by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 17, 2022 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
A week ago, Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced its container ship Madrid Bridge had suffered container stack collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean when transiting to its next port of call in New York, USA. It has now become clear the ships has also lost containers....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 11, 2022 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
A container ship of Ocean Network Express (ONE) has suffered container collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean on January 7 during transit to its next port of call in New York, USA. The vessel concerned is the 13,900 TEU Madrid Bridge, built in 2018. In a statement, ONE...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 31, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipping
Blind pilotage requires not only a detailed plan, but information inputs on the state and position of the vessel in real-time. And the detailed plan must be a shared plan. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which it describes a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 28, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipping
Practise your blind pilotage technique whenever possibly, especially in good weather. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a ferry’s crew lost sense of their whereabouts due to fog and subsequently grounded. The Nautical...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 24, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
A container vessel left port despite heavy fog. The pilot did not share his departure plan with the crew on the bridge. A loss of spatial orientation subsequently led to an allision with a bridge support. An accident that could have been prevented, according to the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The Swedish Coast Guard continues to work on the capsized vessel Karin Høj to prevent an oil spill. The contracted salvage company has presented a salvage plan approved by the Coast Guard and Swedish Transport Agency. The salvage operation is scheduled to begin Friday...
