Casualties

Offshore worker injured in fire incident in the North Sea

An offshore worker was injured in a fire incident on Monday, October 14, on board the Taqa’s Tern Alpha platform in the North Sea, located about 90 nm to the northeast of the Shetland Islands in the UK, leading to a temporary production shut-down.

The worker suffered an arm injury due to the fire and was then medevaced by helicopter to Lerwick for treatment, after a request to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The injured worker was flown by the Coastguard to Shetland to Gilbert Bain Hospital...

https://safety4sea.com/offshore-worker-injured-in-fire-incident-in-the-north-sea/

First images of damaged Iranian tanker and its oil leakage

The Iranian news outlet Shana published the first images of the damaged tanker Sabiti, which was hit by missiles in the Red Sea, last week, off Saudi Arabia’s coast and suffered two hull breaches.

Specifically, the managing director of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran, Mohammad Rastad stated that

No regional maritime administration responded to calls for assistance by MT Sabiti, and PMO considers that in contrast and violation of international customary requirements, as well as...

https://safety4sea.com/first-images-of-damaged-iranian-tanker-and-its-oil-leakage/

Five dead onboard cargo ship due to Typhoon Hagibis

The Chinese Embassy confirmed to Xinhua that five Chinese crewmembers died, three are missing and four have been rescued from the Panama-registered vessel that sank in Tokyo Bay, Saturday October 12.

Specifically, the cargo ship “Jia De” was anchored off the coast of Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, when it got hit by the Typhoon Hagibis. The vessel’s AIS was lost around 9:40 p.m. (1240 GMT) on Saturday.

Moreover, the Embassy is closely monitoring the situation and is in close contact with the...

https://safety4sea.com/five-dead-onboard-cargo-ship-due-to-typhoon-hagibis/

Navy of the Dominican Republic refloats grounded cargo vessel

The cargo vessel Habib Express which ran aground off the Beata Island in the Dominican Republic in late September, was refloated on October 7, according to Dominican Republic Navy. The Tanzanian-flagged vessel was sailing from Miami, Florida, to the port of Haina when its bow beached on September 11.

The vessel suffered a wrench by the bow, on the island of Alto Velo, to the Southwest of Beata Island, Dominican Republic.

The 2,800 dwt ship was refloated in a multi-agency operation which involved...

https://safety4sea.com/navy-of-the-dominican-republic-refloats-grounded-cargo-vessel/

Cargo ship runs aground in French nature reserve

A cargo ship ran aground on October 13 in a marine reserve in the Strait of Bonaficio, off Corsica, France. No oil appears to have been spilled, according to the maritime police said, but anti-pollution measures are being deployed.

The cargo ship ‘Rhodanus’ was transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils, as well as seven crew, when it grounded in the Mouths of Bonifacio nature reserve, as it missed an opening in the strait.

Moreover, the AFP news agency reports that the captain did not turn in time...

https://safety4sea.com/cargo-ship-runs-aground-in-french-nature-reserve/

Two workers die at shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh

Two workers lost their lives at a shipbreaking yard in in Bangladesh, on Saturday, October 12. According to local sources, the probable cause of the deaths may have been that they inhaled toxic gas.

Thew two workers fell ill after inhaling toxic gas, and were transported to the hospital for treatment. However, they eventually died.

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Last month, another two workers died in Chittagong shipbreaking yard. The incident was reported at Ziri Subedar ship-breaking...

https://safety4sea.com/two-workers-die-at-shipbreaking-yard-in-bangladesh/

Cargo leakage from Iranian tanker stopped

After the Iranian oil tanker Sabiti was hit by missiles in the Red Sea, last week, off Saudi Arabia’s coast, leakage of cargo has been stopped. The ship is now heading for the Gulf, while the incident has not been independently confirmed yet, and there is no claim of responsibility.

As Reuters reports, Iran now plans its next move, after it has studied the facts. However, a senior security official noted that there is video evidence that has given leads about the incident.

The tanker Sabiti was...

https://safety4sea.com/cargo-leakage-from-iranian-tanker-stopped/

Lessons learned: Master injured after falling into opened hatch

In its latest Safety Digest, the UK MAIB describes an accident of a Master’s injury onboard a tug, which was caused by miscommunication and not proper sharing of information. The Master fell through a hatch which was open while contractors were conducting operations.

The incident

A tug was secured alongside undergoing scheduled maintenance when contractors arrived to start some work on the fire alarm system.

The tug’s regular crew were not onboard so an AB from a different tug of the same company...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-master-injured-after-falling-into-opened-hatch/

Iranian oil tanker allegedly hit by missiles off Saudi Arabia

An Iranian oil tanker was hit, allegedly by missiles, in the Red Sea, off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, October 11, at around 5 am local time (02:00 GMT), as local Iranian media reported.

The tanker named ‘Sabiti’, owned by the state-run Iranian Oil company, is said to have been hit in the morning of Friday; Despite the news, the National Iranian Tanker Company stated that the blasts – one at 5am local time (02:00 GMT) and the other at 5:30am (02:30 GMT) – were “probably caused by missile...

https://safety4sea.com/iranian-oil-tanker-allegedly-hit-by-missiles-off-saudi-arabia/

Bulk carrier runs aground in St. Lawrence Seaway

The Canadian-flagged self discharging bulk carrier ‘RT Honorable Paul Martin’ ran aground on the American side of the St. Lawrence Seaway, near Cardinal, Ontario, on 6 October, the Canadian Coast Guard announced.

The 740-foot  motor vessel ran aground Sunday evening, while transiting downbound the St. Lawrence River en route to Quebec City.

The vessel was carrying a load of iron ore at the time, the US Coast Guard added.

There has been some water intake on vessel at a slow rate, but there were no...

https://safety4sea.com/bulk-carrier-runs-aground-in-st-lawrence-seaway-2/

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