Tag: lessons learned

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident in which, a crew person was injured getting out of a fresh water tank on a vessel. The incident occurred during cleaning of the tank.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a container vessel was slowly approaching a Mediterranean port in the early hours of a winter morning.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, the crew of a pusher tug were disconnecting lines from a cargo barge when the master, who was at the helm in the wheelhouse, heard a distressing scream from the tug’s aft deck.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, it was a glorious early summer’s day with perfect wind conditions in which to set sail for a classic yacht regatta. The yacht was making good progress under sail, tacking to port on an autopilot-controlled south-westerly course.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a ferry was approaching harbour at 17 knots (kts) with its anchor cleared away ready for emergency use. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and the anchor cable started paying out rapidly.

UK MAIB announced the publication of the first Safety Digest of 2024 featuring a collection of lessons learned from latest marine accidents involving vessels from the merchant, fishing and recreational sectors. 

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where their reporter was very concerned about the operational practices used in their tug and barge operations.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a small bulk carrier was carrying a load of soil which had been loaded, in bulk, into the single hold.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a bulk carrier in ballast was underway for the next port of loading. 

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) issued its accident report on the loss of propulsion and near-grounding of cruise ship Viking Sky on 23 March 2019.