A container vessel was inbound to berth under pilotage in the early morning, in darkness and light winds. Two tugs were secured fore and aft on the port side well before arrival.
An officer on watch (OOW) on a cargo vessel goes to sleep after sending the lookout duty downstairs. With no one in control on the bridge, the vessel runs aground, waking up everyone except the OOW. Learn the reason for grounding inside the article.
A self-unloading bulk carrier grounds in a narrow strait as a result of improper bridge procedures and ECDIS use by the bridge navigation crew. The grounding damages the ship, leading to water ingress in deep ballast tank. Read more about the real incident inside the article.
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.
A tug was about to depart a berth that it often used. One crew member was on the dock to let go the lines. Once the lines had been let go aft, he went forward and released them. The over-rider was damaged, that made him fall into the water.
Unsafe cargo and unsafe anchorage leads to sinking of a bulk carrier. More than 600 tonnes of oil leaked into the sea and took more than three months to clean up. Learn more about the accident inside.
A ship’s master dies of drowning after falling from the gangway. The master was returning from shore leave and was supposedly under the influence of alcohol.
A factory trawler was underway and being made ready for fishing. The crew had finished cleaning the factory and were preparing the silage tanks for cleaning.
After descending part of the way the fisherman shouted to his colleague on deck that there was a lot of silage.
In early 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic forced many cruise ship companies into an operational pause, resulting in many cruise ships anchoring in various locations for long periods of time.