Three Crew Members From A Cargo Vessel Go Overboard Off The Fort George Island
Three members of the cargo vessel crew named Simba jumped off the outbound vessel into the St. Johns River at Mayport on Wednesday morning.
Real Life Incident: Collision While Both OOWs Sitting In Their Chairs
A Collision takes place between an oil bunker barge and a general cargo ship, leading to seawater rushing into barge’s bridge, accommodation areas and engine room through the vessel’s open weathertight doors.
Watch: Investigation Of The Sinking Of US Cargo Vessel EI Faro
This 15-minute video summarizes the NTSB investigation of the October 1, 2015, sinking of El Faro and the loss of all 33 mariners aboard.
Cargo Ship Sailing To St. Petersburg Reports Water Leakage In Engine Room
At 12.41 on 8 March, the Border Guard’s MRCS Helsinki received a distress message stating that water was leaking into the engine room of a cargo ship sailing to St Petersburg.
Watch: RNLI Volunteers Assist Disabled Cargo Vessel With Broken Rudder
The RNLI volunteers from both Kyle of Lochalsh and Mallaig were paged at 7:34 am Sunday 18th February to assist the 1200 tonne cargo vessel ‘CEG Universe’
Real Life Accident: Towing Vessel Becomes The Towed
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.
Real Life Accident: Aborted Berthing
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.
Real Life Accident: Inexperience and Lack of Situational Awareness Lead To Collision Of Two Vessels
Inability to keep a proper visual lookout and ineffective use of electronic aids by the ship’s OOW lead to collision of two vessels. Learn more about the accident inside the article.