Following Gulf Livestock carrier’s capsize after sailing into a typhoon, the vessel’s company Gulf Navigation Holding informed that the search for the missing crewmembers was officially suspended.
The Port Authority of Guam has delayed the beginning of operations on a Matson ship after a crew member was found lifeless on board.
An explosion took place onboard the product tanker Trung Thao 36 BLC at Dung Quat Port in Quang Ngai of Vietnam on September 8. Due to the fire one crew member died.
Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) issued an investigation report on the collision of the Maltese registered oil tanker KANALA and the Chinese registered fishing vessel LIAODANYU 23626 on the Bohai Sea, China, in September 2019.
The Malaysian energy major PETRONAS LNG, recently reported that one of its workers lost his life during maintenance operations, while another one was injured.
UK MAIB issued an investigation report on a man overboard incident from the single-handed creel boat May C with loss of one life off Scotland in July 2019. The investigation stresses that the chances of survival for the skipper would have been significantly increased, had he been wearing his PFD and carrying his PLB.
The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a board meeting for Octοber 20 to consider the agency’s investigation of the fatal, September 2, 2019, fire aboard the dive boat Conception off Santa Cruz Island, California.
A worker at the Ports of Auckland was killed in a shipping container incident in the early hours of Sunday, local media reported. The stevedore was working onboard a ship at Fergusson Container Terminal when he was fatally injured at about 2am.
RMI issued an investigation report on a bosun’s fatal fall overboard from the general cargo ship DELICATA, off Uruguay, in March 2020. The investigation identified poor compliance with the company’s SMS and safe working practices, as the crew member was not wearing a lifejacket or a safety harness when he descended to untie a pilot ladder.
NTSB issued an investigation report on the explosion and subsequent sinking of barge Alaganik in the Canal Passage, off Alaska in July 2019, which resulted in one fatality. The investigation identified ignition of gasoline vapor from a fuel cargo tank as key cause of the accident.
