Tag: Mars Reports

New Mars Report by The Nautical Institute refers to an incident involving bauxite liquefaction and cautions always to have the cargo tested for moisture content and to not transport it if moisture is above the transportable moisture limit.

The Nautical Institute focuses on lessons learned from an accident in which the tanker when arrived in port went beached instead of berthed.

Flood tide breaks mooring lines

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding an incident where unexpected lifeboat release injured crew member.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report on an incident where fixed CO2 release was not detected to highlight how crew can easily identify the status of a fixed CO2 system.

Unsafe cargo and unsafe anchorage resulted in the loss of ship The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding an accident occurred due to unsafe loading of nickel ore and unsafe anchorage which resulted in the loss of ship. The IncidentA bulk carrier was to load a cargo of nickel ore from barges intofive holds. During loading, which took approximately three weeks,intermittent rainfall caused interruptions in loading. The ore on thebarges had to be covered over with tarpaulins and the holds on thevessel had to be closed. The crew of the vessel carried out a 'can test'of the ore on each barge before transfer to the vessel.If the test failed,an 'oven drying test' was done to determine the moisture content ofthe ore. If the moisture content was found to exceed the TransportableMoisture Limit (TML was 34.80%), the cargo in the barge wouldnormally be rejected.However, records indicate that on at least two occasions cargo wasaccepted with moisture contents of 35.54% and 37% respectively.Oncethe loading was completed, the holds were trimmed and pressed bymeans of cargo grabs; each cargo hold was about half-full. Calculationsshowed the vessel's intact stability met the requirements of theInternational Code on Intact Stability, 2008. About a week after ...

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report to highlight how important is to think safe to protect yourself. The report focuses on a fatal fall overboard when moving the hatch covers forward on a general cargo vessel.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report to highlight how important is to take maintenance seriously. Inspection and maintenance are not tick box exercises.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding to provide lessons learned from an accident where FU steering was lost.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report referring to an accident in which a crew member sustained severe burns after hot oil made contact with a significant area on his right arm.