Vessel Grounds Due to Fuzzy Pilotage Plan
When the pilot boards, the exchange of information should be comprehensive resulting in a detailed pilotage plan. Lacking such a plan was found to be the main reason for general cargo vessel Celtica Hav grounding...Read more
‘MSC Zoe Hit Bottom of the Wadden Sea Before Container Disaster’
Container ship MSC Zoe hit the seabed just before the accident at the beginning of this year, in which it lost hundreds of containers above the Wadden Islands. This is the conclusion of research carried...Read more
Insurance Firm Warns of Scrubber Corrosion Problems
Norwegian P&I club Gard reports of several cases in which scrubbers have caught fire or corroded within a year. The insurance company is warning shipping companies and their crew members to keep a close eye...Read more
Safe Crane Operations on Board Are a Three Person Job
When cranes are used to (un)load ships, there is always a risk of injuries. Safely executing crane operations on board a ship essentially requires three crew members; one for the crane controls, one to manipulate...Read more
Petition to Keep Searching for Bourbon Rhode’s Missing Crew Members
Four days after the last body was found, search operations for the seven still missing crew members of the Bourbon Rhode were significantly downsized. Convinced that there is still hope, friends and relatives of the...Read moreBourbon Rhode Sinking: Seven Remain Missing
In an update published 5 October, Bourbon Offshore has said no more crew members have been found since the fourth body was recovered on 1 October. This means seven of the fourteen crew are still...Read moreThree More Crew Members Found Dead after Bourbon Rhode Sinking
(Update 3 October 8 am) Rescue teams have recovered three more bodies of crew members that died following the sinking of tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode. Of the fourteen crew members, four have now been...Read more
Incorrect Helm Application Goes Unnoticed
During pilotage, incorrect helm application or incorrect helm order are two errors that are easily made. In a recent Mars Report, a bulk carrier suffered water ingress after such an error. A transcript of what happened: A...Read more