Category: Aground
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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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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…
The Deep Draft 