Assumptions lead to ships colliding
Every time you assume an action will be taken by another party without verifying directly with them, the door to a potential accident is opened, says The Nautical Institute. A recent Mars Report illustrates the...Read more
Dutch Safety Board: River cruise safety inadequate
The growing popularity of river cruises in the Netherlands demands additional emphasis on safety. The Dutch Safety Board states this in its report published on 17 December on the collision between the Swiss river cruise...Read more
Do you manually correct your vessel’s AIS data when needed?
The automatic identification system (AIS) is a valuable tool that shares critical vessel information with other vessel operators. However, its usefulness depends on accurate data entry. In a recent Mars Report, not entering the vessel’s...Read more
Disoriented master leads to ferry colliding with sailing yacht
Blind pilotage cannot be improvised and best results come only if these skills are constantly practised before they are needed. This is the advice given by The Nautical Institute after a ferry in fog collided...Read more
[VIDEO] Container ship hits grounded vessel and runs aground in Singapore
The Cyprus-flagged container ship Tina 1 has run aground in the Singapore Strait. This happened after it had collided with an Iranian container ship, which had run aground there six months earlier following a collision...Read more
[VIDEO] 4 injured after ferry and barge collide in Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, four people were injured on Friday evening 20 November when a ferry from the GVB transport company collided with an inland waterway vessel. The accident happened on the IJ.Read more
Four fatalities after ships collide off the Turkish coast
A collision between a Turkish fishing boat and a Greek tanker has claimed at least 4 lives. The incident happened early in the morning on Wednesday 11 November about 30 kilometres south of the Turkish...Read more
Maersk captain briefly released after collision with minesweeper
The Greek captain of the container ship Maersk Launceston, which last week rammed the Greek minesweeper Kallisto, has been temporarily released for the transfer of his ship to a replacement captain. The Maersk Launceston has...Read more[VIDEO] Maersk container ship rams Greek minesweeper
Minesweeper Kallisto of the Greek Navy and the Maersk Launceston have collided near the port of Piraeus, reports the Hellenic Coast Guard. The minesweeper has practically been cut in half, while the container ship suffered...Read more
‘Don’t assume other vessels will stay clear of you’
In the latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute discusses a collision between a container vessel and a tanker. Despite the two being aware of each other’s presence, this did not help to prevent the collision.Read more
Inland container ship hits bridge in Rotterdam and loses three containers
A container barge has collided with the Willemsbrug in Rotterdam. The ship lost three containers, which ended up in the water, said a spokeswoman of the Dutch police. There were no casualties. There were no dangerous...Read more
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