Incident Information on Lifeboat Drill Near Casualty
During a lifeboat drill at sea in good weather conditions, the starboard lifeboat was lowered to the embarkation deck. In this operation the top link of the forward chain for the connection between the davit floating block and the hook on the lifeboat parted, such that the entire load from the lifeboat was transferred to the aft hook/chain. As the aft chain could not withstand the excessive weight, the lifeboat accidentally dropped to the sea.
Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV Sea Bridge
The ship was banned in Italy in 2002. The banning was lifted in December 2007 and the vessel was on a voyage to Port of Szczecin in Poland. After lifting the ship from banning, she was due for a Mandatory Expanded Inspection (MEI). The Mandatory Expanded PSC PMoU Inspection was carried out on 19 December 2007 on partly discharged ship in Szczecin – Poland by two of our PSC Officers. After the inspection the ship was detained having among other 27 deficiencies identified.
Paris MoU PSC Annual Report for 2012
According to Paris MoU Annual Report for 2012 Thailand and the United States of America moved from the “Grey List” to the “White List”. Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine moved from the “Black List” to the “Grey List”. There are now 45 flags on the “White List”, 2 more compared with last year. France is now leading the list, followed by Germany and Hong Kong. Several flags have made a significant move upwards on the “White List” in the top 10: France, Hong Kong (China), Greece, Norway and Bahamas. Other flags have made a significant move downwards in the “White List” and are no longer in the top 10: United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Singapore.
Over-Engineering Safety?
2013 marks the 25th anniversary of one of Britain’s most tragic oil and gas incidents. The explosion that destroyed the Piper Alpha production platform in the North Sea in July 1988, killed 167 men and changed the way that the UK approached industry safety altogether. The anniversary of this sobering event is causing the British oil and gas industry to evaluate the progress it has made in safety and risk over the past quarter-century, and the participants in a GL Noble Denton’s roundtable discussion that took place during last March 2013 offered strong views on how far the sector has come.
Hydrocarbon Leak on Offshore Platform Due to Deficient Valve – Investigation Report
This incident investigation report refers to a hydrocarbon leak occurred September 2008 on Statoil Hydro’s Oseberg C installation. This leak occurred in the production manifold area. The initial escape was estimated at 26 kilograms per second. The immediate cause was a sudden and unintended opening of the test manifold valve leading to the unpressurised test manifold. The consequent pressure shock tore off a two-inch pressure equalisation pipe between the test and production manifolds. The direct cause of the pressure shock was the rapid opening of a well to the unpressurised test manifold. The fail-safe position of the activated control block opened the valve, while the deactivated one closed the valve in its fail-safe position. That meant a rapid and unintended opening of the valve when hydraulic fluid was introduced to the control block. The total hydrocarbon volume was estimated at 1,500 kg. No people were injured and material damage was slight.
Officer of the Watch 