Tag: lessons learned

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a tanker was making its final approach to an oil berth with two tugs attached and a pilot on board.

In September 2023, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) carried out Performance-Based Risk Inspections (PBRIs) for 22 production and well operation sites in the Gulf of Mexico.

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.

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.