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USS John S McCain collision: A prime example of poor oversight

On 21 August 2017 one of the deadliest accidents in the history of US Navy took place. As the US warship 'John S McCain' was sailing in the Singapore Strait, one of the busiest waterways in the world, it collided with the Liberian-flagged chemical tanker 'Alnic MC'. The result? Ten sailors of the US warship lost their lives, while 48 more were injured, in what is considered an example of lack of effective operational oversight.

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Crew suffers hand hairline fracture after stopping mooring line

IMCA presents an accident onboard a vessel, when one crewmember suffered a hairline fracture to his hand when trying to stop a mooring line. In general, mooring operations have caused many accidents in the industry; Mooring handling hides many dangers as this duty requires a good technique initially in lifting the heavy eye of the rope, followed by a good pulling technique.

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