Tag: injury onboard

UK MAIB issued its report on a 15 May 2019 accident. Then, a third officer onboard the "Seatruck Progress" ro-ro freight ferry was fatally injured after being struck by a semi-trailer, while standing on the stern ramp.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter medevaced a crewmember from the boxship Laura Maersk, which was located about 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the damage to equipment, leading to a fall from a height on deck, onboard the crude oil tanker MT Alyarmouk in May 2019. 

Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has decided to investigate a lifting incident involving a personal injury on Equinor's Oseberg B facility in the North Sea, on 16 April 2020. 

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member onboard the container ship Vermont Trader while anchored off Hong Kong in March 2019. 

Gard warns about the dangers of walking up or down stairs at ships. As it says, seafarers should always apply the old adage of ‘one hand for yourself and one for the ship’ and keep one hand free to grasp the handrail.

Transport Malta's MSIU issued an investigation report on a serious injury of a crew member while lashing containers on the deck of the general cargo ship MV Boston Trader, in the port of Oran, Algeria, on 14 March 2019.

Transport Malta's MSIU issued an investigation report on the inadvertent release of the Free Fall Lifeboat (FFLB) and subsequent injuries to the chief officer onboard the tanker Giovanni DP, in March 2019. The investigation revealed that the crew were not fully aware of the correct procedure for testing the release of the hook.

During a maritime drill, six South Korean Navy Sailors were injured on Tuesday, March 3, when a grenade exploded inside a high-speed battleship, with the reasons remaining unknown. It is stated that from the 30 sailors onboard the vessel, two were severely injured and four others sustained light injuries. All sailors were transmitted to nearby hospitals.

New Zealand's TAIC issued an investigation report on the contact of the jet boat 'Discovery 2' with Skippers Canyon wall while on the Shotover River in February 2019. The incident showed that jet boating is a high-risk activity that leaves very little margin for error when navigating at high speeds in narrow channels and rivers.