Casualties

Human remains found at Stellar Daisy’s site

A deep-sea search on the site of Stellar Daisy found the remains from what is believed to be one of the missing victims who were on board the bulk carrier, which sank in the South Atlantic two years ago. As a result, 22 of the 24 crew died.

The search ship, Seabed Constructor of Ocean Infinity is scouting the accident area, and on 20 February it found the remains and an object that appears to be working clothes, on the seabed around a fragment of the hull. The search team has also retrieved a...

https://safety4sea.com/human-remains-found-at-stellar-daisys-site/

Loose connecting rod assembly leads to diesel generator failure

​The US National Transportation Safety Board released its report on the diesel generator failure on board the offshore supply vessel ‘Red Dawn’, on December 13, 2017. Namely, as the ship was on its way to resupply the radar station Sea-Based X-Band Radar, its number 2 main diesel engine suffered a mechanical failure. This led to the ejection of components from the cylinder block, which destroyed the engine.

The incident

On the afternoon of December 13, the main diesel generators (MDG) 1 and 4 of...

https://safety4sea.com/21179808-2/

Sailors’ Society urges shipowners to embrace conflict resolution amid three knife attacks

International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on ship owners to embrace conflict resolution as a matter of urgency, following three knife attacks at sea. The charity supports that shipowners should avoid and prevent these incidents in the safety of seafarers.

Mainly, Sailors’ Society’s CEO Stuart Rivers stated

The tragic news, that two people were killed on board a vessel in the Indian Ocean and six people are missing, is the latest in a spate of stabbings at sea and our thoughts are...

https://safety4sea.com/sailors-society-urges-shipowners-to-embrace-conflict-resolution-amid-three-knife-attacks/

Chinese vessel sinks after collision with Spanish trawler off Argentina

The Chinese-flagged fishing vessel ‘Zhongyuanyu 11’ collided with the Spanish trawler ‘Pesca Vaqueiro’, some 16 km off southern Argentina, Friday, according to data provided by the Argentine Navy. The Chinese vessel sank as a result from the incident off Comodoro Rivadavia city, in the province of Chubut.

The Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) responded to the incident, when it received a distress signal, and diverted the USCG cutter GC-24 Mantilla, which was patrolling approximately 80 nm to the...

https://safety4sea.com/chinese-vessel-sinks-after-collision-with-spanish-trawler-off-argentina/

Non-compliance with procedures leads to fall onboard Shanghai Spirit

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued an investigation report on a serious injury of two crew members onboard the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ‘Shanghai Spirit’, northeast of Port Alma, Queensland. The ATSB found that, contrary to established procedures, the two crew remained on the unsecured scaffold tower in preparation for repositioning, rendering it top-heavy and unstable.

The incident

During the afternoon of 29 January 2017, the deck crewmembers of ‘Shanghai Spirit’...

https://safety4sea.com/non-compliance-with-procedures-leads-to-fall-onboard-shanghai-spirit/

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