Transport Malta’s MSIU issued an investigation report into a serious injury onboard the Maltese-registered product tanker ‘Santa Maria’, in November 2017. The report indicated as immediate cause of the accident the crew member’s fall in close proximity to the rotating warping drum.
The Incident
Santa Maria, a double hull oil tanker, registered in Malta, was alongside a vessel in Bunkering Area 3 West, about 12 nautical miles East by North from Malta’s Grand Harbour. The bosun and another crew...
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