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Real Life Incident: Crew Member’s Hand Gets Stuck In Winch Gear Engaging Assembly
A crew members hand got stuck in the winch gear engaging assembly while greasing the mooring winches. Find out more about the accident inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: Shocking End To A Crewman’s Contract
An engine room crew member suffered burns on his face, neck and hands due to radiant heat while investigating problems with the fuel oil circulating pump at the circuit breaker board.
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Real Life Incident: Chief Officer Loses Life Because Of Internal Bleeding Three Days Later
In an unfortunate accident, the ship’s gangway shifted inboard in an uncontrolled manner and struck the chief officer. He died three days later due to internal bleeding. Find out more inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: Poor BRM + Low Situational Awareness = A Bad Day
A ship gets damaged after grounding because of lack of proper voyage planning and not making the best use of ECDIS. Find out more about the accident inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: Fire Feeds On Unnecessary Materials Stored In Engine Room
A fire originating near an electrical fuse box in the upper engine room and fed by combustible materials lead to a constructive total loss of the tug. Find out more about the incident inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: No Charts, No Plan, No BRM, Little Rest = Grounded
A small bulk carrier was loaded and underway under pilotage in coastal confined waterways in the early morning hours. The pilot had his portable pilot unit (PPU), which was loaded with the applicable charts for the voyage.
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Real Life Incident: Vessel Crashes Into Closed Bascule Bridge
A vessel collided with a bridge because of improper information between the bridge operator and the pilot. Find out more about the incident inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: Grounding In Narrow Channel
A bulk carrier had to undergo drydock operations after a grounding incident in a narrow channel. Find out what exactly happened inside the article.
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Real Life Incident: Charcoal Fire In Containers
On two container vessels, fires broke out in containers loaded with charcoal in bulk even though the charcoal had passed the UN N.4 test and was not classified as self-heating. Find out more about the incident in the article.