Tag: lessons learned

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where while an oil tanker was in port carrying out routine cargo operations, lack of communication led to serious main engine damage.

BSEE informed about injuries that offshore crew have sustained due to working with slings. After these incidents, BSEE provided lessons learned to prevent similar incidents in the future.

BSEE informs about an incident where a floorman fell off a derrick ladder, and provides lessons learned.

In the first four months of 2022, several ships faced serious operational issues caused by contaminated HSFO bunkers stemmed in Singapore. In that regard, Mr. Siddharth Mahajan, Gard (Singapore) Pte. Ltd says that the question we need to ask ourselves is the following: are we better positioned to respond to such issues today than in the past?

BSEE informs that there have been several recent offshore incidences where fluids used in well control equipment systems have been improperly maintained.

In 2022, BSEE observed two hand injuries in the Gulf of Mexico from pressurized hoses during coil tubing operations. In both cases, the injured parties were not wearing proper impact gloves to help reduce the severity of a hand injury.

Shipping’s safety record continues to improve, but training needs to keep in pace with the technological advances which are designed to increase safety and efficiency, say Christian Dwyer, Global Head of Admiralty, and Donal Keaney, Senior Marine Manager, and at international legal and professional services firm Ince.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator is conducting marine safety investigations into two different incidents involving in transit cargo fumigation.

According to IMCA an engineer suffered a minor electrical shock while troubleshooting a faulty 690V electric motor.

IMCA informs about an incident where a scratched elbow turned into a Lost time injury (LTI).