Lessons learned: Always know how to respond to a fire outbreak onboard
As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a large car carrier suffered a fire inside the fuel purifier room while on passage.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a large car carrier suffered a fire inside the fuel purifier room while on passage.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, in the early hours of the morning a dredger was heading into port to discharge cargo and some equipment and the crew were woken to prepare the vessel for berthing.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, an early morning sailing of a domestic ro-ro passenger ferry nearly came to an awkward end when it lost control and headed for the beach. Fortunately, the crew were able to regain control before the ferry grounded and the voyage continued safely.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a specialist deep-sea vessel was using equipment capable of operating at extreme depths to conduct deepwater experiments, the on board power supply for which was provided by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that were encased in several metal tubes attached to its framework.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, it was a fine mid-summer’s day with light airs when a bulk carrier picked up its pilot to negotiate the lock gates and berth at a tidally constrained harbour.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, in a dark autumn morning, a domestic roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferry was preparing to shift across from the lay-by berth onto the linkspan, ready for its first load of the day.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a cruise ship’s engineering team were working with the engine manufacturer’s technicians to overhaul a large diesel generator, using the engine room’s overhead gantry crane to lift the heavy engine components.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a recently built specialist cargo vessel was on passage when a temperature probe in the main propulsion system gearbox became detached from its fitting.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, in the early hours of the morning, the master of a twin azimuth stern drive port tug ordered the main engines to be started and for the crew to “Let go” the mooring lines in preparation for meeting an inbound vessel.
Read moreDetailsAs UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a stevedore suffered nerve damage, sickness and disorientation after handling cans of fumigant while unloading sweet potato pellets from a general cargo vessel.
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