grounding

Lessons learned: Language attributed to ship grounding

In its Monthly Safety Scenario for October, the Swedish P&I Club presents a case of ship grounding, discussing what can happen when someone communicates in a language that is not understood by everybody onboard.

The incident

The vessel was sailing in a South American river bound for its next port. The Master and the 3rd officer, who was the OOW, were on the bridge. It was evening, so it was dark outside. An AB was hand steering as per the pilot’s orders.

The port pilot had disembarked and the...

https://safety4sea.com/language-attributed-to-another-ship-grounding/

Solo bridge manning contributes to grounding

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) issued an investigation report into the grounding of the Maltese registered bulk carrier ‘Marbella’ on North Reef, Paracel Islands, on 28 September 2017. The investigation showed that the bridge was solely manned by one person at the time of the incident, which meant ‘a missing safety barrier for one-person error’.

The incident

At 2350 on 26 September 2017, Marbella departed Hong Kong for Tarahan Coal Terminal in Indonesia. The following...

https://safety4sea.com/solo-bridge-manning-contributes-to-grounding/

Autopilot error leads to landing craft grounding

ATSB published the report on the grounding of ‘Lauren Hansen’ off Melville Island, in the Northern Territory. The incident took place on 10 April 2018, with ATSB citing an error on the autopilot as the cause of the grounding.

The incident

On 10 April 2018, the 45.5 m landing craft Lauren Hansen was preparing for sea at Hudson’s Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory. The ship’s operator, Shorebarge, had chartered the ship for a voyage to Elcho Island.

As the ship exited the Darwin Harbour, the master...

https://safety4sea.com/autopilot-error-leads-to-landing-craft-grounding/

Grounding highlights need of ECDIS alarms in open waters

In the latest edition of its Safety Digest, UK MAIB describes a grounding of a small bulk carrier on a sandbank. The vessel had been following a planned track in the ECDIS, but the ECDIS alarms had been turned off. The ship remained aground for 6 days and was refloated by salvors.

The incident

The second officer had taken over the bridge watch from the master at midnight. The vessel was heading 146˚ in autopilot at 11kts, but during the watch handover the master told the oncoming OOW to shorten...

https://safety4sea.com/grounding-highlights-need-of-ecdis-alarms-in-open-waters/

Fines total $100,000 over L’Austral’s first grounding

A French cruise company and ship’s Master have been fined $70,000 and $30,000 respectively for endangering human life and entering a prohibited zone following the 9 January 2017 grounding of the cruise ship L’Austral on an uncharted rock at the Snares Islands.

Namely, French company Compagnie du Ponant and Captain Regis Daumesnil were sentenced in the Wellington District Court on 2 October, after pleading guilty to charges regarding the incident. Both Maritime NZ and the Department of...

https://safety4sea.com/fines-total-100000-over-laustrals-first-grounding/

USCG rescues three as boats runs aground in Alaska

A boat ran aground on Saturday, September 29 in Puget Bay, Alaska, after its engine failed. The USCG responded on the site of the incident and rescued three men.

Watchstanders in the US Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center in Anchorage received the request for help from the men at about 5 p.m. They reported getting wet due to being aground in the surf, with one man aboard with preexisting medical concerns.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak landed on...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-rescues-three-as-boats-runs-aground-in-alaska/

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