Initial Report
A time-constrained handover took place on board a tanker at anchor the evening prior to a planned canal transit. The off-signing crew of 21, who had been on board for 11 months, were relieved …
Cargo damage due to water ingress into cargo hold No. 5
Ian Shields
Initial Report
A cargo vessel went to anchor and commenced pumping out ballast water from No1C Water Ballast Tank (WBT) to adjust its trim before a canal transit the following day. Shortly before pumping was completed, …
Initial Report
As a container ship was conducting outbound pilotage, the bridge team noticed a delay in response of the steering gear. At the same time, they noticed an alarm indicating “EMERGENCY – XX, SERVO LOOP”. …
Initial report
“Our work levels continue to be high regardless of the awful impact of COVID and this is further increased by a lack of manning. Some vessels are non-operational due to a variety of reasons …
Initial report
During an annual lifeboat safety inspection it was discovered that the on-load cable release could not easily be moved, and the release lever required extreme force to operate. The forward hook cable release also …
Pilots Corner – failures to comply with pilot ladder regulations
Ian Shields
The following three short reports all concern failures to comply with the pilot ladder regulations.
Initial Report (1)
Trapdoor type combination, accommodation ladder platform less than five metres above the sea.
The Pilot told the Master that in …
Brief account of incident
The vessel was alongside the berth. At 15.50 engineers started the removing the cover of the main engine fuel oil filter filter. Hot fuel sprayed onto the body and face of one …
Failure to declare reportable cases on entering port
Ian Shields
Outline:
A conscious decision not to declare notifiable disease symptoms on board when entering port put the pilot, dockworkers, and the wider community at risk.
What the reporter told us:
Following a full crew change in port, …
Outline:
CHIRP Maritime received a newly-published flag state investigation report and safety bulletin regarding the above fire with an invitation to promulgate the contents to the wider maritime community.
What the reporter told us:
The vessel concerned was …
