Loss Prevention Advice
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Anchoring is a common and vital operation on any ship. However, it has been widely felt that anchoring equipment designs have not kept up with the evolving industry demand for anchoring ships in deeper and more exposed anchorages. When identifying the challenges associated with anchoring procedures, there was an evident need to review the minimum required construction standards of the windlasses, as vessels are currently anchoring at depths above their lifting capacity.
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A Russian missile struck a Palau-flagged vessel in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, killing one Ukrainian and injuring five foreign nationals.
This was the second such attack on a ship in two days, with a previous Russian missile hitting a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel, Paresa, loaded with corn at the port of Pivdennyi. While the Paresa crew was unharmed, the missile caused significant damage to the vessel.
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Over the past week, one CAT 3 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported between 1 and 7 October 2024.
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A case in which a deck officer on an ultra large container vessel suffered fatal injuries when a mooring line parted during cargo operations.
An ultra large container vessel was berthed alongside in port. Cargo operations had been suspended due to very strong winds of over 50 knots, and the master had taken the precaution of posting a crew member at the vessel’s forward and aft mooring stations to monitor and adjust its lines.