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One dies after cargo ship collides with bulk carrier
An inland cargo ship collided with the bulk carrier Daio Southern Cross, on January 7, off Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Because of the accident, local media report that the captain of the cargo ship has died.
After a cargo ship collided with a bulk carrier off Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on January 7, the captain of the first has lost his life.
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Namely, after the collision, the cargo ship split in half and sunk, carrying five crewmembers. Of them, four were rescued, while...
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One Dead in Vessel Collision off Vietnam
The captain of an inland cargo ship died following a collision involving a bulk carrier off Vietnam.
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Lessons learned from loss of control incidents at low speed
The West of England Club informed that it has experienced two claims where, in separate incidents, a container vessel and a tanker inexplicably lost control whilst departing port under pilotage.
Namely, one vessel made contact with an oil jetty causing notable damage to the face of the berth, while the other left the navigable channel, hit a light beacon, then ran aground on top of a submarine pipeline. Both incidents caused significant claims.
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Vessel sinks after colliding with CMA CGM containership
A Chinese general cargo vessel, ‘YUSHENG 366’, sank in the waters south of Hong Kong after a collision with a CMA CGM containership in the early hours of Monday, December 24. The crew abandoned the ship, immediately, and they were, all, safely rescued.
At about 4 am on December 24, the 9145 TEUs large container ship named ‘CMA CGM Norma’ and a Chinese flagged vessel, ‘YUSHENG366’, collided in the Pearl River Delta, China.
The Chinese Maritime and Safety Administration has confirmed that the...
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Report: Cargo Vessel Sinks after Colliding with CMA CGM Norma
General cargo vessel YuSheng 366 sank following a collision with Post Panamax containership CMA CGM Norma.
Real Life Incident: Cargo Ship Blown Sideways And Collides With Barge
A general cargo ship was sailing in ballast and had passed through Dover Strait in the south-west traffic lane. The weather had deteriorated significantly with the approach of a strong storm, and the south-westerly wind and tidal stream substantially reduced the ship’s progress. The Master attempted to counter the effects of the weather by increasing main engine speed, but this resulted in the ship pitching heavily.
The pitching, coupled with the ballast condition, allowed the propeller to come...
Watch: Norwegian military releases footage of wrecked frigate
The Norwegian military released a video footage of the damage to the frigate Helge Ingstad, which sank last month after colliding with a merchant tanker on the approaches to Bergen, Norway.
Namely, a Norwegian Navy EOD diving team published footage from the sunk vessel while trying to remove missile launchers from her foredeck. The Norwegian Armed Forces firstly used underwater drone, usually used for hull inspections of shipping and offshore vessels to help during the marine salvage operations...
https://safety4sea.com/watch-norwegian-military-releases-footage-of-wrecked-frigate/
Report: Inadequate risk management the most common cause of accidents
The Seafarers International Research Centre has published the results of an analysis of maritime accident investigation reports for the period 2002-2016. Collision, close quarters and contact were the most common accidents, with inadequate lookout being the main cause. In general, ‘inadequate risk management’ was most commonly identified as an immediate and a contributory cause of accidents.
The most common kind of accident was ‘collision, close quarters and contact’ with 35.8%. This was...
https://safety4sea.com/report-inadequate-risk-management-the-most-common-cause-of-accidents/
Cruise ship hits mooring dolphin at Mallory Square, Key West
The 691-foot-long cruise ship Silver Spirit crashed into a mooring dolphin in Key West, on November 28, due to heavy winds. Because of the crash, Mallory Square will be unusable for three months.
Because of heavy winds, ‘Silver Spirit’ crashed into a dolphin in Mallory Square, Key West. The damages that Mallory Square sustained left it unusable for at least three months, local media report.
The ship was not significantly damaged, while no injuries were reported. The cost of the damage is...
https://safety4sea.com/cruise-ship-hits-mooring-dolphin-at-mallory-square-key-west/