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Lack of Night Watch Resulted in Ship Grounding

  • The MV Solomon Trader $30m bulk carrier spilling oil in the Solomon Islands may have run aground.
  • 75 tonnes of oil has so far leaked into the ocean and the 225m ship is carrying up to 600 tonnes.
  • The oil is yet to reach East Rennell, the largest raised coral atoll in the world and a world heritage site.
  • The Solomon Islands government is expected to demand the company cease operations.

A $30m bulk carrier that’s spilling oil in the Solomon Islands may have run aground because of a possible...

http://mfame.guru/lack-of-night-watch-resulted-in-ship-grounding/

Watch: Ferries collision in Italy

The ferries Don Peppino and Benito Buono collided with each other in Ischia port, Italy, on February 23. The incident took place due to stormy weather conditions at the port, with both ships sustaining minor damages.

The ferries Don Peppino and Benito Buono collided because of stormy weather in Ischia port, Italy.

According to sources, the two ships sustained slights damages from the collision.

Benito Buono was struck at its the stern as the ship was berthing. As for Don Peppino, it continued its...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-ferries-collision-in-italy/

Livestock carrier runs aground off Turkey

The livestock carrier Wardeh, which was anchored off Mersin, Turkey, drifted aground on January 15, because of a storm. Due to the storm, the city waterfront was flooded as well.

The livestock carrier Wardeh, carrying the Lebanese flag, ran aground off the port of Mersin, Turkey. Namely, the ship dragged anchor because of heavy weather and found bottom a few meters off shore.

According to sources, the ship was anchored in the port for many months, waiting for sales negotiations.

At the time of the...

https://safety4sea.com/livestock-carrier-runs-aground-off-turkey/

KrisEnergy halts Thai production due to tropical storm

KrisEnergy Ltd. shut down its Thai oil production at the Wassana field in the G10/48 licence in the Gulf of Thailand and halted drilling of infill development wells by the Mist jack-up rig due to tropical storm ‘Pabuk’.

Specifically, after temporarily shutting down the production, all staff from the Wassana mobile offshore production unit and Mist jack-up rig was safely evacuated to onshore Thailand.

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A remaining part of the crew on the Rubicon Venture...

https://safety4sea.com/krisenergy-halts-thai-production-due-to-tropical-storm/

Ferry caught in storm due to improper weather forecasting

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board released its report about the heavy rolling of the ‘MV Epsilon’, on February 8, 2016, while it was sailing from Cherbourg in France. As a result, ten passengers and two crew members got injured.

The incident

On February 7 2016, ‘MV Epsilon’ sailed from Cherbourg in France heading for Dublin, Ireland. After leaving Cherbourg, the ship sailed across the English Channel in a north-westerly direction. It then went in a westerly direction along the English...

https://safety4sea.com/ferry-caught-in-storm-due-to-improper-weather-forecasting/

USCG rescues two men after sailing vessel runs aground off Texas

The US Coast Guard hoisted two men from Matagorda Island, Corpus Christi, Texas, after their sailing vessel ran aground because of losing its mast.

The watchstanders of Coast Guard Sector Houston – Galveston got a report stating that two men, that took part in a regatta from Houston port to Port Aransas aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel ‘Tradewinds’, were not able to be reached by cell phone after a storm hit the area on Wednesday evening.

Following this, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-rescues-two-men-after-sailing-vessel-runs-aground-off-texas/

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