Lessons learned: Your safety depends on every team member pulling their weight
The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a loaded LNG carrier was underway at about 18 knots in open seas with low swell and waves near 1.5 m.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a loaded LNG carrier was underway at about 18 knots in open seas with low swell and waves near 1.5 m.
Read moreTransport Malta's Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report on an injury due to snapping rope, that took place at Teesport, UK, on 31 January 2023.
Read moreCHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, from a vessel at sea where they passed a handy-sized bulk carrier and observed a light within one of the cargo cranes, with two of its six hatches open. At the time, the observed vessel was proceeding at 7 knots in a busy shipping area.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a general cargo vessel was proceeding in a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) at reduced power due to engine problems, making 4.5 knots at dead slow ahead. It was dark, but visibility was good.
Read moreCHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where, a crewmember entered a freezer compartment for routine duties where, unknown to them, dry ice was being stored.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a general cargo vessel under pilotage was up-bound in a canal waterway under reduced speed in anticipation of meeting several down-bound vessels.
Read moreCHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where, the OOW spotted a faulty navigation masthead light warning on the bridge’s navigation light control alarm system while the vessel was at sea.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a tanker was at anchor waiting for a berth. During the anchor period routine maintenance was to be done on the auxiliary boiler fuel oil pump.
Read moreThe Swedish Club published its monthly safety scenario for February 2024, describing an incident in which, when navigating in heavy weather, a vessel was pitching and rolling and the cargo hatches were covered in water.
Read moreSeveral reporters informed CHIRP about an event in which their tanker was burning Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO) with a sulphur content of 2.4%, even though the vessel was not fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) to reduce the sulphur content to below 0.5% as required by MARPOL VI Regulation 14.
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