Tag: lessons learned

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal fall from height accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered container carrier (the vessel) at the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador during cargo operations.

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from a fatal accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier during the painting of the inside of cargo hold hatch coaming when she was en route from Imbituba, Brazil to Barra dos Coqueiros.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which work was stopped during the practical evaluation portion of rigger training in an onshore industry.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident, in which a smoke detector was activated, to provide lessons learned. 

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, on a dark, blustery winter’s morning a harbour ferry was leaving its overnight berth, where it had been secured using fixed length, double-eyed mooring ropes.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a voyage, a 20ft container loaded with cargo installed with lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The cargo had been mis-declared as non-DG (dangerous goods). 

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a stevedore was fortunate to escape with a fractured leg after being run over by a forklift truck on the stern ramp of a ro-ro ferry.

The Britannia P&I Club has issued its latest edition of “Risk Watch”, in which includes an article that highlights lessons learned from an incident involving ships under pilotage. 

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a daylight approach to a buoyed channel, the main engine of a loaded tanker was stopped to allow more time for congestion at the berth to clear.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, the master and crew of a high-speed passenger ferry had prepared for the day’s scheduled runs. Shortly after starting the ferry’s engines, and on the first run of the morning, the starboard engine space fire detection system alarm activated.