Japan’s Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the foundering of the cargo ship JIA DE due to heavy weather in Kanagawa Prefecture, which led to fatalities of 8 crew members, in October 2019.
Failure of the towing arrangement caused the sinking of the towing vessel Mangilao towed by the towing vessel Chamorro off Guam, in August 2019, while in heavy weather conditions, according to a preliminary investigation report by the NTSB.
Failure of the towing arrangement caused the sinking of the towing vessel Mangilao towed by the towing vessel Chamorro off Guam, in August 2019, while in heavy weather conditions, according to a preliminary investigation report by the NTSB.
In its monthly safety scenario for September, the Swedish Club describes a case of cargo hold flooding which was attributed to a tank missing a gasket to the manhole. Also, the bilge sensor was broken and heavily corroded, although it had been inspected a couple of days previously and found at the time to be in good condition.
NTSB issued an investigation report on the barge breakaway and contact with Webbers Falls Dam on the Arkansas River, in May 2019. The barge breakaway was attributed to the force of the river current which exceeded the capacity of the mooring wires.
NTSB issued an investigation report on the flooding and sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Pacific 1 while in the Bering Sea, Alaska, in February 2019. The report identified the master’s decision to remain at sea with continuous flooding as key cause of the sinking.
A study launched in 2019 presented the results of a survey concerning people currently occupying global land below projected high tide lines for 2100 under low carbon emissions, up from 110 M today, for a median increase of 80 M.
In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB reports a narrowboat incident. Namely, as the boat entered a lock, suddenly water began flooding into the boat at the stern. Due to the incident on person lost his life.
In light of the approaching Hurricane Dorian and the potential of causing extensive flooding and erosion along the Carolina and Georgia coasts, scientists from the US Geological Survey are in a hurry to install a minimum of 150 storm-tide sensors that will help them closely monitor the hurricane’s effects.
