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A lesson learned from an incident in which, the bunker hose was damaged when it was stretched, during offshore bunkering operations.
What happened
A vessel passed the bunker hose to the supply vessel using the crane. The crew of the supply vessel received the bunker hose and tied it off. The crew then noticed possible damage to the bunker hose. The hose was returned and upon inspection it was seen that the outer layer of the bunker hose was damaged. Bunkering was cancelled. The potential further consequences were a possible spill to the environment and delay in operations.
- Both vessels experienced moderate pitching and rolling due to sea conditions;
- The bunker hose was tied off to the supply vessel aft bollard while still connected to the crane on our members’ vessel;
- Due to both vessels moving in different directions, and the crane being unable to keep up with lowering or raising the hose in these conditions, the hose was stretched and damaged.
Lessons learned and actions taken
- Reviewed risk assessment for this task to identify risk of tying off bunker hose whilst still connected to the crane;
- Ensure that that standing orders for bridge communications include any special conditions between vessels –including not to tie off the bunker hose when connected to the vessel crane, if this can be avoided.
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An oil tanker flying the flag of Comoros capsized off Oman on 15th July. The MSC stated that efforts are ongoing to search for the 16 missing crew members.
The Maritime Security Centre (MSC) of Oman, operated under the Omani defence ministry, did not specify the reason for the tanker capsizing.
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An information notes to draw lessons learned from an incident in which liquefied gas carrier collided with a local tugboat during their northbound transit in the Suez Canal.
The incident
On the day of the accident, the sea was calm, and the visibility was good with southwesterly wind of Beaufort wind scale Force 3. A Hong Kong registered liquefied gas carrier (the vessel) was transiting northbound through the Suez Canal (SC) under the guidance of the pilot while a local tugboat (the tug), which was ahead of the vessel, was also sailing northbound in the SC.
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The Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator has issued an advisory after having investigated eleven incidents of steel plates that were being manually handled falling on seafarers.
As explained in the advisory, in eight of the reported incidents, steel plates were stored vertically by leaning them against a stanchion or bulkhead and secured using lashings or a retaining bar to hold them in place (see Figure 1). Materials used for lashings included rope, web straps, and chain. If a retaining bar was used, it was typically secured using studs that were welded to the bulkhead and held in place with nuts.