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Monthly Piracy Report for September 2013

October 22, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On a monthly basis the Officer of the Watch Blog publishes a report regarding maritime piracy incidents. The report focuses mainly on vessels of the Merchant Navy (Bulk Carrier, Chemical Tankers, Containerships etc). Up until the date this report is being published the figures of maritime piracy related incidents worldwide, according to IMB Piracy Reporting Centre, are as follows:

Total Incidents Worldwide: 206
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 11
Somali related Incidents: 11
Nigeria related Incidents: 30

The above figures were last updated on 22 October 2013. A PDF version of this post is also available by clicking the following link in order to download OOW Piracy Monthly Report for September 2013. The PDF version of this report can be also found in the OOW profile in Scribd by clicking HERE.

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Containership Grounding in New York Harbor – Investigation Report

October 21, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The accident of this investigation report took place on Saturday, April 15, 2006, when the Hong Kong–registered container ship New Delhi Express, with a master, 2 pilots, 21 crewmembers, and 3 non-crewmember guests (relatives of crewmembers) on board, ran aground in the Kill Van Kull waterway in New York Harbor. The New Delhi Express and two of the three tugs assisting it were damaged in the accident. Luckily, no one was injured, and no water pollution resulted from the accident.

Monthly PSC Report for August 2013

October 17, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

During August 2013 the PSC detention in the Paris MoU area showed a slight decrease compared to July 2013. In the Tokyo MoU areas there has been a greater decrease of the vessels’ detentions, in August 2013 there were 97 detentions while during July 2013 there were 130. The number of detentions in the Mediterranean MoU has been decreased from 18 to just 4, maybe as a result of the civil unrest in Egypt during August. The Indian Ocean MoU detentions number remained the same for the month under review, that is 37. Finally there has been a decrease in the Black Sea MoU detentions from 15 to 7. A PDF version of this post is also available for download. Please click the following link in order to download OOW PSC Monthly Report for August 2013. The PDF version of this report can be also found in the OOW profile in Scribd by clicking HERE.

Pumpman Dies After Entering Enclosed Space – Investigation Report

October 14, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

This investigation report refers to the death of a pumpman after entering a cargo tank of a chemical tanker without taking any safety precautions. The pumpman entered the cargo tank in an effort to retrieve the sampling device used to to document that the cargo had not deteriorated during transport. The crew managed to retrieve the pumpman from the cargo tank but despite efforts to save his life, he was later declared dead.

Collision Between Bulk Carrier and Containership – Investigation Report

October 7, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

This accident investigation report refer to the collision of a Bulk Carrier and a Containership. More specifically, on 5 June 2012 at 22:34:40 hours, the Hong Kong flagged bulk carrier SPRING GLORY and the Danish flagged container ship JOSEPHINE MAERSK collided in the eastern approaches to the Singapore Strait, approx. 7 nm NE of Horsburgh Lighthouse. The collision caused damage to both ships and to the cargo of JOSEPHINE MAERSK. In JOSEPHINE MAERSK a fire in the electrical installations of some refrigerated containers was caused by the collision. No one was injured and there was no pollution of the environment.

Death of Steward from Fatal Fall from Stairs – Investigation Report

September 30, 2013 by Officer of the Watch

This incident investigation report refers to the fatal fall from accommodation stairs of a steward onboard a bulk carrier a few years ago. The Steward of a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier fell from near the top of the stairway outside the aft door of the galley down to the floor of the upper deck outside the dry provision storeroom while he was carrying a pile of bowls about 10 to 12 pieces with both hands and ascending the stairs to the galley. Just before the incident occurred, the vessel experienced a sudden and swift rolling movement which caused the Steward lose his balance and fall.

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Filed Under: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS Tagged With: bulk carrier, chief cook, fall, fatal accident, steward

Breakdown and Subsequent Drift of Bulk Carrier – Investigation Report

September 23, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

During a morning of May 2012, while transiting the Coral Sea, Bulk Carrier’s ID Integrity main engine shut down when its fuel pump reversing mechanism came free and jammed. This caused the camshaft to bend and slip in a drive coupling which resulted in the camshaft being out of timing and therefore the engine could not be restarted. The ship drifted in a westerly direction towards the Australian coast and the Great Barrier Reef. During the afternoon of the next day the ship passed over Shark Reef, located about 60 miles east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Luckily the incident ended without causing any damage to the environment or further damage to the ship’s systems, but the incident had the potential of evolving into a serious accident.

Hydrocarbon Leak on Offshore Platform Due to Deficient Valve – Investigation Report

September 16, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

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.

Roughneck Crushed from Falling Container – Incident Investigation

September 9, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

During a lifting operation in connection with offloading of a vessel, a roughneck was crushed between a container hanging in a crane hook and a row of containers on the cargo deck. At the time, he was in a position which made it impossible to escape the cargo.

Monthly Piracy Report August 2013

September 5, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On a monthly basis the Officer of the Watch Blog publishes a report regarding maritime piracy incidents. The report focuses mainly in vessels of the Merchant Navy (Bulk Carrier, Chemical Tankers, Containerships etc). Up until the date this report is being published the figures of maritime piracy related incidents worldwide is as follows:

Total Incidents Worldwide: 176
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 10
Somali related Incidents: 10
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 4
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 57
Nigeria related Incidents: 28

A PDF version of this post is also available by clicking the following link in order to download OOW Piracy Monthly Report for August 2013. The PDF version of this report can be also found in the OOW profile in Scribd by clicking HERE.