Tag: lessons learned

USCG published a Safety Alert addressing the importance of verifying atmospheric conditions in fish holds on commercial fishing vessels.

UK MAIB issued its first Safety Digest of 2022, which contains valuable lessons learned from maritime incidents.

AMSA provides lessons learned from an incident where a sudden vessel movement led to master incapacitation.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about a fatal incident where a second engineer felt from the PMA platform in the cargo hold at a height of about 15 meters onto the tank top while cleaning the topside area, without wearing a safety belt. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where a Wiper was found lying on the scrap metal cargo inside a cargo hold and despite the treatment he received, he was declared dead on the same day. 

In its most recent “Good Catch” – a series where the American Club provides valuable lessons learned from incidents – the Club refers to a case in which a Bosun slipped off the lower platform on the accommodation ladder while securing it to the side of the vessel.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where an able seafarer deck (AB) lost his balance and fell over the railing of a 10 meters high platform onto the tank top of the cargo hold, resulting in his death. 

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident where a sailor was found afloat at the portside of the nearby barge during a ship's unmooring operation, and despite the medical treatment he received afterwards, he was declared dead. 

NTSB published its latest report of an incident during which an incorrect solution to address a main engine start issue led to the contact between an oil tanker and a loading dock in the Port of Corpus Christi. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $550,000, while the estimated property damage to the facility was $7M. 

The Head of legal affairs, shipping policy & security, Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association, Antwerp – Belgium, Elle De Soomer, presents in a paper the critical stance with respect to the (potential) effectiveness of the EU Directive 2004/35/CE on Environmental Liability regarding environmental damage from shipping accidents.