Incidents
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Incidents : ExxonMobil investigating incident, on Hebron platform, offshore Canada
C-NLOPB, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, a Canadian offshore regulator confirmed that on 24 June 2020, on the Hebron platform, a container bumped a temporary handrail, as reported by ExxonMobil Canada. A piece of the handrail, which weighed approximately 9kg, fell approximately 20m and landed on the intervention…
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Incidents : VIDEO.. Dutch Safety Board published a report on MSC ZOE case
On 1 January 2019, 342 containers went overboard on the North Sea. 297 containers lost north of the Dutch island Ameland, the remaining containers some hours later north of the German island Borkum. Safe container transport north of the Wadden Islands. Lessons learned following the loss of containers from MSC…
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Marine Issues : ITLOS AND SINGAPORE SIGN MODEL AGREEMENT TO ENABLE THE TRIBUNAL TO SIT IN
SINGAPORE In a virtual ceremony held , Judge Paik, President of the Tribunal, and Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Mr K. Shanmugam SC, signed letters on behalf of the Tribunal and Singapore for the adoption of a Model Agreement establishing the terms and conditions under which…
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Incidents : ‘Stellar Banner’, starboard side list off the coast of Brazil refloated
The Marshall Islands-flagged, dwt 300K, Very Large Ore Carrier ‘Stellar Banner’, loaded with iron ore developed heavy starboard side list off the coast of Brazil in Feb 2020 is now refloated Giant Ore Carrier ‘Stellar Banner’ refloated, following the removal of approximately 145,000 metric tons of iron ore from vessel…
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Incidents : 40 containers fall overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL
In rough weather, during the early morning of 24 May, about 40 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England According to AMSA, this incident is remarkably similar to the loss of containers from the YM Efficiency on the 1st of June 2018 off Newcastle. Both ships reported a loss…
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Incidents :Warning on Activity of Abu Sayyaf Group in waters off Sabah, Malaysia
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre on 22 May issued the following Warning: On 22 May, ReCAAP ISC has received information from the Philippine Coast Guard (ReCAAP Focal Point)that a group of approximately five ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) members armed with assorted firearms is planning to conduct kidnapping activities in undisclosed areas in…
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Incidents : An accident onboard the Seaway 7’s at Triton Knoll, offshore UK
Five offshore workers got injured in an accident onboard the Seaway 7’s installation vessel ‘Seaway Strashnov’ during the installation of foundations at the Triton Knoll OWF in UK An investigation is underway after a serious accident at Innogy led 860MW, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farm projects located offshore…
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Incidents : Six Armed Pirates fire upon tanker off Yemen
Pirates attacked a tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to the ship’s operators. Stolt Tankers reported that the Stolt Apal was 75 nautical miles off Yemen’s coast when the attack unfolded. The ship’s manager reported that two speedboats with a total of six armed pirates aboard approached the vessel before an exchange of…
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Incidents : A broken crane hook was the cause of the accident in the Port of Rostock
During the course of tests in line with industry standards on 2nd May 2020 in the international Port of Rostock, the offshore heavy lift crane HLC 295000 was severely damaged following an accident. According to OEM ‘Liebherr’, comprehensive investigations as to the cause and course of the accident are currently…
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Incidents :Maersk Line’s container ship suffered a fire in the engine room near Guadeloupe, France
Denmark based global shipping company Maersk Line’s container ship ‘Maersk Vilnius’ suffered a fire in the engine room near Guadeloupe, France, while en route to Port Elizabeth 2010 built 1,810 TEU container ship ‘Maersk Vilnius’ disabled after suffering from an engine room fire in the morning of April 26, 2020,…
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