Tag: anchor

Ship operators, Masters and crew need to be aware of the risks involved and assess the limitations of a vessels’ anchoring equipment.

Anchor dragging incidents take place regularly in Japan due to the frequency of typhoons. Analyzing these incidents, Captain Hiroshi Sekine, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, UK P&I Club, examines their causes and considers preventive measures.

It is well established that arriving at the port, berthing and cargo operations are highly fatiguing. This is especially true of ships where the Master may also stand a watch and may be required to navigate the ship into and out of ports because no pilot is present, writes Prof. Andy Smith, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.

The American Club reports an incident of poor anchor watchkeeping, that led to two vessels collision, and provides lessons learned.

UK P&I club describes an incident caused by dragging anchor, while examines possible ways to prevent a ship from dragging its anchors.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) had detained more than 100 vessels in eastern Johor waters due to various reasons, including illegal anchoring.

Swedish Club's casebook describes a total loss incident, where an anchored vessel ran aground due to typhoon.

In its latest published casebook, Swedish Club describes an incident where a vessel experienced loss of anchor due to heavy weather.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) introduced the ‘Operation Jangkar Haram’, in an effort to spot illegally-anchored vessels.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority issued a Safety Alert sharing lessons learned from a grounding involving a RoRo passenger ferry after dragging anchor. The investigation highlighted that the crew had been forced to change the plan at short notice and no appraisal was conducted to select an anchorage position.