Tag: collision

The NTSB issued an investigation report on the contact of the Andrew Cargill MacMillan towing vessel with a conveyor at the Farmers Grain Terminal, while pushing 42 loaded barges on the Lower Mississippi River, near Tallulah, Louisiana. The key cause identified was the pilot’s over-reliance on floating aids to navigation. 

According to a recent statement, all operations have now resumed at the Port of Antwerp, after the collapse of a crane at the DP World Antwerpen’s quay earlier this week. According to the Port of Antwerp, the shipping situation went back to normal on Tuesday, December 10, adding that all operations on the Scheldt and the terminals had been resumed.

On Monday 9 December, a huge ship-to-shore container crane collapsed after being hit by the container ship "APL Mexico City". The collision took place in the port of Antwerp, with the container vessel being unmoored, since its mooring had broken due to squally weather.

During the last SAFETY4SEA Singapore Forum, Harry Hirst, Partner & Master Mariner, Ince & Co highlighted that in order to avoid a collision, a vessel must first detect and then observe and plot the approach of the other vessel so as to make a proper appraisal of the situation and risk of collision in order to be able to take timely and positive avoiding action. To allow time for a proper appraisal and effective avoiding action it is important also, that the vessel is proceeding at an appropriate – or safe - speed.

On August 6, 2017, a scallop dredger sank and killed three of the four men onboard a small fishing boat off Shoreham, West Sussex, while its skipper was distracted by WhatsApp. On Monday December 2, a jury at Lewes Crown Court heard that David Brooks Marr was using his laptop computer and social media when he should have been on watch. BBC reports that the three men, aged 40, 41 and 50 drowned when seawater gushed into their boat.

TT Club, ICHCA International and PEMA issued a new paper 'Collision prevention at ports and terminals', in a bid to improve safety, reduce injuries and loss of life, equipment damage and minimize costly business disruption at ports and terminals worldwide. 

As Gard informs, in a significant number of collisions, the club has found that the majority of mariners do not reduce speed to avoid a collision. However, it notes that in case there is a potential for collision, reducing speed can have many benefits.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an accident report of a collision that took place on West Branch of Stamford Harbor, Connecticut, between two vessels and led to a slight oil spill and to a damage which costed $300,000, yet with not injuries.

In it's latest issue, CHIRP focuses on two vessels's crossing situation, while approaching a major port, as one of them didn't follow the 15th rule of Collision Regulations. With a CPA of less than 0.25nm between the vessels, the report describes the whole procedure that each ship made and the actions taken, in order to avoid an incident.

The Japan Transport Safety Board issued a report concerning the collision of the 25,431-ton cargo vessel ERNA OLDENDORFF, with the Oshima Bridge, in Obatake Seto, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, during the early hours of Monday, October 22, 2018.