Safety Alert: Elbow Fracture Through Trip on Vessel Deck
A Hatch Foremen working onboard the vessel opened a bar of the access point to the required deck location. As [...]
Hidden Corrosion on Deck Fittings Can Cause Dangerous failures
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has shared lessons from a marine casualty that resulted in a severe injury to a [...]
Safety Alert: Lifting of ISO Containers and Tanks Using Hooks and Wires
The following has been compiled to provide an overview of some of the safety principles associated with this type of [...]
Two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board a ro-ro passenger ferry
On 26 August 2018, a ro-ro passenger ferry suffered a catastrophic main engine failure as it prepared to enter a [...]
Preliminary findings into Chlorine tank incident at the port of Aqaba
A number of tanks containing Chlorine were being loaded onto the MV Forest 6 at the port of Aqaba [...]
Serious injury to a crew member, by ship’s crane during operations on a port breakwater
Safety Alert: Serious injury to a crew member, by ship's crane during operations on a port breakwater A [...]
Fatality and serious injuries on board a bulk carrier whilst underway
Giulia I departed from the port of Norfolk, USA, bound for Bizerte, Tunisia on 26 January 2021. During the voyage, [...]
How wide is a Freight Container?
ICHCA International is committed to helping industry to learn lessons fast, learn them once and make sure that they stay [...]
Serious injury to a crew member – fall from height in vessel hold whilst underway
A member of the crew was working in a cargo hold, lost balance and fell from a height. This resulted [...]
Safety Alert: Fumigant poisoning on general cargo vessel with 1 person injured
A stevedore became sick after handling cans containing fumigant while discharging cargo from a general cargo vessel. The stevedore experienced [...]