Tag: lessons learned

In its series of hatch covers incidents, the Swedish Club provides lessons learned from an incident where water had entered cargo hold 1 of a bulker, causing wet damage.

The Swedish Club highlights the importance of securing hatch covers and checking that they are in good condition. Presenting a case, the Swedish Club explains how seawater may ingress into cargo holds in bad condition can cause serious damage.

A seafarer suffered a serious finger injury when he got his finger trapped, and IMCA provides lessons learned from the incident

IMCA informs of an incident where a cook scalded his arm. The incident happened as he was removing the food from the oven and IMCA provides lessons learned.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Safer Seas Digest 2021, highlighting the most important lessons learned from 31 maritime tragedies that took place in 2021.

In its latest monthly safety scenario, the Swedish Club describes an incident where a cadet fell into the water along with a grab. The seafarer was diagnosed with serious injuries and internal bleeding.

According to BSEE in 2020, the Bureau determined Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) to be the leading cause of nonfatal occupational injuries, with 157,290 cases attributed to strains alone.

Since the beginning of 2022, BSEE has seen a significant trend in reported incidents with causes or contributing factors that point to Short Service Employees.

BSU published its investigation report on Seoul Express, when on 27 March 2021 a crew member fell from a vertical cargo hold ladder in cargo hold no. 3 and lost his life.

NTSB published its investigation report into the collision of the bulk carrier Jalma Topic, with a barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana.