Tag: Hong Kong

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where an explosion in the windlass control room resulted in severe burn injuries of two crewmembers onboard.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal accident that happened on board during the repair of an outlet valve of the exhaust gas boiler.

The Government of Hong Kong removed the COVID-19 related restrictions on bunker-only calls. The change is in effect as of April 1.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal incident where a second engineer felt from the PMA platform in the cargo hold at a height of about 15 meters onto the tank top while cleaning the topside area, without wearing a safety belt. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where a Wiper was found lying on the scrap metal cargo inside a cargo hold and despite the treatment he received, he was declared dead on the same day. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where an able seafarer deck (AB) lost his balance and fell over the railing of a 10 meters high platform onto the tank top of the cargo hold, resulting in his death. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where a sailor was found afloat at the portside of the nearby barge during a ship's unmooring operation, and despite the medical treatment he received afterwards, he was declared dead. 

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal accident that took place on board when a crew member was carrying out welding repair of a leak in the bunker pipes on the main deck with its hot slag ignited the vapour of the effluent mixture of methanol and fresh water discharged on the main deck during the tank cleaning process, resulting in the death of the Bosun.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping published lessons learned from an incident where a crewmember fell onto the bottom of the hold from the hatch coaming, prior to closing the hatch cover of the cargo hold, resulting in his death.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping published lessons learned from an incident where a crewmember accidentally slipped onto the inclined ladder below the vertical ladder under the access hatch, resulting in his death.