Tag: injury onboard

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member during tank cleaning operations, onboard the Sichem Manila, while at Tarragona anchorage, Spain. The crew member was spilled with hot water while shutting off a valve.

Last week the Royal Canadian Air Force performed a medevac for sailors. The rescue was a long-range mission performed under difficult conditions.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) recovered the bodies of three crew members who were trapped inside the engine room of the offshore supply ship ‘Greatship Rohini’ which caught fire on February 13.

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA desribes a case of an injury onboard, involving a crew member who had his hand trapped by a moving belt, during maintenance of an Air Handling Unit (AHU) Humidifier.

A Japanese submarine and a commercial vessel collided off the Pacific coast on February 8. Due to the accident, three of the submarine’s crew suffered minor injuries, while the submarine was slightly damaged but still able to sail.

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a fitter while operating the lathe onboard the vehicle carrier MV Titania, in February 2020. The report found that a rod slipped from the tailstock while the lathe was rotating at a very high speed.

The bulk carrier MV Giulia I was reportedly hit by a high wave January 30, about 320 nautical miles southeast of Nova Scotia. As a result, one member died and three others were injured.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on a fall inside a Water Ballast Tank of the Maltese-registered heavy lift/pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit, in January 2020. The investigation highlighted that there was no immediate barrier system around the opening in the deck, which could have prevented the fall. 

Belgium's Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA) has issued an investigation report on a serious injury of a crew member onboard the bulk carrier MINERAL TEMSE, while at the South Atlantic Ocean, on 5 May 2020.

Misinterpretation of navigational information led to the grounding of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) vessel 'Spirit of Sooke' near Sooke, British Columbia, said the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) in its investigation report on the incident.