Container vessel dragged anchor onto a general cargo vessel with was anchored at a distance of 3.2 cables.Container vessel’ starboard quarter came in contact with general cargo vessel Bow area. … [Read more...] about Case Study – Tug boat receipts in Turkish ports: Salvage claimed by Tug boat assisting.
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Safety Digest – SAFE VESSEL ACCESS
Case 1 - While anchored at a transshipment point, an iron ore carrier had rigged a combination ladder for vessel access. A person commenced climbing the pilot ladder while the crew … [Read more...] about Safety Digest – SAFE VESSEL ACCESS
Safety Digest -How to prevent Engine Room fires
Engine room fires are often very challenging to deal with, due to the construction of the room and a plentiful supply of the fire triangle elements: heat, fuel and oxygen. A major engine room fire … [Read more...] about Safety Digest -How to prevent Engine Room fires
Fixed gas detection systems – are you sure the correct gas concentration is displayed?
Source: Gard During routine port state control inspections, the USCG found that fixed gas detection system sensors on a few LNG carriers were outside the tolerances established by the manufacturer … [Read more...] about Fixed gas detection systems – are you sure the correct gas concentration is displayed?
Interim Report – Explosion and fire on chemical tanker Stolt Groenland at Ulsan, S Korea
On 28 September 2019, the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands requested, in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Casualty Investigation Code, that the MAIB (UK’s Marine … [Read more...] about Interim Report – Explosion and fire on chemical tanker Stolt Groenland at Ulsan, S Korea
