The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report detailing last year’s collision involving the Singapore-flagged containership Maersk Shekou and the berthed tall ship STS Leeuwin II, Australia’s…
https://gcaptain.com/containership-dismasts-iconic-tall-ship-atsb-details-fremantle-port-incident/
A report by South Korea’s Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST) has identified multiple causes behind the April 16, 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that claimed 304 lives—mostly students on a school trip—in what became the…
https://gcaptain.com/report-reveals-technical-and-human-failures-in-2014-sewol-ferry-disaster/
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the July 2023 fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off container vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark, which resulted in two…
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-calls-for-national-reforms-after-fatal-port-newark-ship-fire/
By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New Jersey firefighters who responded to a July 2023 fire aboard a RoRo cargo ship at Port Newark lacked adequate training in responding to shipboard…
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-inadequate-firefighting-training-led-to-deaths-in-newark-ship-fire/
A fire erupted in the engine room of the container ship Victoria L approximately 30 nautical miles west of Scheveningen, Netherlands, prompting a rapid response from Dutch authorities. The vessel,…
https://gcaptain.com/fire-breaks-out-on-container-ship-victoria-l-off-dutch-coast/
An unqualified engineer lost their life aboard the U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessel Red Stag due to electrocution while attempting to troubleshoot a mud pump system in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The…
The Royal New Zealand Navy released its final Court of Inquiry report today detailing the circumstances that led to the loss of HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground and subsequently sank…
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report detailing the serious maritime incident involving the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong and the U.S.-flagged oil/chemical tanker Stena Immaculate,…
The crew of the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate demonstrated exceptional professionalism when their vessel was struck by the containership Solong off Britain’s east coast on March 10, preventing what could…
https://gcaptain.com/stena-immaculate-crew-praised-after-fiery-collision-at-anchor/
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting on April 15 to determine what caused the devastating fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio that…