Empowering seafarers to keep themselves alive and their ships safe
Posted in China, Fatigue, accident reporting, bulk carrier, casualties, collision on Sep 20th, 2008
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Pit a fatigued, overworked officer keeping a watch alone at night aboard a 68,000 DWT containership weaving his way through fishing boats off the coast of China against a 35,343 dwt bulker which has forgotten to switch on its navigation lightsd, with [...]
Posted in China, Filipino, accident reporting, casualties, chemical, competence, competency, container accident, enclosed space, fatality, human element on May 26th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! In The Case Of The Electric Assassin I suggested that, if you’re going to enter an enclosed space without the proper equipment or precautions then dig two graves, one for yourself and one for the poor sods who’ll try and rescue you. [...]
Posted in China, Gibraltar, New Flame, collision on Sep 17th, 2007
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Due to structural degradation suffered by the vessel during the collision and subsequently, it will not be possible to extract the ship in one piece.
New Flame to be [...]
Posted in Antwerp, Canada, China, China Rescue and Salvage Bureau, Gil Island, SAR, grounding, pilots strike on Aug 30th, 2007
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… inquiry pointed to human error, stating that crew on the bridge “failed to appreciate the vessel’s impending peril prior to the grounding on Gil Island.
Pilots end strike at Port of Antwerp
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