Case Studies

Seven decommissioned yet still operational small military boats had been organised to allow the public to have access and enjoy a short ride of approximately 30 minutes in the immediate area of the port.

The OOW suffered from several fatigueinducing factors at the time of the grounding, including sleep disruption both acute and chronic, circadian rhythm disruptions, and individual factors

While at anchor, the crew was engaged in cleaning and painting the topside ballast tank as part of an ongoing maintenance programme.

A container ship collided with a small general cargo ship at night in clear weather under slight sea conditions, immediately after which the smaller cargo ship sank, with the loss of three crew members.

The vessel was about three-quarters of the way through loading. At the same time, the vessel was discharging contaminated oil from a double-bottom tank. The Master, who…

A chemical tanker with a cargo of phenol encountered cold weather a couple of days before arriving at the discharge port.

Whilst disembarking from an outward bound vessel a pilot fell from the pilot ladder and spent eight minutes in the sea before he could be rescued by the pilot launch.

A tug and tow arrived at the outer roads of a port and was preparing to embark a pilot. Due to restricted sea room, the tow wire had to be shortened in order to enter the port.

A 225 metre bulk carrier in ballast was at deep water anchorage near a major port. It had drafts forward and aft of 4.80 metres and 6.05 metres respectively.