A German gas carrier grounded off Indonesia in 2018 due to the not fully developed ECDIS, a report shows.
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Lack of Hulk Collision Bulkheads Results in Container Vessel Collision
According to a report published by the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation about collision involving a container vessel and a traditional vessel on river Elbe off Stadersand.
Summary of eventsOn 8 June 2019, Cyprus flagged container vessel Astrosprinter and the German traditional vessel No. 5 Elbe collided on the river Elbe off Stadersand. The former pilot schooner sailing on the river was manned with 15 crewmembers and carried 28 passengers with eight people suffering injuries.
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BSU draws attention on watertight integrity after collision
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) drew operators attention in a recent collision incident involving a container ship and a fishing vessel on the river Elbe off Stadersand earlier in 2019.
The incident
The German schooner ‘No. 5 Elbe’, built in the 19th century, collided with the Cyprus-flagged 141-meter-long container ship ‘Astrosprinter’, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of Hamburg on 8 June 2019.
A total of 28 passengers and 15 crew were onboard the schooner at...
https://safety4sea.com/bsu-draws-attention-on-watertight-integrity-after-collision/
Vessel hits wind turbine as master takes unnecessary risk
The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation published its report on the offshore supply vessels Vos Stone, which hit a wind turbine under construction. Both the ship and the turbine were damaged, while three people sustained minor injuries.
The incident
On 10 April 2018, Vos Stone was operating in the AOWF at TP AB01, a wind turbine under construction. While the team was making the necessary preparations to to feed the cable at TP AB01, they were called back due to deteriorating weather...
https://safety4sea.com/vessel-hits-wind-turbine-as-master-takes-unnecessary-risk/
Miscommunication leads to bulk carrier grounding
The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation published its report on the Panama-registered bulk carrier Glory Amsterdam, which ran aground about 1.6 nm north of the German North Sea island of Langeoog.
The incident
The ship was sailing in ballast and in spite of two anchors being dropped drifting in a southerly direction from her anchor position, which was 18.5 nm from the subsequent scene of the accident, in hurricane force winds since early in the morning on the day of the accident. The...
https://safety4sea.com/miscommunication-leads-to-bulk-carrier-grounding/