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How A Massive Fire Hit Ship Looks from Inside?

Napier Port says it is unable to say how long a ship which caught fire in December will remain in port, reports NZ Herald.

The Kota Bahagia

Photos taken on Monday show the damage to the inside hold of the ship, which caught fire at Napier Port on December 18 and remains berthed on 4 Wharf.

The blackened area where the fire burned appears to show steel twisted by the high temperatures of the blaze.

Investigations 

A Napier Port spokesman said local cargo has already been discharged from the vessel,...

https://mfame.guru/a-look-inside-the-kota-bahagia-that-caught-fire-in-december/

TAIC Assisting Panama Investigation Into Loss Of Gulf Livestock 1

Gulf Livestock 1

Panama’s inquiry into the loss in the South China Sea of the Gulf Livestock 1 is receiving assistance from the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC).

TAIC investigators will be assisting Panama by gathering information from New Zealand organizations.

Under international protocols, investigations into accidents on the high seas fall to the vessel’s flag state – in this case, Panama.

Image Credits: Twitter

TAIC’s legislation does not allow the Commission to open its own...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/taic-assisting-panama-investigation-into-loss-of-gulf-livestock-1/

TAIC investigation: Jet boat incident stresses need of proper maintenance of mechanical equipment

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) issued an investigation report on the contact of the jet boat ‘Discovery 2’ with Skippers Canyon wall while operating on the Shotover River in February 2019, that injured passengers onboard. The incident stressed that jet boating is a high-risk activity that leaves very little margin for error when navigating at high speeds in narrow channels and rivers.

The incident

On 23 February 2019, the commercial jet boat Discovery 2 was...

https://safety4sea.com/taic-investigation-jet-boat-incident-stresses-need-of-proper-maintenance-of-mechanical-equipment/

Ship grounding stresses importance of bridge resource management

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) issued an investigation report on the grounding of the Danish-registered container ship Leda Maersk off the Port of Otago in June 2018. The investigation revealed that neither the harbour pilot nor the ship’s bridge team recognised that the Leda Maersk was deviating from the planned track.

The incident

On 10 June 2018, the Danish-registered container ship Leda Maersk arrived off the Port of Otago, embarked a harbour pilot, and...

https://safety4sea.com/ship-grounding-stresses-importance-of-bridge-resource-management/

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/

TAIC: Bollards failure caused Seabourn Encore breakaway

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Committee (TAIC) issued an investigation report on the collision of the passenger ship ‘Seabourn Encore’ with the bulk cement carrier at Timaru, on 12 February 2017, after its breakaway from wharf. The Commission found that the mooring failed because the bollards on the wharf failed.

The incident

The cruise ship Seabourn Encore was moored at the Port of Timaru. During the day, the wind grew stronger, changed direction quicker and earlier than...

https://safety4sea.com/taic-bollards-failure-caused-seabourn-encore-breakaway/

Crew member killed by wire rope in Port of Gisborne

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has opened an inquiry into the cargo lashing fatality of a crew member on a ship berthed at Port of Gisborne, in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

According to data provided by TAIC, the crew members were lashing a stack of logs to the deck of the Panama-registered bulk carrier Coresky OL.

They were using a ship’s crane to tighten wire ropes on the stack, when a wire rope broke and recoiled, striking a crew member, at about 0145.

https://safety4sea.com/crew-member-killed-by-wire-rope-in-port-of-gisborne/