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.
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.
Due to size of the engine, and in compliance with SOLAS, a crankcase oil mist detector or engine bearing temperature monitors were not fitted in a small tanker, which lead to trouble in the engine room. Find out more about the incident inside the article.
A ro-ro passenger ferry departed berth and made a securité broadcast on VHF radio. Once underway and in the midst of a turn at about 15 knots, an inbound fishing vessel was observed. The bridge team on the ferry deemed the fishing vessel to be on the wrong side of the fairway. Find out what happened next inside the article.
With berthing almost complete, control of the ship’s controllable-pitch propeller (CPP) was transferred from the bridge to the engine room. Unknown to anyone, the engine room pitch lever was not aligned with the bridge lever. Find out what happened next inside the article.
A bulk carrier sank and 16 crew members were lost because of possible liquefaction from loading ‘raw, unwashed’ bauxite with high moisture content. Learn more about the unfortunate incident inside the article.
A crew member loses his life after falling overboard between the ship and the dock while working on the deck. Read inside the article to find more about the incident.
Learn about a list of recommendations to vessel owners and operators about the importance of establishing effective fuel oil changeover procedures.
Miscommunication leads to a collision between a ro-ro ferry and a loaded tanker. Find out more about the accident inside the article.
On a medium-sized fishing boat with a crew of 17, a crew member died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by fire from a household type fan heater. Learn more about the unfortunate incident inside the article.
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