Onboard an oil tanker, Chief cook prepared a dish of “ sweet and sour fish” using frozen fish Skipjack tuna which was provided in packets and was well within its expiry date. Fish was consumed by most … [Read more...] about Case Study- Allergic reaction to fish preparation onboard.
Case Studies
Case Study: Shore stevedore collapsed in a cargo hold.
Shore stevedore collapsed in a cargo hold during discharging on Bulk carrier. A panamax bulk carrier was discharging coal.2 stevedores boarded and proceeded to hold #7.Stevedore used the … [Read more...] about Case Study: Shore stevedore collapsed in a cargo hold.
Case Study: Crew trapped inside Ballast Tank in Dry dock.
The below incident took place on a tanker vessel while at drydock. Vessel in dry dock and dry dock procedures followed for man entry in confined/Enclosed spaces• Manhole access was barricaded, and … [Read more...] about Case Study: Crew trapped inside Ballast Tank in Dry dock.
Case Study – Grounding incident at Hoping, Taiwan
At the time of the grounding, the vessel a Panamax bulk carrier was in Loaded condition carrying 80,000 MT of Coal from Malaysia. Vessel was entering the Port of Hoping, Taiwan for discharging the … [Read more...] about Case Study – Grounding incident at Hoping, Taiwan
A maritime mystery: What has been causing ships to sail in circles?
In the early hours of Sunday 31 May, senior officers aboard the oil tanker Willowy were called to the bridge to be told that their ship and four others in its vicinity were mysteriously sailing in … [Read more...] about A maritime mystery: What has been causing ships to sail in circles?
