Tag: fatality onboard

When a death occurs onboard a ship, operators must adhere to legal and ethical obligations to ensure the proper handling of the deceased person.

InterManager’s statistics highlight a worrying trend of seafarers and shore personnel that lose their lives in enclosed spaces accidents.

Transport Malta has published an investigation report into a fatality that occurred relating to the boiler onboard a vessel in January 2024. 

Transport Malta has published an investigation report to share lessons learned from a fatality onboard the motor tanker Amur Star in 2023. The incident occurred due to the tipping of loose steel plates onto a crew member. The report aims to address the safe stowage of heavy steel plates and raise awareness of this particular hazard.

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a reported event where nitrogen leak in a tank led to two crew members being asphyxiated due to safety protocol violations and inadequate equipment.

Seven people were killed and 17 injured after a ship capsized when the crew was loading trucks into the vessel at Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

EMSA has published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2024, which presents statistics on marine casualties and incidents that cover the period from 1st of January 2014 to 31st of December 2023, reported by the EU Member States.

The Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on 15 December after being hit by a large wave during a storm while transiting the Kerch Strait.

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) presents an incident in which a fatal accident happened on board a bulk carrier during a fumigant removal operation.

The Nautical Institute has drawn lessons from an incident involving a container ship, where a crew member tragically fell overboard during an unlashing task, highlighting issues with safety procedures, inadequate training, and fatigue.