A fire onboard the 600-foot-long chemical tanker ship Endo Breeze while the vessel was transiting outbound from Linden, New Jersey was extinguished by the crew, but the main damage was still to come.
Rob Loder, Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents at the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), tells us why seafarer safety has always been a passion.
On 14 July 2020, the Bahamian registered passenger vessel, Navigator of the Seas, was anchored when a sudden release of steam in a feedwater tank caused a crewmember fatality.
Recommendations about the consumption of alcohol, use of personal electronic devices and the amount of crew on watch at any one time were the result of a deadly collision in the Swedish seas.
Sexual harassment and abuse at sea are in the spotlight, following high-profile incidents and shocking worker surveys. Corporate culture needs to change – and quickly.
Standing unsecured in a lifeboat is one of the many concerns raised by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) following its investigation of a bulk-carrier accident.
Marine accident investigators in the US have called for remotely controlled ventilation in all fire-protected spaces following a devastating fire aboard a 100ft motor yacht.
Traditionally, a ship’s captain has always been the final arbiter of all onboard decisions. But now, following a serious incident off Norway, that presumption is being officially questioned.
When a ship lost containers overboard after rolling heavily in benign seas, accident investigators found the maritime phenomenon — parametric resonance — was the explanation.
Australian authorities are urging ship managers to make sure crew are better supported to prevent onboard fires — after investigating the tenth such incident in one company’s fleet
The death of an oil tanker captain has been linked directly to the stress created by increased workloads and depleted manpower during the COVID crisis.
Poor bridge management and a chart omission contributed to a ship hitting an out of service, yet highly conspicuous, oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Following two large vessels hitting major road bridges, Japanese authorities are insisting masters declare how they intend to set and manage ship anchors.