Tag: lessons learned

UK MAIB published its investigation report into a fatal accident on board the Gibraltar registered general cargo vessel Cimbris at Antwerp, Belgium on 14 July 2020.

As CHIRP informs, during an annual lifeboat safety inspection it was discovered that the on-load cable release could not easily be moved, and the release lever required extreme force to operate. The forward hook cable release also did not operate properly.

As part of its 64th edition of CHIRP maritime feedback, it is described a case of steering gear malfunction onboard containership.

In its most recent maritime feedback, CHIRPmaritime reported about a cargo damage due to water ingress also providing lessons learned.

CHIRPmaritime released their 64th maritime feedback, providing lessons learned from hand-over incidents.

NTSB noted that severe, unforecasted winds caused a containership to breakaway from a pier and damaged equipment at the​ Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans on August 2, 2020.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping describes a case where an assistant electrician suffered an electric shock and died as a result.

Marine Safety Forum descirbes an incident where during discharge operations onboard cargo ship, it was observed a dropped object.

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a company as an employee was fatally injured while moving heavy machinery.

Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, NTSB announced.