collision

Improper berthing arrangements led to Helsinki Bridge allision

US NTSB published its report on the allision of the container ship ‘Helsinki Bridge’, with the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal on December 6, 2017. According to the report, the Massachusetts Port Authority did not provide proper berthing arrangements during ongoing construction at the Conley Container Terminal.

The incident

On December 6, 2017, the Panama-flagged container ship ‘Helsinki Bridge’ was moored in the Reserved Channel port side to the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston,...

https://safety4sea.com/improper-berthing-arrangements-led-to-helsinki-bridge-allision/

Helge Ingstad’s crew could have mistaken oil tanker as stationary object

The Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIBN) released its preliminary report for the collision of the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad‘, which collided with the oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway, on 8 November 2018.

In the early hours of Thursday 8 November, seven people were slightly injured after the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ collided with the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway. The warship sustained significant damage and sank a few days later.

In...

https://safety4sea.com/helge-ingstads-crew-could-have-mistaken-oil-tanker-as-stationary-object/

Rescue boat drives on land in Norway

The rescue boat ‘Idar Ulstein’ drove on land due to high speed, at Sunnmøre, Norway, on November 29. The boat had three people on board during the incident, while local media report that there has been an oil spill.

The rescue boat Idar Ulstein drove on land at Sunnmøre, Norway, as it was returning from a diving mission. Emergency authorities were deployed, with local media are reporting that the ship had high speed at the time of the accident.

When the grounding took place, the boat had three...

https://safety4sea.com/rescue-boat-drives-on-land-in-norway/

Drone to help in Norwegian frigate salvage operation

An underwater drone, usually used for hull inspections of shipping and offshore vessels, will now help the Norwegian Armed Forces during the marine salvage operations of the wrecked frigate KNM Helge Ingstad.

The KNM Helge Ingstad was returning from NATO military exercises on 8 November 2018 and the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ in Hjeltefjorden had earlier left Equinor’s Sture oil shipment terminal carrying a cargo of crude oil, when they collided at the Sture terminal. The tanker...

https://safety4sea.com/drone-to-help-in-norwegian-frigate-salvage-operation/

LNG tanker hits berth at Sakhalin Energy

The LNG tanker ‘Grand Elena’ hit a berth at Russia’s Sakhalin Energy project, carrying 145,000 cubic metres of LNG. The accident took place on November 27 and it is not clear when the ship will leave the port.

Due to the collision with the berth, ‘Grand Elena’s’ departure was delayed, Reuters reported. In fact it is not sure when the ship will leave the port.

According to a Sakhalin Energy’s statement, during its departure, the LNG carrier contacted a mooring dolphin of the LNG jetty, which was...

https://safety4sea.com/lng-tanker-hits-berth-at-sakhalin-energy/

USS John S. McCain leaves dry dock after collision repairs

The US warship USS John S. McCain was successfully launched from dry dock and moored pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, on 27 November. The ship entered dry dock at the Navy’s Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka in February, to undergo repairs from the damage it sustained in a major collision with a merchant ship in August 2017.

Since USS John S. McCain is afloat, the US navy will continue the preparations concerning her return. The vessel will...

https://safety4sea.com/uss-john-s-mccain-leaves-dry-dock-after-collision-repairs/

Container ship capsizes after collision on Yangtze River

The container ship Hua Yuan 9999 collided with the dry bulk vessel Pu Hui 1 on Yangtze River near Taicang Port, on November 27. After the collision Hua Yuan 9999’s containers fell overboard, and blocked the navigation channel of the Port.

On November 27, Cotainership Hua Yuan 9999 collided with Pu Hui 1, dry bulk vessel on Yangtze River near Taicang Port.

The result of this collision was that the containership Hua Yuan capsized and all the containers that was transferring fell into the water....

https://safety4sea.com/container-ship-capsizes-after-collision-on-yangtze-river/

Real Life Incident: Collision Claims Lives Of 18 Crew Members

Collision claims 18 lives

A loaded bulk carrier was inbound to its destination port with a bridge team consisting of the Master, an OOW, a helmsman and two pilots. There were a light westerly breeze and a smooth sea with visibility at about 2nm and a light drizzle. Pilot A had the con. Pilot B reported to Pilot A that he had observed a radar target fine on the starboard bow at a range of about 2.5nm. The target was a seagoing tug on a course of about 090° and was making near 10kt. The bulk carrier was heading 260° at...

https://www.marineinsight.com/case-studies/real-life-incident-collision-claims-lives-of-18-crew-members/

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