Tag: lessons learned

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a general cargo ship was departing a busy anchorage when a mishap nearly resulted in a serious accident.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a few hours before the break of a midwinter dawn, an experienced pilot climbed the slab side of a large car carrier and made their way to the bridge to meet the master and prepare for the ship’s first call into the port.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a large cruise ship was alongside in port and a team of specialist contractors were in the engine room, working on a large compressor.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, on a clear day with calm seas the crew of a cargo vessel were preparing to open the cargo hold hatch covers, which were sealed by several wedges.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a cruise ship was being prepared for departure from a Caribbean port and an able seaman (AB) was working on the mooring deck, using a messenger line around the mooring rope to guide it onto a winch drum.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which, a chemical tank, partly filled with Monoethylene Glycol (MEG), imploded on the back deck of a vessel, resulting in a spillage of around two cubic metres of MEG to the back deck and to sea, and unrepairable damage to the tank itself.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a vessel was discharging cargo alongside at a not always afloat but safely aground (NAABSA) tidal river berth just before low water.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which, an overhead electric chain hoist container/box weighing approx. 30kg fell around 0.8m onto a crew member.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a tanker was making its final approach to an oil berth with two tugs attached and a pilot on board.

In September 2023, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) carried out Performance-Based Risk Inspections (PBRIs) for 22 production and well operation sites in the Gulf of Mexico.