Tag: incident investigation

The UK MAIB has issued Investigation Report regarding the the contact of the oil tanker Apollo with the quayside at Northfleet Hope Container Terminal Tilbury

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Marine Accident Brief regarding the sinking of towing vessel Delta Captain

MAIB has issued report No. 13/2014 on the investigation of the loss of a crewman overboard from the motor tug Endurance 2.3 miles west-south-west of Beachy Head

Investigation findings into marine incidents and navigation safety Following the three collision incidents resulting in oil spills which took place in the Singapore port waters and Singapore Strait early this year, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) conducted investigations to determine the causes of the incidents.MPA also formed a Safety Review Committee (SRC) to review the overall system of navigational safety in Singapore's port waters and Singapore Strait. Members comprised experts from MPA, Minstry of Transport, the local academia and shipping industry.Key FindingsThe findings of the investigations showed that human error and poor judgement of the situation was the main cause of the three collisions. There was lack of situational awareness of the bridge teams, including the pilots, although MPA's Port Operations Control Centre (POCC) had provided advisories and warnings of the traffic situation to the bridge teams. The bridge teams also did not make use of all available means at their disposal, such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS), Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA), Radar, and Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) to avoid the collisions. Appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken against the members of the bridge teams, including the pilots, for contravening the relevant ...

The Marine Safety Investigation Unit within Transport Malta is investigating the failure of a lifeboat wire rope fall resulting in five fatalities and three injuries on board the Maltese registered passenger ship THOMSON MAJESTY

The ATSB has issued marine investigation report on crew member fatal injury while boarding via the ships pilot ladder the bulk carrier Atlantic Princess on 3 July 2013

UK Marine Accident Investigation Brach (MAIB) has issued report No. 12/2014 on the investigation of the anchor dragging and subsequent grounding of STENA ALEGRA.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has issued the marine investigation report of bulk carrier Federal Yoshino at Baie-Comeau, Quebec.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Brach (MAIB) has issued report No. 11/2014 on the collision between CMA CGM Florida and Chou Shan 140 miles east of Shanghai, East China Sea on 19 March 2013.

On August 25, 2012, about 1245 eastern daylight time, the 477-foot-long tanker Wawasan Ruby, with 24 persons on board, allided with the CSX Bayside Coal Pier (CSX Pier) in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, while the tanker was making a turn toward its destination berth.