Category: Accident
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CARGO VESSEL RUNS AGROUND
A 4,426gt cargo vessel was proceeding to her next discharge port with a draught of 5.95 metres. The master realised that he would not make the tide for berthing so he chose to embark the pilot at a point nearer his route. The revision of the passage plan was assigned…
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LOW-PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM FIRE
After sailing from Aberdeen in ballast, the engine room fire alarm sounded on board a tanker. The main engine was then stopped, the emergency fire pump started and the fire flaps closed. This sealed the engine room, and fire hoses were rigged. An initial inspection by the second engineer and a…
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Incident, Investigation & Analysis At Sea
Dear friends, its an established fact that seafaring is a risky profession. We try our best to prevent recurrence of similar personal accidents, incidents or major near-misses by identifying root causes and recommending remedial action. Our main intention is to ensure: 1. That all personal accidents, incidents and major near misses…
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Unsafe Anchorage
Vessel A, with 13.5m draft, was up-bound in a river. Before arrival, the Master was advised the intended berth was not yet free and to anchor for a short term at ad-hoc anchorage downriver from the port. The vessel anchored using seven shackles in position A (see diagram), which gave…
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GPS SPOOFING
A GPS spoofing attack attempts to deceive a GPS receiver by broadcasting incorrect GPS signals, structured to resemble a set of normal GPS signals, or by rebroadcasting genuine signals captured elsewhere or at a different time. GPS receivers deduce their position by calculating their distance from several satellites at once. Each satellite broadcasts its location, time and…
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All In Days Work
Vessel was preparing to depart the port. The forward mooring line messenger was secured to the tow hitch of a pick-up truck to assist in the task. When the line was thrown off the bollard, the ship began to haul it in with the messenger still attached to the truck. The pick-up truck…
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Water & Oil Don’t Mix
As a large vessel left port, its starboard engine oil mist detector alarms sounded. Watchkeepers found water vapour from the return line. They considered this normal, and re-set the alarms. Soon, the starboard main engine lub oil filter sounded a high differential pressure alarm. This was eventually cleared after the…
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Contact With Breakwater
Incident Detail After completion of the cargo operation and carrying out the mandated pre-departure checks, the pilot boarded the vessel at berth East 9 at 18:45 hours. The ship commenced unmooring at 18:55 hours and by 19:05 the vessel was clear of the berth. Proceeding outward the ship was turned…
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Hand Tools/ Power Tools
We have witnessed lots of Incidents/Accidents due to improper use of Power tools and we need to address and ensure all persons are aware of some basic Do’s and Don’ts. Hand tools: Hand tools are tools that are powered manually. Hand tools include anything from axes to wrenches. The greatest hazards posed…
The Deep Draft 