Tag: lessons learned

Australian Transport Safety Bureau released an investigation report focusing on a fire incident onboard a bulk carrier, that took five days to contain and extinguish.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued its investigation report on the bottom contact of the passenger ferry 'Deer Island Princess II' near Letete, New Brunswick, in February 2018, determining that common safety hazards, such as extremely low tides, had not been identified and mitigated by the operator of the vessel.

In its latest Safety Flashes, IMCA analyzed a case where a crewmember suffered a leg injury when struck by rebounding hammer.

Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from a fatality of a crew member after entering a cargo hold under fumigation alone, onboard a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier. 

Hong Kong MARDEP describes a case where an Able Seaman was helping to lower down collapsible stanchions on the starboard main deck and crushed to death by the collapsible stanchions which suddenly gave way.

NTSB issued an investigation report on the fire onboard the dive support vessel Iron Maiden, while docked at a shipyard in Louisiana, in April 2020. The investigation identified an electrical short from an unidentified source as key cause of the incident. 

As part of its BSafe campaign, the Britannia P&I Club shared lessons learned from a serious injury of two crew members after falling from a mobile scaffold tower, while painting the cargo holds, onboard a bulk carrier.

Following IMCA's latest safety flashes, it is described a case where smoke from hot work task enters confined space.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member onboard the tanker FT Furla, during mooring operations in Westlius Lock, Terneuzen, in May 2020. Analysis revealed that the mooring rope was in good condition, but its breaking load was markedly less than the certified breaking strength.

In its Monthly Safety Scenario for May, the Swedish Club describes a vessel grounding while departing port. The incident occurred as the pilot forgot to inform that the buoy had been moved from its original position because the channel was being dredged.