Safety Alert: Fatal fall from hatch coaming into hold
On 10 April 2024 an Able Seafarer Deck on bulk carrier M/V EUROSTAR (IMO 9546203) fell from the hatch [...]
Safety Alert: Fatal injury to cargo surveyor during hatch closing
On 24 January 2025, Ocean Century was preparing to load steel products at Hapo General Wharf, Gwangyang, South Korea. [...]
Safety Alert: Confined Space Fatality on board bulk carrier in port
Incident Date: 20 May 2024 Location: Ishinomaki Port, Japan Vessel: EVER FELICITY (Bulk Carrier, IMO 9379856) Cargo: Palm Kernel [...]
Safety Alert: Incidents Involving the Storage and Handling of Steel Plates (not as cargo)
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, Maritime Administrator has renewed Marine Safety Advisory No. 06-24. Which considers the findings [...]
Safety Alert: Falling twistlocks during operations
Falling twistlocks have the potential kill or severely injure people. This safety alert combines several incidents to focus on [...]
Safety Alert: Report on fatal fire on Grande Costa D’avorio in port – 2023
The Grande Costa D’Avorio was being loaded with used vehicles at Port Newark on July 5, 2023. Non-running vehicles [...]
Safety Alert: Fatality of three stevedores in enclosed space on board a bulk vessel
27 June 2022 three stevedores died in a cargo hold access space on board a bulk vessel at Bunyu [...]
Safety Alert: Gangway fell from quay
On 02 October 2024, the gangway of a container vessel detached from the quayside injuring five lashers. Four of [...]
Safety Alert: MAIB report on fatal capsize of tug
Image courtesy of Ian Catterson The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into the fatal girting(*) [...]
Safety Alert: MAIB report on fatal crush on RoRo cargo vessel
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into the fatal crush accident during cargo operations [...]