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Burning plastic on deck causes fatality

Burning plastic on deck causes fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 27, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Burning shipboard plastic resulted in an explosion and a fatality on board a ship. The incident is described in a new Nautical Institute Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes these so-called Mars...
No inert gas means less tanker safety

No inert gas means less tanker safety

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 8, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Tankers

Not using inert gas when loading cargo resulted in an explosion on board a chemical tanker, while safety procedures were disregarded as well. The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report discusses the incident. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Vapour migration to bow thruster compartment causes explosion

Vapour migration to bow thruster compartment causes explosion

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 28, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Safety depends on training and good procedures, says The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report in which an explosion occurred on a ship during venting operations. In this instance, there were no written procedures for safe tank venting and equipment designed...
Explosion damages oil tanker near Saudi Arabia

Explosion damages oil tanker near Saudi Arabia

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 14, 2020 | News

Oil tanker BW Rhine has been damaged by an explosion in the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The explosion was allegedly caused by an ‘external source’, reports shipping company Hafnia. The company reports that a fire also broke out on board the...
Do you check your ship’s air moving equipment before first use each day?

Do you check your ship’s air moving equipment before first use each day?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 7, 2020 | News

Before commencing gas freeing operations, air moving equipment has to be grounded. On a tank barge where this was not carried out properly, static electricity caused an explosion. The incident was covered in a recent Mars Report. These reports are compiled...
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