Tag: injury onboard

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA described a case of finger injury involving an AB during wire transfer operations onboard. The investigation identified complacency in routine procedures and improper risk assessment as key causes of the incident.   

The third engineer onboard an anchored capesize bulk carrier was splashed by hot sludge while opening the manhole cover of a settling tank and subsequently died from a septic shock having sustained 2nd degree burns to a large part of his body. The Britannia P&I Club analyzes the incident as part of its BSafe campaign. 

In its latest Safety Flashes for December, IMCA focused on a case where an unexpected truck movement caused rigger to fall off a ladder.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on a serious injury to a crew member in the grey water tank of MV LA SOLOGNAIS while underway in December 2019. The report revealed that a wiper, who entered the vessel’s grey water tank, suffered from the effects of possible hydrogen sulphide inhalation.

Following the release of International Marine Contractors Association's (IMCA) Safety Flashes, it is described a case where a seafarer got injured during closing the fire flap.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) issued its monthly Safety Flashes for December, analyzing the case where a man fell overboard.

A mariner injured in the Waymon L. Boyd dredger explosion, that took place in August 2020, passed away from his injuries, bringing the accident’s death toll to five.

A total of 3,062 marine casualties were reported on ships in Europe in 2019, down by 200 casualties in comparison with 2018, according to the latest EMSA overview of marine casualties. The number of serious marine casualties was 63, also representing a decrease after a pick in 2018. 

A total of 40 seafarers were seriously injured and five died due to falls onboard RMI-flagged vessels in 2020 so far, figures by the RMI Maritime Administrator reveal. These account for almost 33% of all occupational fatalities and serious injuries reported to the Administrator this year.

Two crew members on a bulk carrier in Vancouver's English Bay got seriously injured after a lifeboat unexpectedly plunged into the water during a drill on December 2.