Tag: accident

Britannia P&I Club released a case study focusing on a tragic incident unfolded on board a bulk carrier, claiming the life of a cadet who had spent three months on board.

On Thursday afternoon, a rogue barge drifting in Elliott Bay slammed into the marina close to Pier 66, prompting brief calls for evacuation.

Attempts to free the Ocean Explorer, a cruise ship grounded in a remote area of Greenland above the Arctic Circle, were unsuccessful, according to Denmark's Joint Arctic Command (JAC).

According to the Dutch Maritime Disciplinary Court, the first officer of the Helge was at fault for the collision with Wild Cosmos, on 9th September, 2022. The vessel was soon towed to the Port of Esbjerg in a salvage operation.

On 27th August, the P&O Cruise ship Britannia broke free from moorings and collided with a freight vessel during a storm in Mallorca, Spain.

According to IMCA, the Marine Safety Forum has published a safety alert in which a barrier tape mechanism handle weighing 278g fell 45m from an offshore platform onto the deck of a supply vessel.

Between Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4, 41 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a report from Dutch Safety Board (DSB), finds that current gantry crane practice and risk reduction measures are not adequate.

UK MAIB published its annual report for 2022, reporting that the branch received 1,263 reports of marine casualties and marine incidents involving UK vessels worldwide or other nations’ vessels in UK waters and commenced 16 investigations.