Alcohol abuse and poor BRM cause ship to hit bollards
Closed-loop communications are an essential part of good bridge resource management (BRM). In a recent Mars Report, less than adequate BRM allowed for a single point failure and resulted in a ship hitting dolphins. Alcohol...Read more
Collision of frigate Helge Ingstad and tanker was a ‘symphony of errors’
The Nautical Institute discusses the collision between the Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad and the tanker Sola TS in a recent Mars Report and calls it a ‘symphony of errors’. A lack of situational awareness, no...Read more
Container ship ONE lacking ballast when it hit terminal crane in Busan
The South Korean authorities have traced the cause of the accident in which a container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE sailed into a crane in the port of Busan at the beginning of...Read more
Ship hits wind turbine near Borkum
A ship has sailed into a wind turbine near the German Wadden Island of Borkum. Three crew members were injured, one of whom is in bad shape, according to the German rescue brigade. The vessel Njord...Read more
Video – Container ship ONE sails crane to bits
A container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE has hit a crane in the port of Busan in South Korea. The terminal crane immediately collapsed and partly ended up on the ship. The incident...Read more
Ships wedged together after collision
A muted alarm went unnoticed resulting in a ro-ro vessel colliding with an anchored container ship. Neither the officer of the watch nor the bridge personnel on the container ship saw the accident coming. The...Read more
Tanker collides with fishing vessel in plain sight
Monitor other vessels and targets until all clear and do not undertake other tasks while navigating. This seems simple advice, but still a lot goes wrong in this respect. In a recent Mars Report, a...Read more
Video – APL-ship Rams Crane at Terminal Antwerp Gateway
At the Deurganck dock in the port of Antwerp, a ship collided with a crane at DP World’s Antwerp Gateway terminal on Monday afternoon. The crane collapsed and partially landed in the water. There were...Read more