passenger ships

New RoPax design revealed

Knud E. Hansen has released its latest design, a 154-meter RoPax ferry that can transport up to 1500 passengers and 440 cars. The ship also boasts an additional 657 lane meters for trucks and trailers.

The vessel with a service speed of 25 knots, can operate close to optimum engine load even at slow speeds because of its diesel electric propulsion plant and azimuthing pods.

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The four engines have a combined power of around 48 Megawatts and are fueled by marine...

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Ship suffers engine failure off Samar, 48 evacuated

The Philippine Coast Guard rescued a total of 48 passengers and crew from the ship ‘Twins G-2’, while at the vicinity waters of Barangay Astorga, Daram, Samar, on 30 August.

Investigation revealed that an engine failure started due to the explosion of the starboard’s engine fuel line, while the port side presented a leakage, the PCG informed.

The Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Daram received a phone call from the captain of the vessel, informing that they encountered engine trouble, while...

https://safety4sea.com/ship-suffers-engine-failure-off-samar-48-evacuated/

17 dead after ferry sinks off Cameroon

A ferry capsized off the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon’s southwestern coast on August 25th. Due to the capsizing, 17 bodies were recovered, as Bernard Okalia Bilai, governor of the Southwest region informed.

Initial information was saying that the bodies were three, but on Monday and Tuesday fourteen more were discovered, Xinhua news agency reported.

In addition, four people were rescued by Nigerian fisherman, while 107 others were rescued by the Cameroon navy. Now, the rescue team is still...

https://safety4sea.com/17-dead-after-ferry-sinks-off-cameroon/

Loss of situational awareness leads to catamaran grounding

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its report on the grounding of the passenger catamaran Dolphin Seeker, on 27 October 2018. The boat ran aground on rocks at slow speed. Nobody was injured, but the vessel sustained significant damage.

The incident

On the morning of 27 October 2018, the Dolphin Seeker was at its overnight berth in Ōpua. The skipper and crew went on board and prepared the vessel for the day.

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A little later the...

https://safety4sea.com/loss-of-situational-awareness-leads-to-catamaran-grounding/

All-electric ferry completed maiden voyage in Denmark

An all-electric ferry, able to carry around 30 vehicles and 200 passengers has carried out its maiden voyage. Namely, the e-ferry Ellen sailed between the Ports of Soby and Fynshav, located on the islands of Aero and Als in Denmark.

The ship is powered by batteries, which have a capacity of 4.3 megawatt hours, supplied by the energy storage company Leclanche. The company expects the ferry to be fully operational in the next few weeks.

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US announces funds to improve passenger ferry service

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced around $32.8 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of America’s passenger ferries and enhance mobility for ferry users across the United States. Nine projects in nine states will receive funding from FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program.

FTA Passenger Ferry Grant Program funds projects to purchase, replace or rehabilitate passenger ferries, terminals and related infrastructure and...

https://safety4sea.com/us-announces-funds-to-improve-passenger-ferry-service/

Balearia ferry runs aground off Spain

A Spanish ferry, carrying around 400 passengers, ran aground while sailing from Ibiza and Majorca, on August 16. After the incident rescue operations were launched by the coast guard and other emergency services.

The ferry ‘Pinar del Rio’ is operated by Balearia, and grounded off Benidorm, southeastern Spain, while the ship was preparing to moor in harbor with 393 passengers and 70 vehicles on board.

Luckily, no injuries were reported, however rescue operations took place by the Spanish coast...

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Lessons learned: Passenger injury on access ramp

In its latest gangways guidance, the Shipowners Club describes a case of a passenger injury on the access ramp while boarding a ferry. The claimant’s lawyers supported that this incident occurred because the ramp was unattended and not because the ramp was unsafe.

The incident

The harbour ferry, operating in smooth water, was fitted with hydraulic ramps designed for passenger embarkation or disembarkation.

The ramps had been lowered to enable passengers to board the vessel and having been...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-passenger-injury-on-access-ramp/

NTSB: Updated list of safety recommendations

The US National Transportation Safety Board published an updated list of the safety recommendations associated with the agency’s 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, following the recent closure of eight safety recommendations.

The NTSB announced the 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements on 4 February 2019, in which the agency detailed 267 open safety recommendations that if implemented, can help prevent accidents, and the injuries and...

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Lessons learned: Difficult step causes passenger injury

In its latest Loss Prevention guidance on gangways, the Shipowners Club describes a case of an injury to an elderly passenger disembarking from a tourist craft operating in north-eastern Australia. The Club highlighted a poor implementation of safety management system.

The incident

The craft itself was of unusual construction, being a semi-submersible vessel designed to allow passengers to view coral reefs through windows in the lower deck below water level.

The incident occurred after the vessel...

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