Tag: lessons learned

The Workplace Safety and Health Council of Singapore (WSH) reported an incident about two workers passing out and dying in a dredger’s ballast tank.

As IMCA informs, an incident took place where components of the top door mechanism had failed.

A Chief Officer on board a Hong Kong registered chemical/product carrier rashly entered a cargo oil tank for rescue, but fainted instantly and fell onto the second landing platform in the tank, resulting in his death, the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs.

As the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs, a bulk carrier loaded with 55,000 metric tonnes of nickel ore sailed close to a tropical storm with a maximum wind speed of 40 knots while en route. The vessel eventually capsized and sank.

A ship was sailing to Europe with 30,000 tonnes of wood products, when the crew noticed that vibration was coming from the no. 1 purifier.

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA provides lessons learned from three incidents relating to hatches and doors onboard. The first two incidents are findings from a tour of the engine room on a management inspection of a vessel and the third is an example of proper exercise of the “Stop Work Authority”.

A Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier loaded with 55,000 metric tonnes of nickel ore sailed close to a tropical storm with a maximum wind speed of 40 knots while en route. The vessel eventually capsized and sank. As a result, ten crew members went missing. Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident. 

A Chief Officer onboard a Hong Kong-registered chemical/product carrier rashly entered a cargo oil tank for rescue, but fainted instantly and fell onto the second landing platform in the tank, resulting in his death. Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident. 

UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the cargo tank explosion and fire onboard the chemical tanker Stolt Groenland in September 2019. The investigation stressed that heat transfer from other cargoes was not fully appreciated and that the styrene monomer temperature was not monitored. 

On 17 March 2019, the bulk carrier Caravos Harmony, under the conduct of a pilot, was proceeding to an anchorage in Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia, when it struck the anchored bulk carrier Pan Acacia. Both vessels sustained damage, but there was no pollution or injuries.TSB Canada issued an investigation report on the incident.