Tag: Safety Digest

UK MAIB in its most recent Safety Digest informs about an unnecessary risk of collision of an inbound bulk carrier with a ro-ro passenger ferry.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB describes how a crew member onboard a bulk carrier felt unwell and had to be evacuated after using chemicals inside an enclosed space which was not properly ventilated. 

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB analyzes a passenger vessel's heavy contact with a bridge, which was attributed to strong breeze and peak flow of the river, despite the Captain was familiar with the route. 

In its first Safety Digest for 2021, the UK MAIB describes a case where a lifting gear crashed to the deck, causing serious head injury.

As UK MAIB describes, a narrowboat that had been tied up to a riverbank broke free from its moorings and was carried quickly downstream in a strong current that had resulted from heavy rainfall.

As part of UK MAIB's Safety Digest, it is presented a case where a swimmer experienced a serious cut to the head and fractures to his spine and ribs while swimming in a harbour.

In its latest safety digest, UK MAIB presents an incident where, after a rapid increase of wind, three after lines of a ferry, began to pay out together and the vessel’s stern moved to port, away from the berth.

In its first Safety Digest for 2021, the UK MAIB describes a case of engine room fire onboard a ferry, which was contained on time thanks to the proper use of high-pressure water fire-fighting systems by the crew. 

In the first case of UK MAIB's Safety Digest, it is described an incident where a chief engineer suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after falling into freezing water.

UK MAIB issued its first Safety Digest of 2021, which contains valuable lessons learned from maritime incidents. The new report contains accidents involving safe means of access, suspended loads, noxious atmosphere, and man overboard recovery.