Real Life Incident: Approaching Port, CPP Stuck At 50% Ahead
Insufficient practise to deal quickly and effectively with emergencies lead to a near-miss situation. Learn more about the incident inside the article.
Insufficient practise to deal quickly and effectively with emergencies lead to a near-miss situation. Learn more about the incident inside the article.
A crew member lost his life on a general cargo vessel after a hatch cover fell forward, trapping him between the hatch cover and the hatch coaming.
Mooring line accident on board a car carrier leads to back injury and emergency medical evacuation of a crew member. Find out more about the unfortunate incident inside the article.
A vessel ran aground in shallow waters while berthing. A tug had to be promptly called and with the rising tide the vessel was quickly re-floated and properly berthed.
A crew member while removing outermost long lashing rod in preparation for discharge once berthed went overboard after losing balance. He was never found and was presumed drowned.
There are no excuses for inadequate LOTO practices. This should be the first thing you do before any job that involves machinery with stored or potential energy release.
A tanker ship and a container vessel had a narrow escape when the latter was departing the port in darkness and early morning hours. Find out more about the incident inside the article.
A supervising officer went overboard amidships, between the quay and the vessel, while guiding the operation using hand signals and portable VHF.
Two crew members went overboard while working on the deck of a cargo ship. In spite of searches by boats and helicopter until darkness, the missing crew members were not found. Find out more about the incident inside the article.
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