Real Life Incident: Vessel Collision in Good Visibility
An LNG tanker was proceeding in the open sea at a speed of approximately 21 knots in good visibility..
An LNG tanker was proceeding in the open sea at a speed of approximately 21 knots in good visibility..
A RoRo ferry had finished loading and was leaving the berth. A strong onshore wind was pushing the ferry against the quay, and two bow thrusters were working at 100% to push the bow off the berth…
A tanker in ballast was departing from a river port, from a position which required a turn of approximately 180°. There was one pilot on board and one tug (the only one available) made fast aft.
Vessel A was making way at about 13 knots, gaining slowly on Vessel B which was making about 10 knots. The pilot of Vessel A observed Vessel B cross their bow from starboard to port about 0.5nm ahead…
A loaded tanker had dropped anchor in a designated anchorage in depths of 30 m, using six shackles in the water. Upon receiving clearance to berth the deck crew began recovering the anchor but the windlass was experiencing considerable strain.
A rescue boat was being recovered after normal deployment and maintenance. At one point the davit operator tried to stop the raising operation but the hoist button, emergency stop and limit switch circuits all failed to stop the winch from hoisting.
Cargo discharge operations were begun, but the weather conditions were not very favourable: the wind was blowing 22-27 knots, with some stronger gusts.
A loaded LPG carrier was under pilotage in a restricted waterway, outbound for the sea. It had met several inbound vessels without incident, and the pilot requested full sea speed.
Some ropes were brought on board and untangled, with some crew working on deck 1 and the chief officer and a trainee on the poop deck. Suddenly, a large wave washed over the poop deck from starboard.
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