Lessons learned: Slinging steel coil injures stevedore

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) issued an investigation report on a serious injury of a stevedore onboard the Panamanian-flagged general cargo ship ‘NS Tera’ at Laboratory Wharf, Valletta, in April 2018.

The incident

NS Tera arrived at Valletta on 16 April 2018 and berthed at Laboratory Wharf at 1700 to discharge cargo of rolled steel products.

Discharge operations started immediately, but were suspended for the night and resumed the following morning.

Cargo operations...

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