by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Despite the external condition appearing good, wire ropes on board ships can still be damaged on the inside. A recent Mars Report of The Nautical Institute describes a near-miss in which an accommodation ladder wire rope failed. Do you check your ship’s ropes...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 21, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Pilot ladder defects are, unfortunately, a fairly common problem even today according to The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. The report describes a pilot almost falling after a side rope suddenly broke. The Institute stresses the importance of inspection...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 19, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has released some preliminary findings after conducting inspections of the Estonia shipwreck. The two holes in the ferry’s hull filmed by documentary filmmakers earlier have been confirmed and documented with scanning...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 18, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships
Researchers from Sweden and Finland completed a new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry MS Estonia on Sunday. With 852 deaths, it was the largest European maritime disaster since the Second World War. The dives are part of a preliminary study for a larger...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 16, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Mooring lines still cause many shipping accidents. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an accident in which a crew member was struck by a messenger line. The organisation stresses that even such a relatively thin line can cause serious injury...
