Tag: accident reports

It is almost ten years since the Liberian-flagged MV Rena hit Ōtāiti - Astrolabe Reef, off the Bay of Plenty coast in the early hours of 5 October 2011.

NGOs calls for Turkish ship breaker to be closed after concerns over safety at Turkish yards.

UK MAIB published its investigation report into a fatal accident on board the Gibraltar registered general cargo vessel Cimbris at Antwerp, Belgium on 14 July 2020.

NTSB noted that severe, unforecasted winds caused a containership to breakaway from a pier and damaged equipment at the​ Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans on August 2, 2020.

In its recently published Safety Flashes, IMCA desrcibes an incident where lifting equipment failed and a wire rope hit a crew member, causing injuries which proved fatal.

Two crew-members onboard MT Arafura, a Euronav owned VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) have died, after they were hit by a large wave.

Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, NTSB announced.

In its latest monthly scenarion, the Swedish Club informs about a broken davit wire on rescue boat, and provides lessons learned.

A Togo-flagged cargo ship sank on Saturday after hitting Greek islets in the Aegean Sea but all 16 crew were rescued, Reuters news agency reported.

At least 21 people were killed and dozens remain missing as a boat packed with passengers and a sand-laden cargo ship collided on Friday 27th Aug, in a lake in eastern Bangladesh.