Tag: accidents

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a crew person suffered a very serious finger injury in a watertight sliding door.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigation report regarding the flooding and sinking of fishing vessel Grace Marie, on 8th July 2022.

On 9th July, a car carrier tore loose from its mooring and went adrift in the harbor at Bremerhaven striking a dock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard and knocking over a crane.

A fire broke out on Friday at the Nohoch Alfa offshore platform in the Bay of Campeche, in the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least two individuals and leaving one missing.

According to U.S. Coast Guard, the fire aboard the conro Crande Costa D’Avorio at the port of Newark, New Jersey has been contained. As of Saturday afternoon, the fire is confined to the 11th deck, and the end is in sight. 

On 5th July, two firefighters were confirmed dead after Grimaldi cargo ship caught fire in Port Newark. Multiple vehicles on the ship caught fire, then spread to the two floors above, according to officials.

According to local news, on 5th July, an LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV) suffered a grounding in a storm off the Netherlands.

BSEE (United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement) informs of an incident where a fatality occurred on a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico, during well operations, to provide lessons learned.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a person was making their way down a vessel staircase, wearing coveralls and safety boots with company approved shoe covers on and slipped down.

According to Britannia’s recent BSAFE case study, a general cargo ship resulted in the fatality of a sea pilot, during a routine pilot transfer as the vessel was outbound.