Tag: fatality onboard

The fire on the Solong still persists, while Mike Kane addressing the House of Commons, revealed that the missing sailor is presumed dead.

The Hong Kong Marine Department provides lessons learned from an incident where the chief engineer and crew members attempted to replace hydraulic oil on a ship in the Inland Sea of Japan, leading to a fatal fall.

Gard Club informed about an incident where a manual cleaning operation in a cargo tank aboard a vessel resulted in the death of seafarers.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an investigation report of an engine room fire of a cargo vessel.

Sentences have been issued to the master and management company of a UK registered cargo vessel following a fatal collision.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has reported an increase in the number of incidents involving commercial vessels in the past year.

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.