Tag: lessons learned

In its latest Safety Flashes of maritime incidents, IMCA summarizes a case of unsafe personnel embarkation.

In its recently issued Safety Flashes, IMCA notes a near miss incident where during cable trans-spooling operations, someone almost suffered a very serious head injury.

As part of its recently-released Safety Flashes, IMCA notes a case where a wire rope parted under tension and struck someone’s helmet. 

IMCA recently released its Safety Flashes for October, summarizing a case of a serious fire in an accommodation onboard a vessel at anchor.

The Second Officer of a Hong Kong registered container carrier was hit by a falling container twistlock while monitoring cargo operation on the upper lashing bridge platform, causing his death.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a marine accident report for its investigation into the contact of a bulk carrier’s crane with a grain facility in Convent, Louisiana.

American Club describes an incident of poor bridge resource management (BRM) which resulted to a vessel grounding.

UK P&I club describes an incident caused by dragging anchor, while examines possible ways to prevent a ship from dragging its anchors.

In its latest publication of "Good Catch", the American Club provides lessons learned from the danger that can arise from ignoring an alarm. 

The Britannia P&I Club informs of an incident, where the cargo ship ''Boston Trader'' was moored in the Port of Oran in Algeria, when a seafarer was hit on the foot by a falling lashing bar. As a result, a toe of the crewman had to be amputated.