Case Studies

Boiler explosions and defects, although not common, do happen from time to time and have the potential for very serious consequences.

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has prepared a marine accident report about the accident involving fire on board the Danish flagged ro-ro cargo ship PARIDA while underway from Scrabster, United Kingdom, to Antwerp, Belgium, loaded with nuclear waste material.

While discharging units of wood pulp into the cargo hold of a small inland river barge using the ship’s crane and a spreader, the cargo runner wire failed 10 metres from the block. Read more inside the article.

A crew member suffers severe laceration injuries to his left hand when carrying out mooring operation. Find out more about the accident inside the article.

While boarding a vessel a pilot suffered a concussion; a modified embarkation ladder hull magnet device disconnected from the ship’s hull and struck him on the head.

Inability of the ship’s OOW to keep proper lookout and over reliance on AIS information leads to collision. Find out more about the accident inside the article.

An inexperienced master and an apparently impatient pilot lead to a near miss accident while berthing a ship. Find out more about the accident inside the article.

During mooring operation, a crew member tried to remove a loop by kicking it with his right foot while the winch was in motion. In the process, his foot got caught in the loop which dragged him towards the hauling winch.