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Real Life Incident: Sleep Inertia Can Be Costly
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Real Life Incident: Sleep Inertia Can Be Costly

A tug was pushing two steel tank barges loaded with naphtha on an inland waterway. The Master had been at the con/helm for several hours before retiring to his cabin for some rest. About 4.5 hours later, a little after 0500, the Master awoke and proceeded to the wheelhouse to assume the watch, even though his watch normally started at 0600.

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Real Life Incident: Two Anchors Are Not Always Enough
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Real Life Incident: Two Anchors Are Not Always Enough

A loaded general cargo vessel left berth to anchor in the river for repairs before proceeding to sea. The pilot decided to use both anchors; however, rough weather resulted in a minor collision with another anchored ship.

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Real Life Incident: Near Collision Between Two Vessels With Distance Of 35 Meters
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Real Life Incident: Near Collision Between Two Vessels With Distance Of 35 Meters

In darkness, a vessel was proceeding to a busy anchorage under the con of a pilot who had just boarded. The pilot and the Master engaged in small talk as they proceeded and there was also an OOW and a lookout on the bridge.

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Real Life Incident: Collision With Tug
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Real Life Incident: Collision With Tug

A ro-ro vessel was inbound and had just boarded a pilot. The Master was soon to take a pilot exemption certificate for the port, so he asked the pilot for permission to manoeuvre the vessel into the harbour under the pilot’s supervision. The pilot had no objections.

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Real Life Incident: Eye Injury From High Pressure Air Release
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Real Life Incident: Eye Injury From High Pressure Air Release

A deck officer was tasked to escort an accredited technician to inspect the free-fall lifeboat air cylinders while the vessel was in port. The technician requested that the officer assist him by opening the air cylinder valves one by one to check the pressure.

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Real Life Incident: Rescue Boat Davit Winch Unable To Stop Hoisting
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Real Life Incident: Rescue Boat Davit Winch Unable To Stop Hoisting

A rescue boat was being recovered after normal deployment and maintenance. At one point the davit operator tried to stop the raising operation but the hoist button, emergency stop and limit switch circuits all failed to stop the winch from hoisting.

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Overpressurization Of Fuel System Led To Fire Aboard Towing Vessel (Case Study)
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Overpressurization Of Fuel System Led To Fire Aboard Towing Vessel (Case Study)

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is going to accelerate the reduction of its own carbon emissions. Today, most of the CO2 of the Port Authority is emitted by the (patrol) vessels.

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Real Life Incident: Bottom Touch While Under Pilotage
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Real Life Incident: Bottom Touch While Under Pilotage

In good weather and in darkness, a tanker took on two pilots for port entry in the early morning hours (03:00). According to reports, there was a perfunctory Master/pilot exchange after which one of the pilots took the con.

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Real Life Incident: Lack Of Physical Barriers Invites A Tight Squeeze
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Real Life Incident: Lack Of Physical Barriers Invites A Tight Squeeze

A small hopper-dredger equipped with a deck grab crane was occupied with the refurbishment of a port breakwater. The work involved lifting boulders from the cargo hold with the deck grab crane and positioning them at the breakwater.

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