Tag: accident reports

A C/O was seriously injured on board due to caustic soda which splashed into his face, entering under the edge of his protective mask. If the PPE does not fit, is not suitable for purpose, or cannot be worn for some reason, stop the work until proper protection can be provided, UK MAIB says.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch issued an investigation report on the grounding and evacuation of domestic passenger vessel "Surprise", in May 2016, at Isles of Scilly, UK, illustrating what may happen when shippers manoeuvre very close to shore.

The US NTSB issued an accident report, regarding a fire on board Carnival Liberty cruise ship, on September 2015, in the US Port of Charlotte Amalie, that resulted in damages of USD 1.725 million to the vessel. The report provides findings of the investigation and safety recommendations, to prevent similar incidents in the future.

UK MAIB highlights that if signs of waxing in fuel tanks and fuel systems are evident, actions must be taken immediately. A build-up of waxy deposits in boiler burner’s fuel supply filter was one of the likely causes of the flame failure onboard Manhattan Bridge containership resulting in one fatality and one serious injury in early 2017.

The NTSB issued an accident report, studying the allision of the tank barge Double Skin 501 with IMTT Bayonne Pier A in Bayonne, New Jersey, when being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Peter F Gellatly. Damage to the barge, pier, and an adjacent ship, the Isola Bianca, totaled an estimated $2.7 million and resulted in the discharge of 630 gallons of fuel oil into the waterway.

The US NTSB published an investigation report, regarding the dive support vessel "Hammerhead", that was discovered partially flooded with an increased aft trim, while moored alongside the pier at the Newport Marine Terminal in Galveston, Texas, March 2016. The vessel was in a layup period with no one on board. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $900,000.

NTSB issued an accident report, concerning a fire in the engine room on board the uninspected towing vessel Jaxon Aaron, while it was pushing a flotilla of 16 barges upbound on the Lower Mississippi River, Tennessee. The fire spread from the engine room into the accommodation area and wheelhouse, causing an estimated $10.2 million in damage to the interior spaces.

On 2 March 2015, the offcer-in-charge of the mooring party on board the LNG tanker Zarga suffered severe head injuries, when he was struck by a mooring rope that parted during a berthing operation, at the South Hook LNG terminal, Milford Haven. UK MAIB issued a report, providing important safety issues, to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.

An accident occurred onboard a Hong Kong-registered ship, when a chief engineer fell into the sea and drowned, during disembarking. The chief engineer did not wear shipboard inflatable lifejacket or SOLAS lifejacket in accordance with the requirements of the shipboard safety management system.

The 2017 marks ten years since the grounding of "Pasha Bulker", on 8 June 2007, off Newcastle. Pasha Bulker got underway after dragging its anchor in the strong gale. With both its anchors in their hawse pipes and all of its machinery operational, Pasha Bulker grounded on Nobbys Beach. All of the ship’s crew were evacuated by helicopter that afternoon.