Tag: fatality onboard

As Port of Aberdeen stated, a man died as a result of an incident on board a vessel in Aberdeen South Harbour at approximately 4pm on Saturday 22 July.

UK MAIB published its annual report for 2022, reporting that the branch received 1,263 reports of marine casualties and marine incidents involving UK vessels worldwide or other nations’ vessels in UK waters and commenced 16 investigations.

The Panama Maritime Authority has updated Merchant Marine Notice 07/2021, providing a standard guide of facts in cases of theft and sexual assault onboard Panama-flagged ships, as well as guidance in case of natural death or homicide onboard.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has conducted an analysis revealing that crew have under 11 minutes to recover someone who has fallen overboard into cold water before they become unresponsive.

Last week, after a 7-year-old boy fell out of a Stena ferry and into the Baltic Sea, his mother dove in to recover him, resulting in a major rescue operation. Now, things have taken a dark turn as the case is being investigated for murder.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has published an Information Note to present an incident where a fatal accident happened outside the accommodation block under adverse weather, in order to draw lessons learned. 

The Nautical Institute reports an incident where lax safety culture and bad design resulted in man overboard (MOB) fatality, in order to draw lessons learned. 

After concluding with the investigations on the incidents, Maritime NZ has filed charges in relation to two fatal incidents at ports last April.

At least 22 people, including many children, were killed after a double-decker tourist boat capsized in the southern Indian state of Kerala last Sunday evening.

The Japan Coast Guard is investigating the death of a marine pilot, during a pilot transfer to a cruise ship off the port of Nagasaki on 5th May.