MAIB reports on fatal mooring line recoil incident
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into an August 2021 incident in which a bulker’s second officer (2/O) who was looking over the side of the vessel
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RO/RO officer killed while using mobile phone during unloading operations
The death of the third officer of a RO/RO during unloading operations in Brocklebank Docks, Liverpool, last May underscores the very real dangers of mobile phone distraction while working on board ship,
BSEE issues safety alert following drillship fatality
DECEMBER 7, 2017 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a safety alert following a fatality that occurred December 2 onboard the Petrobras 10,000 drillship, owned by Transocean
NTSB: Faulty valve critical in S.I. ferry accident
Almost two years ago, the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi lost propulsion control in one of its two cycloidal propellers because of a failed solenoid valve in a control panel, causing