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Lessons learned from an incident where an outlet pipe of the exhaust fan of a dryer onboard was blocked with lint, which could have caused a fire.
The incident
During a weekly inspection of the laundry room on a vessel, rags and lint twisted together were found in the exhaust fan of one of the dryers. Further investigation revealed more accumulated lint in the dryers’ outlet exhaust pipe.
When the end of the outlet pipe was removed to check the inside, it was found to be almost completely blocked with lint.
Our member notes that it would only have taken a small spark, short circuit or static electricity inside the drying machine for there to have been a fire.
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The skipper of a beam trawler saw that his port side derrick, beam and fishing gear had fallen onto the wheelhouse roof of the other vessel.
The incident
Abeam trawler was taking fresh water on board from a quayside connection when the skipper decided to even out the vessel’s list by topping up the outboard (port) derrick, from which its fishing gear was suspended. The plan was to finish taking on water and then lower the beam and attached trawl gear onto the deck, ready for the next trip. As the harbour was quite busy, another beam trawler had been berthed outboard of the vessel.
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Ship reinsurers have faced huge losses, leading the insurers of ships to cancel covering war risks in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine from January 1, 2023.
Currently, and due to the war in Ukraine, many P&I Underwriters are in no position to provide coverage for risks associated with war in the region from 1st January.
This was stated by a number of clubs, with the UK P&I mentioning that this problem had come to the forefront due to the lack of reinsurance for the reinsurers, which is called retrocession.
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The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) maintained the High Risk Area (HRA) status for the western parts of the Indian Ocean.
To remind, the international shipping organisations are removing the High Risk Are (HRA) status for the western parts of the Indian Ocean from 1 January 2023.
The removal of the HRA reflects a significantly improved piracy situation in the region, largely due to concerted counter-piracy efforts by many regional and international stakeholders. No piracy attacks against merchant ships have occurred off Somalia since 2018.