Tag: injury onboard

The fire-stricken car carrier, Fremantle Highway, has arrived in Eemshaven for salvage operations, on 3rd August and will remain in the port until 14th October.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a vessel underway at sea was experiencing some rolling under heavy weather conditions. Crew were undertaking normal housekeeping duties.

On 30th July, a secure tow begun to Fremantle Highway, after a fire broke out on the cargo ship on 25th July, off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard.

According to Dutch Coast Guard, one person died and several others were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying cars off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which ,crew were using the vessel crane to move a pallet of cylinders (part of the vessel’s hydraulic system) from one deck to another, with a vessel alongside, to provide lessons learned.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a crew person was checking the water tightness of the engine room’s emergency hatch cover, to provide lessons learned.

UK MAIB published its annual report for 2022, reporting that the branch received 1,263 reports of marine casualties and marine incidents involving UK vessels worldwide or other nations’ vessels in UK waters and commenced 16 investigations.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, an LST (Life Support Technician) suffered a finger injury whilst operating the medical airlock (“Med-lock”) on a dive chamber.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a deck engineer was torquing Grayloc clamp bolts connecting the gooseneck connector onto the second end of a flexible, using a manual torque wrench with a force multiplier attached.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which an electrician was crushed and severely injured while working on a watertight door on a vessel, to provide lessons learned.