Lessons Learned: Engine-Room Fire Onboard Chemical Tanker

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report into the engine-room fire on board the Maltese registered oil/chemical tanker GRETA K within Leixões port limits on 21st March 2023, reports Safety4sea.

The incident

At about 1542 (LT) on 20 March 2023, Greta K departed Sines, Portugal, loaded with a cargo of oil products, bound for Leixões, Portugal, with an ETA of 1500 on 21 March 2023. Soon after picking up the pilot for Leixões, and as the vessel was about...

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Transport Malta Investigation: Loss Of Control Of Maltese Bulk Carrier Julietta D

  • Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has released a report on the loss of control of the Maltese registered bulk carrier Julietta D.
  • The incident occurred while the vessel was anchoring in Ijmuiden Anchorage Area no. 7.
  • The investigation report provides details of the incident, including the probable causes and contributing factors.
  • It also outlines safety recommendations to prevent similar incidents in the future.

On January 31, 2022, the Maltese registered bulk carrier Julietta...

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Consequences Of Carrying Out Sea Operations Must Be Understood

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, from a vessel at sea where they passed a handy-sized bulk carrier and observed a light within one of the cargo cranes, with two of its six hatches open, reports Safety4sea.

At the time, the observed vessel was proceeding at 7 knots in a busy shipping area.

The Incident 

The vessel’s AIS gave the vessel’s port of destination nearby. While observing the action of the handy-size bulk carrier, the reporter noted that the vessel had changed course to seek...

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Lessons Learned: Near Death Due To Lack Of Knowledge Of Dry Ice

  • CHIRP Maritime has shared an event, where, a crewmember entered a freezer compartment for routine duties where, unknown to them, dry ice was being stored.
  • Comprehensive training for crew members handling dry ice is a management responsibility. It covers hazards such as explosion, suffocation, and tissue damage due to extremely low temperatures.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event, where, a crewmember entered a freezer compartment for routine duties where, unknown to them, dry ice was being...

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Lessons learned: Importance Of Well-Maintained Firefighting Systems

  • AMSA presents an incident of a passenger vessel fire and evacuation, in order to draw lessons learned and point out the importance of proper firefighting systems.
  • Finding: The fixed firefighting system worked and the fire was extinguished with minimal damage. The structural fire protection contained the fire and stopped it spreading.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) presents an incident of a passenger vessel fire and evacuation, in order to draw lessons learned and point out the...

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Lessons Learned: Wire Rope Hazard Causes Turbine Nacelle To Drop

  • A wire rope parted, causing a wind turbine nacelle to fall to deck.
  • This incident caused significant damage and loss of the nacelle.

The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 11-23 relating to an incident in which a wire rope parted, causing a wind turbine nacelle weighing 69 tons to fall 2.2m to deck, causing significant damage and loss of the nacelle, reports IMCA.

What happened

A vessel crane was being used to offload the 69 ton wind turbine nacelle. While...

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Lessons Learned: Flash Fire From Oxygen Regulator Leads To Burn Injury

  • BSEE refers to an incident in which a derrick barge crew member sustained first- and second-degree burns on his left wrist.
  • Cause: An oxygen bottle regulator suddenly burst, starting a flash fire while the crew member was turning the valve to supply oxygen for welding.

BSEE (United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement) refers to an incident in which a derrick barge crew member sustained first- and second-degree burns on his left wrist when he reached out to grab an oxygen...

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Lessons Learned: Crane Wire Failure On Cargo Ship

  • NTSB has released an investigation report on a crane wire failure onboard cargo ship Thorco Basilisk.
  • NTSB determines that the probable cause of the failure of the hoisting wire on the cargo ship’s crane was undetected corrosion and wear in strand wires.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report on a crane wire failure onboard cargo ship Thorco Basilisk that took place in July 2022 in Houston, Texas, reports Safety4sea.

The incident

On the day of the...

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Lessons Learned: Ensure Checking Of Lightning Rod Conductor Fittings

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which a lighting rod conductor mounted on top of a dynamic gangway tower for a Walk-To-Walk vessel was found lying on the deck below the tower, reports Safety4sea.

The Incident

No personnel onboard the vessel observed or heard the object fall.

The potential for serious injury existed due to:

  • The location of the dropped area (deck is frequented by personnel);
  • The weight of the object (1.5kg) and the...

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Lessons Learned: An Optimal Solution For Pulling The Pins On Gangway

  • IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident in which a pin was required to be pulled on a hinge system for the dynamic gangway system.
  • Actions: Investigated how a collective dropped object arrest system such as a net could be installed under the gangway for future work.

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident in which a pin was required to be pulled on a hinge system for the dynamic gangway system on a W2W (walk-to-work) vessel, reports Safety4sea.

The incident

As part of this task...

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