CHIRP: Annual Digest of Reports and Insight Articles 2024
CHIRP Maritime published its tenth Annual Digest of CHIRP Maritime reports, covering all the cases published during 2024 and other items of interest.
Read moreDetailsCHIRP Maritime published its tenth Annual Digest of CHIRP Maritime reports, covering all the cases published during 2024 and other items of interest.
Read moreDetailsThe UK MAIB’s latest Safety Digest details a fire on an oil tanker caused by a failed fuel connection, which led to a serious blaze in the engine room but was quickly contained thanks to swift action from the crew.
Read moreDetailsThe UK MAIB’s latest Safety Digest recounts a close call in which a tug was nearly capsized during a routine berthing operation after its towline came under unexpected tension and the master lost control.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB draws lessons learned from an explosion on a chemical tanker caused by unnoticed heating of styrene monomer cargo, leading to a thermal runaway and tank rupture.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a routine night time departure turned disastrous when a cargo ship collided with a pilot vessel after a miscommunication between the pilot and master.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a distracted officer of the watch, engrossed in a tablet, failed to maintain a proper lookout, leading to a collision between a cargo ship and a dredge spoil barge.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which an oil tanker, departing without a tug, was swept into a jetty and caused significant damage.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a line handler was seriously injured during mooring operations after a mooring line snagged on a vertical post.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a barge crew member narrowly escaped injury when a bank of four lead-acid batteries exploded during generator start-up.
Read moreDetailsIn its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a bulk carrier under pilotage unexpectedly lost speed and juddered while navigating a river bend.
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