fatal injury – Officer of the Watch

Seaman Killed Due to Rescue Boat Hook Failure – Investigation Report

November 11, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

This investigation report refers to an accident that took place during a drill with the vessel’s rescue boat. When the second of the two crewmembers entered the boat at the embarkation level, the jaw end of a swivel connected to the rescue boat’s hook failed due to a damaged split pin, and the boat fell approximately 18 meters to the sea with the two crewmembers on board. One able seaman (AB) was killed instantly when the boat hit the water. The other crewmember was severely injured but with the prospects of a full recovery.

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Filed Under: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS Tagged With: containership, DMAIB, drill, fatal injury, hook, rescue boat

Fatal Fall of Shore Worker in Cargo Tank – Investigation Report

November 26, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

At 2258 on 19 February 2010, a German shore worker was fatally injured on board the oil/chemical tanker Bro Arthur. Bro Arthur had part-discharged at Rotterdam before arriving in Hamburg to offload her remaining crude palm oil cargo. A team of three cargo “sweepers” had been arranged under the operational direction of a supercargo (person who has wide experience in cargo operations, and normally acts on behalf of the charterer). While exiting No 2 cargo tank on completion of the “sweeping” operation, one of the “sweepers” fell to the bottom of the tank.

Fatal Fall Into Ballast Tank – Investigation Report

November 4, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On 28 January 2009, the chief officer on board the UK registered container ship Ville de Mars fell almost 8 m when descending into a water ballast tank (the vessel’s forward ballast tank). The vessel was on passage in the Gulf of Oman. He was removed from the tank by the ship’s crew and died while being flown to a hospital ashore in Oman by a Royal Navy helicopter. The chief officer had been due to leave the vessel the following day in Jebel Ali, UAE. No postmortem was conducted.

Death Due to Fall Into Partially Open Hold on Container Vessel – Investigation Report

August 4, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

A few days ago MAIB released an investigation report regarding the death of a crewman due to fall. On 17 December 2011, an able bodied seaman (AB) fell approximately 25m into a partially open hold on the container vessel Tempanos while it was berthed in the port of Felixstowe. The AB, Jose Gonzalez, died of multiple injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident, but the available evidence indicated that he probably slipped on a patch of ice while walking across a hatch cover that was partially covering an open hold.

Tanker Bunga Alpinia Inferno

July 27, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

A 38,000 dwt chemical tanker ‘Bunga Alpinia’ was almost destroyed by fire and explosions yesterday morning, while loading methanol at Labuan. It is believed that the accident was caused by lightning, due to heavy rain during the loading procedures, which resulted in several explosions.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accident, Bunga Alpinia, chemical tanker, explosion, fatal injury, fire safety, IMO II tanker, Labuan, MISC

Fatal Injury During Cargo Operations Due to Crewman Fall – Investigation Report

July 14, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

At 1438 (UTC+1) on 27 October 2011, an able seaman (AB) on board the UK registered cargo vessel Scot Pioneer fell into a void space at the forward end of the ship’s cargo hold. The vessel was loading cargo at Belview Port. Although paramedics treated the AB at the scene, he died from his injuries a short while later.