The Dutch Safety Board has issued an interim warning to the fishery sector for beam trawlers with a length of less than 24 metres. Investigations completed to date into the very serious occurrences involving the...Read more
The Dutch Maritime Police in cooperation with the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) is conducting an investigation into the incident involving the container ship Baltic Tern. The ship lost five containers in the North...Read more
A submarine’s command team made a number of errors that could have led to a high speed collision with a ferry, the most notable of which was staying at periscope depth instead of deep diving...Read more
The Nautical Institute stresses that every mariner has a duty to report unsafe conditions. In one of the Institute’s recent Mars reports, a pilot spotted some obvious unsafe conditions concerning safety lines and made a...Read more
The last ships stranded due to the Suez Canal blockade passed the important waterway on Saturday 3 April. The Egyptian state company Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has announced this. The Suez Canal was open for...Read more
The 25-strong Indian crew of the container ship Ever Given is at risk of being detained as part of the investigation into the cause of its grounding in the Suez Canal. The Times of India...Read more
A bulk carrier hitting a berthed tank barge after a helmsman confused port and starboard orders has resulted in USD 21 million in damages. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report:...Read more
A combination of wet and cluttered surfaces and a lack of fall barriers resulted in a fatality on board a container vessel. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report and warns...Read more
A near miss with a handrail collapsing while a pilot was disembarking has driven The Nautical Institute to pay attention to this piece of equipment in its latest Mars Reports. ‘Handrails are an essential safety...Read more
Despite a chief mate voicing concerns, a master insisted on dangerous manoeuvres to free an anchor stuck in a hawsepipe. It cost the crew member sent into the hawsepipe his life. The Nautical Institute discusses...Read more
In its latest Mars Reports, The Nautical Institute discusses a bulk carrier and tug boat collision in broad daylight. The organisation says it is another example of a vessel operator making an assumption about the...Read more
‘Proper training would include the execution of the task while under supervision.’ The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a crew member on board a tanker suffered a facial injury due to not executing a...Read more
The Nautical Institute warns vessel crews to be extra vigilant after a ship has been in dry dock. A recent Mars Report discusses a lifeboat close call after a lifeboat davit’s wire had been incorrectly...Read more
The engine room fire on board the DFDS ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways on 16 April 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, says UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) in its accident report. According to...Read more
Always try and use the doors that are in the lee, protected from the wind. The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a crew member had to be transferred to hospital after being hit in...Read more
Israel is searching for the ship responsible for a major oil spill that led the country to close all beaches along the Mediterranean Sea. Environment Minister Gila Gamliel says there is ‘a more than reasonable...Read more
One bridge team member should be tasked with overall situational awareness at all times, but especially when in congested waters and under close manoeuvring. The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a tanker crew lost...Read more
“Hands on Handle Only”, that is, only objects that have handles are to be lifted/moved by hand, other loads can be guided using tag lines and/or push pull sticks. The Nautical Institute gives this advice...Read more
External teams working on board should be supervised by experienced crew to prevent potential unsafe acts. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in a recent Mars Report in which a member of a security team...Read more
The new Estonian government is determined to continue the investigation into the disaster involving the sunken ferry Estonia. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told her Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven of this in a telephone conversation on...Read more
