Vessel collision

Feds call attention to maritime ‘near misses’

WASHINGTON — Federal officials are pushing the U.S. maritime industry to submit to the government information on incidents that had nearly resulted in vessel collisions as a way to improve safety.

The Safe Maritime Transportation System (SafeMTS), a database that will store voluntary “near-miss” incidents, is being developed through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd).

SafeMT...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-call-attention-to-maritime-near-misses

Pilot Error Causes LPG Carrier Collision With Docked Tugs

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares, that led to more than $1 million in damages.

Vessel collision

The vessel was transiting upbound on the Neches River in Port Neches, Texas, when it struck the outermost of two harbor tugs moored alongside the no. 1 loading dock at the Motiva Port Neches Terminal.

The tug Sabine was outboard on the channel side with the tug Florida...

https://mfame.guru/pilot-error-causes-lpg-carrier-collision-with-docked-tugs/

VIDEO: Chinese vessels risk collisions with Philippines Coast Guard

The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) has released video showing aggressively close maneuvering by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel that brought it within 21 yards of a PCG vessel.

The incident took place March 2, when the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, BRP Malabrigo (MRRV-4402) was on maritime patrol operations in the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) fishing area in the South China Sea.

This constrained the maneuvering space of BRP Malabrigo in what the Philippine Coast Guard says was...

https://www.marinelog.com/video/video-chinese-vessels-risk-collisions-with-philippines-coast-guard/

NTSB: Why an OSV collided with a Coast Guard buoy tender, twice

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report into an October 11, 2020, incident in which an offshore supply vessel (OSV) twice collided with a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.

The first collision occurred near Texas Point, Texas, when the OSV Cheramie Bo-Truc No. 33 collided with the Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender, when traveling outboard for sea in the Sabine Pass.

Source: NTSN report

The OSV subsequently ran aground. The crew attempted to refloat the vessel,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/ntsb-why-an-osv-collided-with-a-coast-guard-buoy-tender-twice/

Dense Fog Leads To Collision Of Vessels

DMAIB has issued a summary report on the collision between the Danish passenger ship EXPRESS 1 and the Polish tour boat BALTIC CONDOR off Rønne on 10 May 2019. Due to the dense fog on the day of the accident, the use of radar was the only way to navigate.

The report found that EXPRESS 1 navigators did at no point observe the boat and could thus not manoeuvre to avoid collision. On BALTIC CONDOR, the crew observed the ship too late to avoid collision.

The incident

On 10 May 2019 at 1026, the...

https://mfame.guru/dense-fog-leads-to-collision-of-vessels/

Training Ship With 50 Students Onboard Hits Fishing Vessel

  • A Japanese training vessel collides with a fishing vessel,Onahama port, Fukushima, east Honshu.
  • Nearly 73 people including 50 students were onboard the training vessel.
  • Hull crack on fishing vessel and superficial damages on training vessel.
  • No Injuries reported.

Japanese training ship collides with fishing vessel, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.

Vessel collision

A Japanese training vessel FUKUSHIMA MARU with 73 people on board, including 50 students, collided with fishing vessel.

T...

https://mfame.guru/training-ship-with-50-students-onboard-hits-fishing-vessel/

Cargo Ship Collides with MoD Vessel

  • A Cargo ship involves in a collision with another vessel at Falmouth Docks.
  • There have been no reports of any injuries and police are currently at the scene investigating the incident.
  • Further details of the specific nature of the incident were minimal, although it was thought to have involved a boat crash.

‘Incident’ at Falmouth Docks as MoD and cargo ships collide, writes Emma Ferguson for The Packet.  Another news report  in CornwallLive also brings out the impact of the collision.

What...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-collides-with-mod-vessel/

Cargo Ship Collides With Bridge Causing Damages!

Cargo ship damaged bridge at Port Alegre, writes Nikolay Torkin for Maritime Bulletin.

Cargo ship collision with Guaiba bridge

Cargo ship Piratini collided with Guaiba Bridge at Porto Alegre, Brazil, at around 2130 LT May 28, while leaving the port. The vessel was with carrying a cargo of soybean meal bound for Rio Grande.

Bridge pillar was seriously damaged. The bridge traffic is suspended, which may lead to some supply shortages in the region.

The ship sustained slight damages and continued...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-collides-with-bridge-causing-damages/

Capesize Vessel Collides With Bulk Carrier!

Maritime Bulletin reports of the collision between Capesize bulk carrier (Casta Diva) with the Chinese bulk carrier (Ming Lian) off Shanghai.

Bulk carrier collision

VLOC Casta Diva, collided with unknown vessel while leaving Shanghai, on May 20. The bulk carrier was seriously damaged and was in need of dry docking, she was proceeding at 13+ knots speed at the time of collision.

Also read: Capesize bulk carrier seriously damaged in collision while leaving Shanghai

Casta Diva was anchored the same...

https://mfame.guru/capesize-vessel-collides-with-bulk-carrier/

Lack of Communication Results in LNG Carrier VLCC Collision!

Marine Safety Investigation board reports the investigation and findings into the collision between the Maltese registered LNG carrier Aseem and the Hong Kong registered VLCC Shinyo Ocean, within the passage channel of the Fujairah Offshore Anchorage Area, U.A.E.
on 25 March 2019.

Collision between LNG carrier and VLCC

During the night of 24 March 2019, MT Aseem was approaching the designated
passage channel to the Fujairah Offshore Anchorage Area, U.A.E., while MT Shinyo Ocean was proceeding...

http://mfame.guru/lack-of-communication-results-in-lng-carrier-vlcc-collision/

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