Tag: fatality onboard

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier (the vessel) at the port of Pascagoula, USA, when it was undergoing a shifting operation in the berth. 

Britannia P&I Club presents a case study where a mooring incident led to fatality, with the aim of analysing it to draw lessons learned. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has issued an information note to draw lessons learned from an incident where a fatal accident took place on board during cargo hold cleaning. 

INTERCARGO published its Bulk Carrier Casualty Report, reporting that 26 bulk carriers of over 10,000 dwt were declared as total losses for the years 2013-2022.

As Port of Aberdeen stated, a man died as a result of an incident on board a vessel in Aberdeen South Harbour at approximately 4pm on Saturday 22 July.

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.

The Panama Maritime Authority has updated Merchant Marine Notice 07/2021, providing a standard guide of facts in cases of theft and sexual assault onboard Panama-flagged ships, as well as guidance in case of natural death or homicide onboard.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has conducted an analysis revealing that crew have under 11 minutes to recover someone who has fallen overboard into cold water before they become unresponsive.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has published an Information Note to present an incident where a fatal accident happened outside the accommodation block under adverse weather, in order to draw lessons learned. 

The Nautical Institute reports an incident where lax safety culture and bad design resulted in man overboard (MOB) fatality, in order to draw lessons learned.