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Safety actions not enough if taken in the wrong order

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB analyzed a fire onboard a crew transfer vessel, which was not extinguished because the fixed fire extinguishing system was activated before the engine space had been fully closed down and the fire-fighting medium quickly escaped through the natural air vent, losing effect. Although there were no injuries, UK MAIB highlighted that the correct safety actions were taken, but in the wrong order.

The incident

A crew transfer vessel was on passage from a windfarm to...

https://safety4sea.com/safety-actions-not-enough-if-taken-in-the-wrong-order/

Pakistan bans shipbreaking activities in Gadani shipbreaking yard

Gadani shipbreaking beach recently experienced two fire incidents. On 11 October a tanker caught fire, with no injuries reported. However, on 14 October, another oil tanker caught fire, injuring seven workers. These incidents made the Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency ban all shipbreaking activities in Gadani.

When the oil tanker caught fire it injured seven, while three of the inured men are considered to be in critical situation.

Pollutant and dangerous scrapping has been a key area...

https://safety4sea.com/pakistan-bans-shipbreaking-activities-in-gadani-shipbreaking-yard/

Fire crews cool coal cargo after ship fire in Ports of Auckland

A total of six crews from the Auckland city area spent six hours in dampening a coal cargo after a fire erupted on the bulk carrier ‘Liangchow’ at Freyberg wharf, New Zealand, on Monday. Auckland’s fire brigade received a call about smoke coming from the ship at 9.20am.

One crew dealt with the fire to prevent further damage to the vessel, while the others prepared to cool 1,000 tonnes of coal and transport it off site, local media reported.

Fire and Emergency shift manager Daniel Nicholson...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-crews-cool-coal-cargo-after-ship-fire-in-ports-of-auckland/

Seven injured after ship catches fire in Gadani shipbreaking yard

Seven workers sustained severe burn injuries after a non-functional ship caught fire in Gadani ship-breaking yard, Pakistan, on Sunday. Three of the inured men are considered to be in critical situation.

According to local media, the incident took place while cutting steel inside the oil tanker. The injured were taken to Karachi for medical treatment and a firefighting operation is underway.

Pollutant and dangerous scrapping has been a key area of concern for Pakistani ship recycling industry...

https://safety4sea.com/seven-injured-after-ship-catches-fire-in-gadani-shipbreaking-yard/

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/

Passenger vessel catches fire off Louisiana

The passenger vessel ‘Grand Sun’ caught fire in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, on Monday October 8. The vessel had four people on board at the time of the incident, who were transported to emergency medical services.

Watchstanders at the Eighth US Coast Guard District in New Orleans received a report that the passenger vessel ‘Grand Sun’ was on fire near the Chandeleur Islands.

USCG launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist the people. The...

https://safety4sea.com/passenger-vessel-catches-fire-off-louisiana/

Fire broke out on DFDS Seaways ferry

The DFDS Seaways’ ferry Regina Seaways, with more than 300 passengers onboard was reported to be stranded in the Baltic Sea, as it experienced fire in the engine room, while it was off the coast of Kaliningrad. However, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence the ferry reached the port of Klaipeda.

Regina Seaways was heading from the Port of Kiel to the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, when according to sources it suffered an engine room fire. When the fire broke out, the ship was...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-broke-out-on-dfds-seaways-ferry/

Maersk ship detained in Tunisia over ‘Maersk Honam’ claims

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has confirmed that one of its ships was detained in the Port of Sfax, Tunisia, on 10 September over an insurance dispute related to the major ‘Maersk Honam’ fire incident back in March 2018.

According to local media sources, the 1,068 TEU container ship ‘Alexander Maersk’ arrived in Sfax on 8 September, but was arrested in relation to Tunisian shippers’ claims on cargo losses they suffered in Maersk Honam fire.

The 15,000 TEU boxship ‘Maersk...

https://safety4sea.com/maersk-ship-detained-in-tunisia-over-maersk-honam-claims/

Fire broke out on board vessel due to overloading of multiplug

An incident on board a vessel which almost escalated into a serious accommodation fire. A crew member plugged his mobile phone into an extension cable to charge. In addition, plugged into the extension cable was a fan heater. Shortly afterwards the ship’s fire detection system indicated alarms in near cabins.

The incident

A crew member finished his work for the day and returned to his cabin. He plugged his mobile phone into an extension cable to charge; also plugged into the extension cable was a...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-broke-out-on-board-vessel-due-to-overloading-of-multiplug/

IUMI: Outlook for marine cargo insurance remain challenging

Sean Dalton, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Cargo Committee Chair, reported that the marine cargo market is still the largest commercial marine line of business in terms of premium income. However, 2017 was the worst year for natural catastrophe losses in the history of the insurance industry.

IUMI’s 2017 statistics indicated global cargo premiums amounting to US$16.1 billion. Worldwide, the cargo line has been unprofitable for several years with rising loss ratios and...

https://safety4sea.com/iumi-outlook-for-marine-cargo-insurance-remain-challenging/

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