuel oil over an exhaust pipe, causing a huge explosion and a fire in the engine room.

The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) released its report on the grounding of the bulk carrier RUBINA on the River Weser, on 27 August 2020.

NTSB published a report on March 23rd, 2022, concerning a fire that was reported on the commercial fish processor Aleutian Falcon while the vessel was docked for repairs at the Trident Seafoods shipyard in Tacoma, Washington.

Transport Malta released the report on the explosion onboard "Seascout", on 18 March 2021, highlighting the dangers of working with heat or spark generating tools near locations where flammable vapour or volatile material may be present.