Minister condemns ro-pax’s ‘abnormal behaviour’ after boxship clash spilled 600 tonnes of fuel.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1602389/video-battle-on-to-contain-slick-from-collision
Casualties
Asphalt tanker suffers engine room fire off Nantucket
The Hong Kong-flagged tanker ‘Feng Huang AO’, with 21 crew aboard, suffered a fire ignite in its engine room while transiting 57 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, on 5 October early morning, the US Coast Guard informed.
The US Coast Guard and Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Special Operations Command firefighters and Rescue Paramedics conducted a joint safety examination of the disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker on Monday afternoon.
The ship is loaded with...
https://safety4sea.com/asphalt-tanker-suffers-engine-room-fire-off-nantucket/
NYK honours its war dead in Wales
Japanese owner erects cenotaph to mark sinking of Hirano Maru by U-boat in World War One.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1602550/nyk-honours-its-war-dead-in-wales
Tanker disabled by engine-room fire off US
USCG begins probe after Feng Huang Ao goes adrift off Nantucket.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1602647/tanker-disabled-by-engine-room-fire-off-us
Fuel leak under control after boxship hit by ro-pax
No injuries reported following collision that opened hull of CSL Virginia 30km off Corsica.
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1600712/fuel-leak-under-control-after-boxship-hit-by-ro-pax
IMO Sec-Gen commemorates Sanchi victims in Iran
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim visited the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the country’s national celebration of World Maritime Day, on 8 September. The Secretary-General met the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, and participated in a ceremony to commemorate seafarers who lost their lives aboard the Iranian-owned oil tanker Sanchi earlier this year.
The ‘Sanchi’, operated by National Iranian Tanker Co, was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000...
https://safety4sea.com/imo-sec-gen-commemorates-sanchi-victims-in-iran/
Six rescued from disabled boat off Savannah
US Coast Guard crews rescued six boaters on Sunday, October 7, after their vessel became disabled 38-miles east of Savannah. There were no reported injuries.
US Coast Guard Sector Charleston received notification and launched a USCG Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew. The Dolphin crew located the vessel and vectored in a Coast Guard Station Tybee 45-foot Response Boat- Medium crew to their location.
Boaters on the vessel had activated their personal locating beacon (PLB) to...
https://safety4sea.com/six-rescued-from-disabled-boat-off-savannah/
Solo bridge manning contributes to grounding
Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) issued an investigation report into the grounding of the Maltese registered bulk carrier ‘Marbella’ on North Reef, Paracel Islands, on 28 September 2017. The investigation showed that the bridge was solely manned by one person at the time of the incident, which meant ‘a missing safety barrier for one-person error’.
The incident
At 2350 on 26 September 2017, Marbella departed Hong Kong for Tarahan Coal Terminal in Indonesia. The following...
https://safety4sea.com/solo-bridge-manning-contributes-to-grounding/
Fuel leaks after boxship hit by ro-pax
No injuries reported following collision that opened hull of CSL Virginia 30km off Corsica.
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1600712/fuel-leaks-after-boxship-hit-by-ro-pax
Collision sinks Chinese cargo vessel
All 11 crew rescued after incident involving trawler off Zhoushan.
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1601103/collision-sinks-chinese-cargo-vessel