Tag: accident reports

The German Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation published its report about an accident with subsequent loss of life on board, concerning the Containership SEOUL EXPRESS, on 27 March 2021.

DMAIB published its report on Maersk Essen, which on 16 January 2021 lost approximately 250 containers while the ship was en route from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles, USA. The number of lost containers were later adjusted to 750.

NTSB published its report on the March 22, 2021 incident, when the bow of the lead barge of the towing vessel Ava Claire struck a closed lock gate, damaging and disabling the gate.

NTSB published its report on the March 19, 2021 incident, when the towing vessel Kevin Michael struck the bull nose of the upstream main lock chamber guide wall at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois, resulting in the tow breaking apart and damaging the dam gates.

According to UK MAIB initial investigation into a fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster while departing Hull, England, found potential manufacturing defects with pilot system hose assemblies.

NTSB published its latest report of an incident during which an incorrect solution to address a main engine start issue led to the contact between an oil tanker and a loading dock in the Port of Corpus Christi. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $550,000, while the estimated property damage to the facility was $7M. 

NTSB published its report on a dangerous engine failure aboard the ferry Wenatchee after an overhaul in 2021.

NTSB published its report on the grounding of an engine room fire that broke abroad on the towing vessel Miss Dorothy on March 17, 2021. The crewmembers after failing to fight the fire, evacuated to the barges and were rescued by a Good Samaritan vessel.

​NTSB published its report on the 2020 incident where the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc collided with the US Coast Guard cutter Harry Claiborne, which was servicing a buoy near Texas Point, Texas. 

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes the circumstances that led to an injury during cargo operation at a general cargo vessel in an African port.