Real Life Incident: Restricted Waterway Bank Effect
A small cargo vessel was loaded and proceeding in a restricted waterway – a river with significant tidal range.
Real Life Incident: Mooring fatality
Under pilotage, a bulk carrier was coming alongside a berth for loading. As they approached, the pilot explained to the Master the required manoeuvres.
Real Life Incident: Unsafe Gangway + Impaired Faculties = Fatalities
A large wooden sail training vessel was moored at a shipyard ahead of a planned dry-docking. ‘Holding off’ lines were rigged and adjusted to keep the ship from touching the sides of the dock and the gangway was aligned with a gap in shoreside safety barriers.
Real Life Accident: Inexperience and Lack of Situational Awareness Lead To Collision Of Two Vessels
Inability to keep a proper visual lookout and ineffective use of electronic aids by the ship’s OOW lead to collision of two vessels. Learn more about the accident inside the article.
Real Life Incident: Tanker And Bulk Carrier Makes Contact
A tanker and a bulk carrier makes a contact in a high traffic area. Find out more details about the incident in the article inside.
Real Life Incident: Fingers Crushed By Heavy Equipment
An engineer and a helper needed to inspect the spare impeller blade assembly for the inert gas generator.
Real Life Incident: Collision Causes 15 Fatalities
A loaded bulk carrier was underway at about 13 knots in a busy marine waterway, in poor visibility and in darkness.
Real Life Incident: Death Due To Fatal Fall From Ladder During Hold Washing
The vessel was in ballast and hold washing was scheduled in preparation for taking the next cargo. Washing of hold three was commenced, a crew member standing on the first platform started climbing up the vertical ladder to reach the main deck, but he slipped.
Real Life Incident: VLOC Goes Down In 5 minutes With 22 Of 24 Crew
A Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) loaded with iron ore fines was underway with a combined wave (wind and swell) of about 3.7m on the starboard side.