Tag: lessons learned

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where a live fish carrier lost propulsion because of a gearbox failure, resulting in the vessel laying beam on to the sea and rolling heavily.

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where a broken fuel valve above the auxiliary engines started spraying fuel oil over an exhaust pipe, causing a huge explosion and a fire in the engine room.

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident where a USB batter bank charging on a desk caught fire.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where a transfer vessel made heavy contact with a landing platform resulting in a bow indentation and buckling damage to the hull plating.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK MAIB) published a report informing that a crew's comfort with poor weather had lowered their weather-associated risks evaluation and may have contributed in a container loss casualty off Scotland's Orkney Islands. 

UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where a deck air compressor automatically started while an engineer was making some final adjustments to the compressor's belt.

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident where an electrician died in a fall of approximately 8 meters, when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way beneath him.

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident where a pipe section stroke two riggers, and trapped one, between the suspended pipe and the vessel handrail.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where a crewman prevented a stumbling passenger from falling into the sea, as the gangway fell off a high-speed ferry’s embarkation point.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where major internal engine components of a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel were thrown out through the crankcase and a large fire engulfed the engine room.