Tag: collision

Hong Kong provides lessons learned from, a collision between two container vessels while overtaking on river Elbe.

According to German authorities, on 24th October, two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the German coast and several people were missing.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, it was another busy day of operations for a workboat at an offshore wind farm. Sailing early, the workboat was due to transfer two teams to carry out maintenance tasks on two different wind turbines.

On 9th October, an LPG tanker, GAS BROADWAY and general cargo ship KUNIKI 28 , collided off Kikuma coast, Imabari, Shikoku island, Japan Inner sea. 

In a recent update, the London P&I Club informs that China MSA has issued new Guidelines for the Prevention of Collisions between Merchant Vessels and Fishing Vessels that identify 38 sea areas designated as high-risk precaution zones for collisions.

On 8th October, two cargo ships collided for an unknown reason 13 nautical miles west of Ikaria island.

According to KEGM, over the weekend, four ships collide each other in two separate incidents south of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara. 

According to the Dutch Maritime Disciplinary Court, the first officer of the Helge was at fault for the collision with Wild Cosmos, on 9th September, 2022. The vessel was soon towed to the Port of Esbjerg in a salvage operation.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report about the collision between the general cargo vessel Scot Carrier and the split hopper barge Karin Høj, Sweden.

AMSA provides lessons learned from an incident where a charter vessel transiting between research sites at night collided with a stationary vessel.