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Case Study: Stairs Slip-Up Injures Crewman
As they were letting go the lines on the upper deck, they heard a noise at the port side break of the accommodation. On going there, they found an injured crew member lying on the deck.
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Case Study: Mooring Line Pays Out Too Fast, Results In Forearm Fracture
The OIC of the aft mooring station did not notice the developing hazard of the fast-moving mooring line as his attention was on the attending mooring tug. The rope caught the crew member’s arm as it slid out, causing a fracture to his left forearm.
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Real Life Incident: Ship Bosun Falls Into Sea After Wire Attached To Fall Arrestor Fails
Ship bosun loses his balance and falls into the sea after the wire to which the fall arrestor was attached fails. Find out more about the unfortunate event inside the article.
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Case Study: Scaffolding Comes Crashing Down; Two Victims Badly Injured
Scaffolding had been erected on top of hatch cover four of a general cargo vessel to allow two crewmembers to paint the crane jib while the vessel was underway.
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Real Life Incident: Nitrogen Cylinder Ruptures And Kills One Member Of Crew
Maintenance was being undertaken on a ship lifeboat while the vessel was in port when one of the four nitrogen cylinders lost some pressure. Without warning, one of the cylinders ruptured, sending shrapnel and debris flying. The event fatally wounded one of the nearby crew members.
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Case Study: Turning Manoeuvre Goes Wrong
The vessel was moored port side to the berth. A few minutes later the vessel’s rate of turn slowed and the bridge team realised that the vessel had moved further south than desired, very close to shallow water.
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Real Life Incident: Alcohol Abuse Suspected In Near Collision
Serious alcohol consumption problems of vessel’s three senior officers, Master, chief mate and chief engineer leads to near collision situation. Learn more about the incident inside the article.
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Case Study: One Small Step For Crew Member Results In Injury
The crew member fell back towards the deck about one metre below, and instinctively tried to catch himself on the grating. As he did so, his left-hand ring finger was trapped between the gratings.
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Case Study: Crew Member Suffers Hand Injury While Mooring
A crew member was assigned to clear the stuck rope from the winch. As he was attempting this, the tug pulled on the lines to confirm that both lines were equal in length. The pull caused a sudden surge of the line which struck the crewmember’s right hand.