Tag: fatality onboard

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where an AB lost his balance during a wire change operation, resulting in falling onto the hatch cover from a height of about 8 metres and losing his life.

A crewmember of the MSC Ravenna has pleaded guilty to stabbing and killing a crewmate while under way in the Pacific in 2020.

NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about an incident where a worker lost his life while scrapping BW Offshore’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Sao Vicente. 

The body of a port worker who died at the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, on April 24, has been removed by emergency services. The person died as coal was being loaded on a ship at Lyttelton.

Fire broke out in the engine room of the container ship General Romulo on April 17. As a result, the Chief Engineer died, and three more suffered burns.

One person was killed and six got injured after an oil tanker explosion took place off Hong Kong on April 16.

A Missouri judge dismissed all criminal charges against three tour boat company employees of Ride the Ducks Branson in connection with the deadly sinking on Table Rock Lake in 2018 that killed 17 people near Branson.

Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority published a report about an incident where a crew member was found unconscious inside a dry tank during a job of freeing water due to a water ingress through the hull. The crewmember was later pronounced dead. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal accident that happened on board during the repair of an outlet valve of the exhaust gas boiler.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal incident where a second engineer felt from the PMA platform in the cargo hold at a height of about 15 meters onto the tank top while cleaning the topside area, without wearing a safety belt.