Like us? Bookmark this article! Inadequacies in training and risk awareness, lack of appropriate equipment, and impractical safety rules developed by shore-based personnel, rust and a noisy anchor chain all contributed to the deaths of three seafarers aboard the Viking Islay on 23rd September last year reveals [...]
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Like us? Bookmark this article! The Marine Safety Forum Safety flash on three fatalities in a chain locker aboard what was, in fact, the Viking Islay in September this year in BP’s Amethyst Field, which is currently under investigation by the UK’s MAIB, is a reminder that [...]
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Posted in Gibraltar, North Sea, Oakland, South African Navy, US Navy, Viking Islay, Vroon, collision, fatality, maritime accidents, maritime security, port safety on Sep 27th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! 3 Crew Dead After North Sea Accident
Posted 09/25/07 at 12:21 PM
Three crewmembers died after an accident aboard a rescue vessel on the North Sea, the boat’s owners said Sunday. The accident is under investigation by Britain’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The men, [...]
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