Tag: Steering failure

A passenger/Ro-Ro cargo ferry, carrying 99 passengers and 53 crew, grounded on a charted shallow area while arriving in port at low tide. It was morning twilight and weather was good. The vessel remained aground for over an hour and refloated on a rising tide. UK MAIB analyzed the incident providing useful lessons learned.

A tanker which was carrying refined petroleum products ran aground in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario, on May 29. The Marshall Islands-flagged Chem Norma was sailing upstream from Montreal to Sarnia. The ship ran aground because of a steering issue. No pollution was reported.

The cause of the crash of 'Swiss Crystal' cruise ship into a motorway bridge on Rhine river, on the evening of 26 December, was attributed to the pilot's steering error. The conclusion was announced by Swiss shipping company 'Scylla', noting that the incident would be further investigated to prevent similar cases in the future.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued an investigation report on the grounding of a products and chemical tanker in the port of Philip, Victoria, in August 2016, highlighting the importance of a well-formulated maintenance plan for safe navigation.

Incident responders from the CG and representatives from the Saint Lawrence Seaway completed the salvage of the freighter

Incident responders from the Coast Guard are overseeing the salvage and investigation of a disabled freighter

The Coast Guard is responding to a disabled freighter that lost steering earlier today while transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway

Steering failure? Think NFU

Steering failure in the middle of the ocean