(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) A USCG inspected Great Lakes bulker that was laid up for the winter suffered a catastrophic fire that caused major cosmetic, machinery, and structural damage. The vessel was unmanned and vacant at the time the fire was discovered although there was normally a ship watchman onboard. On the day of the fire a working…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 11 August 2001, the motor vessel Windoc and the Allanburg Bridge suffered an allision. Ship-bridge allisions are quite rare. The Allanburg Bridge (also referred to as Bridge 11) is a lift bridge over the Welland Canal at Allanburg, Ontario. The Windoc was downbound and passing under the lift span when the span unexpectedly lowered. The vessel’s wheelhouse…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 16 July, the Malta registered dry cargo ship Kati arrived in Wismar, Germany to discharge a cargo of fuel logs, stowed on deck and in the ship’s two cargo holds. During a customs’ routine inspection, the able bodied seafarer (AB), who was stationed by the gangway, did not respond when he was called by…
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures. The main objectives of this CIC are to ensure that: ships are capable of responding appropriately and promptly to emergency situations in order to…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) issued the report of its investigation of the 15 July 2018 allision of the passenger vessel Aurora Explorer with the quay while docking at Barentsburg, Svalbard. Many of the 125 persons on board were standing on the open deck during arrival. Many of them fell during the incident. Almost one third…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued the report of its investigation of the 12 May 2018 collision of the fishing vessel Polaris and the tanker Tofteviken south of Montauk during daylight and with good visibility. There were no reports of injury or pollution. Both vessels sustained hull damage amounting to a total…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2018 highlighting the work of the branch during the past year. In 2018, 1227 accidents (casualties and incidents) to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters were reported to the MAIB. These involved 1339 vessels. 27 of these accidents involved only…
