Tag: hazardous weather at sea

Tanker HA AN 01 has been reportedly sank at anchorage off Diem Dien port channel, in the Thai Binh province, Vietnam at night Sep 8, after being caught in adverse weather.

Shanghai’s major container port of Yangshan has suspended terminal operations as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches the east China coast, according to media.

While the chances of being struck by lightning in a given year are less than one in a million, lightning remains one of the most significant dangers for outdoor workers, including maritime and offshore workers. Have you ever wondered what protects ships from lightning?

In an exclusive interview, Mr. Jason Griffin, Director of Clinical Governance and QHSE, Remote Medical International (RMI), discusses what it is being done in the industry to provide specialist medical support for remote workers, and what can be done to prevent injuries and subsequent delays on offshore wind farms, oil rigs and other isolated professions

The ATSB is investigating the propulsion failure of the bulk carrier Portland Bay off Port Kembla, New South Wales, on 4 July 2022. 

"Portland Bay's" ordeal has come to an end as  as salvage tugs successfully brought it into port in Australia.

Following the incident in which 'Portland Bay' handysize lost power in a storm couple days ago, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), as Maritime Emergency Response  Commander, issued a legal direction to the ship’s master of the MV Portland Bay and salvage team that the vessel must be moved to a berth in Botany Bay today. 

Spain won support from Europe's top court in its mutlimillion euros damage claim against The London Steam-Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association for a massive oil spill on its northwestern coast two decades ago.

Following an extreme weather event with a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) conducting well operations in the Gulf of Mexico, USCG and BSEE issued a joint Safety Alert to share lessons learned and highlight to operators the importance of suspending all well operations and crew changes safely when  extreme weather plans are initiated.

Maersk will release all historical and future ocean weather observations into the public domain for free use by the scientific community around the globe.