Category: collision
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Component failure caused $1.1M BBC Africa collision
Component failure caused $1.1M BBC Africa collision A steering control system component failure on the multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa resulted in a collision with a bulk carrier in the Houston Ship Channel, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The multi-purpose carrier lost steering as it was departing the channel on Aug. 25, 2023, and…
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Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges
Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving all types of vessel, cell phone use was implicated as a cause.…
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Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle
Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle Multiple images have emerged on social media showing the tanker Adalynn ablaze off Fujairah after being in a collision early this morning after being in a collision with the Frontline tanker Front Eagle. UKMTO ADVISORY INCIDENT 024-25https://t.co/dBHrwKzykV#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/YPDJ9yAHPk — UKMTO…
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MAIB releases interim report into strike on Stena Immaculate
MAIB releases interim report into strike on Stena Immaculate The U.K. Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report on its investigation of the March 10 incident in which the U.S.-flagged TSP program tanker Stena Immaculate was struck by the Portuguese-flagged tanker Solong while at anchor off the U.K. at a position 5…
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Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks
Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks By Luis Llamas and Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper, Jones Walker LLP Maritime Practice Group The bilge alarm is sounding. Smoke is billowing. Oil is spreading. A lot needs to happen in these critical, heart-pounding moments; coming up with an emergency response plan shouldn’t be one of them. Operating a…