Casualties

Commercial boat collides with a mooring buoy, four minor injuries

UK MAIB focuses on a collision that took place between an inflatable boat and a mooring buoy, on River Thames in London. The collision resulted to two passengers and the boat’s two crews, with minor injuries, that were later transmitted to the hospital. In the meantime, the commercially operated rigid inflatable boat suffered severe damages.

On Thursday, January 17 2019, Tiger One, a commercially operated rigid inflatable boat collided with a mooring buoy on the River Thames in London, with a...

https://safety4sea.com/commercial-boat-collides-with-a-mooring-buoy-four-minor-injuries/

MCIB investigation: Capsizing leads to fatality on River Suir

Ireland’s Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) issued an investigation report on the fatality of a trainee kayak instructor during kayaking on the River Suir in November 2017. The report mentions that while the other kayakers saw their colleague capsize, they did not attempt going over the weir and assumed that he would exit the water safely.

The incident

On the morning of the 11th November 2017 a group of people were engaged in kayaking in the vicinity of Cahir Castle, Co. Tipperary.

A...

https://safety4sea.com/mcib-investigation-capsizing-leads-to-fatality-on-river-suir/

UK MAIB: Timeline of key accidents in 2018

UK MAIB issued its annual report, recording a total of 1,227 accidents to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters in 2018. This is just a few less than the previous year. These accidents involved 1,339 vessels, including casualties and incidents. The report also contains a timeline of accident occurrences through 2018.

Key figures

  • The 27 of these accidents involved only non-commercial vessels, 456 were occupational accidents that did not involve any actual or potential casualty to a vessel.
  • There...

https://safety4sea.com/uk-maib-timeline-of-key-accidents-in-2018/

Losing control of the beach was just the icing on the cake

In this article, Mr. Mark Clark, Director of the MTI Network, discusses the necessity of a coordinated media response in case of a large mega box ship casualty. Analyzing the example of the MSC Napoli grounding off UK in 2007, Mr. Clark explains what are the key steps to follow when managing such a media crisis.

For the diverse global media, a large mega box ship casualty with its plethora of goods being carried will be a gift that keeps on giving. A coordinated media response is a necessity.

From...

https://safety4sea.com/losing-control-of-the-beach-was-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/

USCG saves four injured after collision near Wildwood, N.J

The US Coast Guard responded to a boat collision that resulted to four injured passengers aboard two vessels on Sunset Lake near Wildwood, Monday, July 15. The injured passengers were transmitted to Schooner Island Marina where local EMS were standing by to provide assistance.

Specifically, Coast Guard watchstanders from Delaware Bay received the distress call of the accident from a good Samaritan vessel at around 8:30 p.m.

Thus, in the area of the collision a 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-saves-four-injured-after-collision-near-wildwood-n-j/

Two rescued from sinking vessel off UK

Two men have been safely rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off the coast of Land’s End, on 16 July. Falmouth Coastguard received multiple 999 calls reporting a vessel on fire, in the early afternoon hours of Tuesday.

Penlee and Sennen Cove RNLI lifeboats and HM Coastguard’s search and rescue helicopter from Newquay were sent to the scene.

The two people onboard had abandoned their vessel to a life raft.

They were safely taken aboard the Penlee lifeboat and reported to be uninjured and...

https://safety4sea.com/two-rescued-from-sinking-vessel-off-uk/

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