Fatal Accident

Real Life Incident: Crush Incident On General Cargo Vessel ‘Karina C’ With Loss Of 1 Life

At 0945 on 24 May 2019, the second officer of the UK registered general cargo vessel Karina C was fatally injured when he was trapped between a stack of cargo hold hatch covers and a gantry crane used to move hatch covers.

The ship was completing cargo operations and preparing to sail when the second officer, who was working on deck, climbed into a small gap between hatch covers and the stopped crane, probably to cross the vessel.

Unseen by the crane operator, he was crushed when the crane moved,...

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Mislaid Gangway Aboard Vessel Causes Fatal Injury

The Nautical Institute reports of a fatal accident due to a misplaced gangway.

The Incident

A small container vessel was secured in port.

  • A couple of visitors had boarded and, in the early morning hours, they were now on their way off the vessel.
  • The gangway had been raised a few metres above the dock surface, so the gangway watchman needed to lower it back down to the dockside to permit their exit.
  • As this was being done, the two visitors attempted to disembark by stepping over the bulwark,...

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Filipino Seafarer Dies Falling From Ship At Chittagong Port

Chittagong Port representation Image

A Filipino seafarer got critically injured when he fell in the jetty from the ship docked at Chittagong port. The incident occurred during Monday noon when the cargo operation was underway and the crew was assisting in closing the hatch cover of the ship.

Representation Image – Credits: Chittagong Port Authority – Facebook

The Philippines’ national crew member was identified as Joel D Baranda, 35. The deputy conservator of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), Captain Faridul Alam, told the media...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/filipino-seafarer-dies-falling-from-ship-at-chittagong-port/

Real Life Incident: OOW Loses Life After Falling Overboard While Inspecting Light And Smoke Signal

Small jobs lead to fatality

A deck crewmember went to the bridge to make a telephone call with the ship’s internet phone. While walking about on the bridge with the cordless phone, he went to the open outer door on the starboard side bridge wing, where he saw a slipper lying on the grating by the lifebuoy release station.

Realizing he had not seen the OOW when he came to the bridge, he concluded something was wrong. He immediately hung up and raised the alarm. The Master and others arrived on the bridge and the general...

https://www.marineinsight.com/case-studies/real-life-incident-oow-loses-life-after-falling-overboard-while-inspecting-light-and-smoke-signal/

Real Life Incident: Death Due To Fatal Fall From Ladder During Hold Washing

Fall From Ladder

A bulk carrier was underway. The vessel was in ballast and hold washing was scheduled in preparation for taking the next cargo. An officer, bosun, and another deck crew conducted a risk assessment for cargo hold washing operations, as required by the shipping company’s SMS.

The risk assessment was approved by the Master, and the officer conveyed the contents of the risk assessment to the other members of the washing team. The washing team completed the cleaning of holds one and two by the end of...

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Real Life Incident: Boiler Repair Turns Into Fatal Operation

boiler audit

While at berth, a water leak was suspected in the boiler/economiser so it was shut down for inspection. About five hours later, after the boiler had cooled, an engineer and a fitter entered the boiler space from the bottom manhole door. They were satisfied it was safe, as the pressure gauge indicated zero.

They identified a leaky boiler tube and plugged it from the bottom. Their plan was to plug the same tube from the top before restarting the boiler. As the engineer and fitter were exiting the...

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Case Study: Painting Proves To Be Fatal Even For Experienced Crew Member

Fatal fall from 4.5m

An experienced deck crew member was tasked with painting the end of a raised car-deck ramp hatch while a ro-ro was at the dock. He was attending to this work alone when several other crew heard a loud crash in the vicinity of the ramp.

The other crew found the victim lying on the inboard side of the ramp, some 4.5m below the main deck, with a trestle lying on its side and across the lower part of his right leg. The victim was attended to.

He was conscious, but it was quickly assessed that he had...

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Real Life Incident: One Metre Fall Proves Fatal

seafarer

Hold-cleaning operations were being conducted during a ballast voyage in favourable weather. The crew were using a ladder and a high-pressure water jet to remove cargo residue from the sloping upper hopper bulkhead.

The ladder was secured at the top by a rope and was stabilised by a crew member at the bottom. Another crew member climbed the ladder and directed the water-jet on to the bulkhead to remove cargo residue.

The crew member on the ladder was wearing a safety harness attached to a line...

https://www.marineinsight.com/case-studies/real-life-incident-one-metre-fall-proves-fatal/

Seafarer Suffers Horrific Accident, Arms Literally Ripped Off!

  • Crew member suffers horrific accident onboard a tanker.
  • The crew member’s hands got tangled in the ladder ropes and was torn off.
  • Unfortunately, the crew member passed away due to drowning.

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a crew member suffered a horrific accident onboard a tanker.

What happened?

The accident occurred onboard a tanker anchored at the Kaohsiung Anchorage. The tanker was preparing to embark on its return journey when the incident occurred.

The crew member...

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Sandy Hook Harbor Pilot Falls To Death While Boarding Merchant Vessel

maritime pilot ladder

The U. S. Coast Guard responded with units from the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department Harbor Police to an incident where a Sandy Hook Harbor pilot fell while boarding the merchant vessel Maersk Kensington at 4:30 this morning.

Representation Image – Credits : Danny Cornelissen

The pilot, who was transported to a hospital on Staten Island by a Sandy Hook pilot vessel, eventually succumbed to injuries received in the fall. The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sandy-hook-harbor-pilot-falls-to-death-while-boarding-merchant-vessel/

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