Real Life Accident: Five Deaths In A Tank
Five workers died in a tank while repairing a ‘largo’ pontoon as no enclosed space entry precautions were taken.
Real Life Accident: Ship’s OS Dies Because Of Poor Mooring Practice
A mooring rope parted at a point about 14 metres from the eye and hit the head of the ship’s OS, leaving him prone and bleeding between the mooring winch and the control stand. He was later declared dead at the hospital that same evening. Find out more about the accident inside the article.
Real Life Accident: Stevedore Gets Hit By A Broken Chain in A Near-Fatal Accident
Stevedores were securing containers on board a vessel with chain slings. During the securing of one container, the chain broke at the hook and hit a stevedore on the head.
Real Life Accident: Electrician Crushed To Death By Travelling Gantry Crane
Routine ’travelling manoeuvres’ of the vessel’s gantry crane by a ship’s officer were being undertaken at port. The assistant electrician, probably standing near the top of the hatch access ladder, was caught and fatally crushed between the hatch lifting hook and the guide beam of the moving gantry crane. Read more about the unfortunate accident inside the article.
Real Life Accident: Crew Member Dies In Enclosed Space
The ship’s duty officer instructed a crew member to get samples of the cargo by entering the hold number six through the trunk that housed the Australian Ladder. The crew member never came back.
Real Life Incident: Ship’s Crew Dies From Parting Of Rescue Boat Wire Fall
The crew of a large vehicle carrier was concluding a routine launching drill of the rescue boat in port. As the craft was coming up to its normal stowage position, a proximity sensor/limit or cut-off switch arrangement, that was designed to cut electrical power to the winch motor failed to operate correctly.
Real Life Accident: Ship’s Fourth Engineer Dies From Observation Glass Explosion
A ship’s fourth engineer lost his life from an observation glass explosion when he was draining accumulated water (condensate) from the main and auxiliary air receivers during his engine room checks. Read more about the cause of this unfortunate accident inside the article.
Real Life Accident: Towed Vessel Sinks After Colliding With Tug
An unmanned, decommissioned fisheries protection vessel was under tow when it developed a list of about 10 degrees to port. The towed vessel sank while rectifying the issue. Read more inside the article.
Real Life Accident: Stevedore Dies On Ship After Getting Struck By A Trailer
A stevedore dies on board a general cargo roll-on/roll-off ship in Webb Dock, Melbourne after getting hit by a trailer during loading operations. Read more about the accident report issued by ATSB.