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Serious hand injury during use of deck scaler

Scald injury during maintenance of steam valve

Denmark ratifies the 2002 Athens Convention Denmark ratifies the 2002 Athens Convention, improves protection for injured passengersThe purpose of the new legislation passed by Denmark's parliament is partly to ensure improved protection of passengers injured at sea, partly to ensure easier access to transferring ships to the Danish flag from abroad, which will contribute to increased growth in the maritime sector in Denmark.The act is to form the basis of the Danish ratification of the 2002 Athens Convention relating to the carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea. At the same time, it is ensured that the Danish legislation is in accordance with the associated EU Regulation.This means, among other things, that in connection with all commercial passenger transportation a mandatory liability insurance is required, just as the liability limit for injuries is increased, which will improve the possibilities of receiving compensation.Today, liability insurance is not required in connection with passenger transportation by small ships, but this will not be so in the future.In addition, the act will make it possible to have a ship registered with a time-limit. This ensures that, when a ship is flagged in from abroad, it is possible to register it preliminary on the ...

The Jones Act protects injured crewmembers and maritime workers injured Working on offshore oil rigs, commercial vessels and shipping ports can be grueling and thankless work. Seamen consistently work long hours and often in dangerous conditions. Despite the inherent dangers seamen face, employers still have a responsibility to maintain safe working environments, properly train workers, and maintain seaworthy vessels.If an employer fails to do these things, an employee suffers an injury due to such negligence, he or she can seek compensation under the Jones Act, a law passed by Congress to protect injured crewmembers and maritime workers injured in the course of their employment. The Act is an extension of the Federal Employees Liability Act, a law that protects injured railroad workers. Congress recognized that seamen could be injured at sea, and on land (in harbors and ports).Because of this, a crewmember's Jones Act rights are conditioned by the contractual agreement of employment for serving aboard a vessel, not where the injury occurred. This means the worker's rights continue while onshore so long as the employee is acting within the course of employment. Therefore, if a crewmember is injured on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico or securing ...

On board a passenger ship in Melbourne The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued the report of its investigation into a serious crew member injury on board a passenger/ro-ro ship in Melbourne on 17 September 2011.A rating moved two catwalk gratings in the engineroom in preparation for relocating a large fan.The electrical engineer told him to place a safety barrier around the opening.The electrical engineer then attempted to push one of the gratings back into place, but fell through the opening, incurring serious injury.Click here to view the reportSource: ATSB

One was killed and seven were injured One fisherman was missing and seven others injured after a ferry rammed their boat before dawn Friday off Maasim town in the southern Philippine province of Sarangani, police said.Police said the mishap occurred at around 1 a.m. while the Superferry was sailing for Manila. The other crew members rushed to hospital. Other reports said the fishermen were fixing their engine near the port when the ferry rammed their trawler.The vessel did not stop despite the mishap and continued sailing leaving the behind the trawler in total wreck and its crew on their own. The ship's owner, Aboitiz SuperFerry, did not give any statement about the mishap.Source: Mindanao Examiner