preventive actions

Investigation report World Bora – Raba: Masters’ lack of watchkeeping results to collision

On February 19, 2019, the Cypriot-flagged cargo ship Raba, sailing from Copenhagen to Szczecin, collided with the Danish-flagged ‘World Bora’, which was sailing towards “Viking” wind farm in the Exclusive Economic Zone. Therefore, the Danish Marine Accident Investigation Board issued an investigation report to determine the factors that caused the collision.
 Details of the Accident

Accident type: Collision between two vessels

Vessel(s) involved: Cypriot-flagged cargo “Raba” / Danish-flagged...

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Case Study: Fire onboard cargo ship

The following real-life incident can be used as case study to help crew members understand how to properly handle similar occasions and take the appropriate knowledge from an incident of fire on board cargo vessel.

The incident

A bulk carrier was on voyage between 2 ports in Europe. During her passage, vessel’s crew was operating cleaning procedures in Cargo holds and A/E No.1 and No.2 were on parallel function as the ship was needed a larger electrical load than it usually requires.

Engine crew...

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