Loss Prevention Advice
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An oil tanker was on passage when the ship’s electrician, who had been working alone, was fatally electrocuted while performing maintenance of the inert gas scrubber electrical system (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Location of the electrician when found.
Source: Investigation report by Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator
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lessons learned from an incident where a chief engineer sustained a head laceration injury in the engine room.
What happened?
A Chief Engineer sustained a head laceration injury after accidentally striking his head on the sharp edge of a lighting protection grille rod installed at a height of 168 cm in the engine room.
Why did it happen?
- The head-room was low, and the lighting protection grille was lower still at 168 cm above deck, posing a physical hazard at head level.
- The “protective” grille was itself harmful, with sharp, unprotected rod ends which created a risk of laceration or impact injury.
- No adequate PPE (safety helmet) was worn at the time of the impact, increasing injury severity.
- This obvious hazard was overlooked during installation and routine checks following installation.
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On the storage and handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on LNG carriers, FSUs and FSRUs, focusing on the risks of stratification and rollover.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is stored and carried in an LNG/C’s (LNG Carrier) tanks at approximately -160°C. Additionally, there are LNG storage vessels called FSU (Floating Storage Units) and LNG vessels equipped with regasification plants – FSRUs (Floating Storage and Regasification Units).
These vessels are stationary at various locations around the world. FSRUs are designed to store and convert the liquid back into natural gas state (NG) and send it to shore to be utilised for heating and/or power generation. Two different batches of LNG with different compositions and densities may end up in the same tank. If they don’t mix properly, the liquid gas can settle in two layers, and this is called “stratification”.
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Over the past week, 12-18 August no incident of piracy or armed robbery against ships in Asia.
An advice to ships, to continue to intensify vigilance, maintain a sharp look-out while anchoring or transiting areas of concern, including the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and report all incidents to the law enforcement agencies immediately; and the littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in these areas.
Situation of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah