After days of explosion on the cargo ship CSSC Cape Town in Gibraltar, 2 injured seafarers still remain critical while repairing of the ship is almost done.
4 crew of the 19 member Hong Kong registered vessel were injured in the blast. Of them, 2 were critically injured and were taken to the Seville Burns Unit. They are still fighting for their life. The Gibraltar Government confirmed that repairing of the ship is now complete.
However, the ship will be in Gibraltar waters as investigation...
A cargo vessel arrived in port to load wind turbine tower sections. The deck crew held a safety briefing prior to loading. By this time, it was dark and the vessel’s deck working lights were on, illuminating the area where the crew were working.
Following the safety briefing, a seaman used the vessel’s forward crane to remove the cargo hold ventilation duct space hatch cover so that the cargo hold hatch cover lifting gear could be retrieved.
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Two other deck crew then...
A serious accident has occurred on board of offshore installation vessel ‘Orion 1’ at the occasion of and during crane load tests. The vessel is under construction and owned by COSCO (QIDONG) OFFSHORE CO., LTD. The vessel is moored at the quayside at the Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, with the crane undergoing several load tests.
Reportedly, a few persons suffered minor injuries.
The vessel is expected for delivery to DEME NV in the second half of May 2020.
The crane has suffered...
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While at sea, deck crew were sweeping the empty hold of a vessel. The bilge well covers had been left open and were without barriers or guards. One crew member was near the bilges. Concentrating on his sweeping, he forgot that the bilge well covers had been removed. He stepped back and fell into one of the bilges.
He was immediately helped out of the bilge well and given a physical evaluation. No apparent injuries were observed but the next day he complained of mild back pain. On arrival at...
A vessel was preparing to depart. The Master and pilot decided to use the ropes which were already reeved on winches from casting off for making fast the tug. The aft mooring team did not challenge this decision. After lowering around 45 metres of rope to the tug, one of the two ropes given to the tug was found to be wedged in the section coiled on the winch and was not paying out freely.
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Additionally, the lead from the winch to the mooring bitt was not straight and...
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While at sea in good weather conditions, two crew members were detailed to grease the mooring winches, a job they had done in the past.
Before starting the work, a toolbox meeting was carried out and a job plan agreed. The greasing was to be carried out with the winch in slow running mode. After greasing, the winch control lever was put to neutral and they began to wipe away the excess grease.
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Although crew member A had started the job with gloves on, the gloves became...