Casualties

Ship runs aground in Danube, river blocked

A Ukrainian vessel ran aground on the river Danube, on January 28, due to low water levels. As a result, shipping traffic in the river in northern Bulgaria was blocked. As of now it is not cleat when the Danube would be reopened to shipping.

According to the the Bulgarian maritime agency, after the grounding efforts were made to remove the ship, with 15 ships being held up due to the incident, near the town of Belene. There is no information on what cargoes those vessels were carrying.

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Shipyard worker loses life at Fukuoka Shipbuilding, Japan

A shipyard worker died as he was working on a newbuilding vessel at the Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan. According to reports, the worker had been injured while cleaning the ship’s cargo tank, and later succumbed to the injuries.

Sources report that the worker fell during works in the cargo tank of the chemical tanker newbuild. He was later found unconscious and was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. However, despite efforts, he lost his life.

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Two fatal incidents involving fishing vessels off New England in a week

The US Coast Guard has dealt with two subsequent fatal incidents involving fishing vessels in the northeast coast. The first involved a sinking vessel off Maine, resulting in two deaths and the second a man overboard fatality off Nantucket.

The two men were recovered unresponsive from the water after their 42-foot fishing boat ‘Hayley Ann’ sank in the frigid water off Maine, Portland, Thursday.

The US Coast Guard received a distress signal from the Hayley Ann at about 12:23 p.m., while about 45...

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Three missing after towing vessels collide on Mississippi

The US Coast Guard and local agencies responded to a report of two towing vessels that collided on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, Louisiana, on January 26. After the collision, four crew were reported missing, but one was found.

Watchstanders at US Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report that the towing vessel RC Creppel and the towing vessel Cooperative Spirit had collided and that four members of the RC Creppel are missing.

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Lessons learned: Restricted visibility leads to collision

The Swedish Club analyzes an incident of a collision of a container ship with a fishing vessel, while in restricted visibility. The container ship continued its voyage after the incident, which was a very bad decision by the Master, the Club stressed.

The incident

Vessel A was a 2,692 TEU container ship underway. Shortly after commencing the sea passage, visibility worsened, with dense fog and SW winds at Beaufort scale 6.

On the bridge were the Master, OOW and a lookout.

At 20:00, the Second...

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Lessons learned: Collision during ‘starboard-to-starboard’ passing

In its Loss prevention – Navigational claims publication, the Swedish Club describes a collision between two vessels in a narrow channel. In this case, while there was a verbal agreement to pass ‘starboard-to-starboard’, one of the two vessels did not maintain position on its starboard side of the fairway.

The incident

Vessel A, a capesize bulk carrier, was approaching port while fully loaded with iron ore.

The water depth in the fairway of the port was more than 18 metres. However, the water...

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Containership hit by fire off Mozambique

The container vessel “EM-Oinousses” experienced an engine room fire while it was sailing  from Maputo to Mombasa, which the crew was able to put out, but the vessel ended up sailing uncontrollable.

Specifically, KOTUG International received a mayday call on January 20 by EM-Oinousses that the vessel had a devastating fire in the engine room.

The crew onboard the vessel was able to extinguish the fire at about 50 miles off the coast of Nacala, Mozambique, the ship appeared to be uncontrollable. At...

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Three dead as boat capsizes off Hong Kong airport

Three customs officers lost their lives as their boat capsized on January 21, in waters off Hong Kong International Airport. Two crew members survived the incident, however the cause of the accident is not yet known.

The Fire Services Department informed that it sent 72 firefighters and rescuers to the are of the incident, after receiving a report. According to sources, the vessel hit an unknown object.

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AMSA: 11 serious maritime incidents in December

A total of 67 domestic commercial vessel incidents were reported to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in December 2019. Of these, 11 were serious. Reporting of casualties plays an important part for AMSA to improve maritime safety on Australian waters.

Incidents in December 

-Passenger vessel: A small hole was detected in a section of the vessel’s galley and passengers were disembarked for an out of water inspection. Arrangements were made for immediate repair. No injuries or...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-11-serious-maritime-incidents-in-december/

Fire started on Golden Ray wreck during welding operations

Fire broke out on the wreck of the ro-ro Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound on January 19. When the fire started contractors were contacting welding operations inside the ship.

Luckily, the fire was contained within the hull and was quickly put out by the contractor’s fireboat.

As the vehicle carrier ‘Golden Ray’ capsized in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, on September 8, four of its crewmembers went missing.

According to The Brunswick News report, the car carrier Golden Ray was grounded after...

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