A chemical tanker suffered a devastating accommodation fire after a suspected electrical fault in the laundry room, resulting in the vessel becoming a total loss.
A bulk carrier carrying lithium-ion battery units suffered fires in two cargo holds after incompatible lashing hooks fractured in heavy weather.
Two hopper barges carrying wood pellets caught fire due to spontaneous combustion triggered by moisture, cargo decomposition and heat build-up, resulting in total cargo losses.
Uneven iron ore loading twisted a Panamax bulk carrier’s hull, preventing three hatch covers from closing until the cargo was re-trimmed.
Phosphine gas from fumigated cassava cargo killed 13 of 21 crew after contaminated air entered accommodation areas.
A bulk carrier and tanker collided in a TSS after ambiguous VHF communication, poor situational awareness and inadequate checks before a major course alteration.
A routine engine maintenance task turned dangerous when a heavy cover slipped onto a crew member’s hand.
Two bulk carriers collided in dense fog after an untracked vessel went unnoticed in a busy TSS.
A simple tug-name mix-up caused a tanker to strike the pier during a night-time departure.
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