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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...
Three enclosed space fatalities on bulk carrier

Three enclosed space fatalities on bulk carrier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 1, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Apply effective access control to prevent easy access to enclosed spaces on board ships. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in a new Mars Report, which describes an enclosed spaces accident on board a bulk carrier resulting in three fatalities. The Nautical...
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...
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...
Enclosed space claims one victim, but spares two others

Enclosed space claims one victim, but spares two others

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Always consider the atmosphere of an enclosed space as unsafe unless confirmed otherwise. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which one crew member lost his life. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
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