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Confined space gas test on ship using live chickens fails

Confined space gas test on ship using live chickens fails

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 29, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A new Nautical Institute Mars Report highlights that the lack of training for crew on enclosed space rescue endures. On a general cargo vessel, chickens were used for gas testing and a subsequent rescue operation resulted in two fatalities. The Nautical Institute...
Another enclosed space fatality on tanker

Another enclosed space fatality on tanker

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 24, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Tankers

A cascade of safety failures has led to another enclosed space fatality, this time on an oil/chemical tanker. The Nautical Institute describes the accident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
UK university develops VR for enclosed space training

UK university develops VR for enclosed space training

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 30, 2024 | Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Shipping

Safety experts from Solent University/Southampton’s Warsash Maritime School, are collaborating with the Centre for Factories of the Future (C4FF) to create Virtual Reality (VR) maritime safety training. The project focuses on enclosed space simulation. Aimed at...
Crew member dies in enclosed space after deadly H2S goes undetected

Crew member dies in enclosed space after deadly H2S goes undetected

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 14, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

Testing for oxygen content alone is not enough to allow safe entry into confined spaces. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report in which a crew member died in an enclosed space. He died as a result of the presence of toxic hydrogen...
Never rush into a space that has a collapsed crew member inside

Never rush into a space that has a collapsed crew member inside

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2020 | News

Some spaces, although not officially an enclosed space, can still act as one. In a recent Mars Report, a crew member died after entering a bow thruster compartment alone. The Nautical Institute stresses rescue operations should always be conducted with breathing...
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