Tag: fatality onboard

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.

A tragic occurrence happened on the morning of October 4th at Tanjung Pelepas Port, when a Bangladeshi dock worker fell off a ship, losing his life.

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.