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Unsafe gangway + impaired faculties = fatality

Unsafe gangway + impaired faculties = fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 5, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Safe access to a ship is literally where a strong safety culture starts. The Nautical Institute has published a new Mars Report, in which a crew member fell overboard from the gangway and died. Alcohol was also a factor in this accident. The Nautical Institute gathers...
SOV gangway crushes crew member’s foot

SOV gangway crushes crew member’s foot

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 27, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore wind, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Ensure guarding is installed along the exposed soft stop of a gangway to prevent accidents. This modification was carried out on board a service operation vessel (SOV), but only after an accident had already occurred. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
Work from height fatality on passenger ship

Work from height fatality on passenger ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 20, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Make use of dynamic risk assessments when starting a new task or the same task but at a new location and scan for hazards. In a new Nautical Institute Mars Report, a hazard was missed by failing to do so, resulting in a fatal fall from height. The Nautical Institute...
Gangway falls from crane causing one fatality

Gangway falls from crane causing one fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 15, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Not following a manufacturer’s information manual resulted in a fatal accident with a gangway on board a tanker. The Nautical Insitute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses....

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