Tag: fatality onboard

On April 8, the Katerina Velikaya, Russia's specialized ice navigation vessel, caught fire during repair works at the Dalzavod shipyard in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai. 

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report on the fatal injuries of a crew member due to the failure of an overhead monorail crane wire rope, in the port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, on 07 November 2022. 

A maritime pilot lost his life on Sunday morning by falling into the waters of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, as he was trying to board a cargo vessel. 

On January 16 2024, two workers lost their lives crushed by a heavy iron plate during the dismantling of a bulk carrier at Dewan Shipbreaking in Gadani, Pakistan.

Chemical tanker MT TORC experienced a boiler explosion on January 8, while en route from Agio Theodoroi, Greece, to Genoa, Italy, costing the second engineer his life.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a safety notice to draw lessons learned from a recent marine casualty involving a shipboard crane, which occurred while a 69-ton wind turbine nacelle was being offloaded.

According to NorthStandard P&I Club, in the aftermath of an incident on board that leads to serious or fatal injuries, the wellbeing of fellow crewmembers must not be forgotten, especially when there is potential to re-open emotional wounds during an investigation.

With eight deaths over the past seven days in enclosed spaces on ships, InterManager has called on the shipping industry to work together to improve safety in these challenging onboard areas.

EMSA has published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2023, which presents statistics on marine casualties and incidents that cover the period from 1st of January 2014 to 31st of December 2022, reported by the EU Member States. 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Safer Seas Digest 2022, highlighting the most important lessons learned from 29 maritime tragedies that took place in 2022.