by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 24, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Setting predetermined weather limits to stop cargo ops and/or vacate the berth is a sensible risk reduction measure, according to The Nautical Institute. In a recent Mars Report, a tanker did not adhere to these limits causing the vessel to become adrift. The Nautical...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 17, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Speaking a language not everyone on the bridge understands leaves room for a communication gap. A recent Mars Report deals with such an event in which the master did not understand the pilots and the ship ended up colliding with a breakwater. The Nautical Institute...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2021 | Container loss, News, Salvage
Over 2.5 years after the MSC Zoe lost 342 containers in the North Sea just north of the Dutch Wadden Islands, Rijkswaterstaat has removed the last container part from the Wadden Sea. Salvage company BDS salvaged parts of a container on the Rif, a sandbank between...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 9, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
The Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) contributes to safe navigation if used correctly. But therein lies the crux. An investigation of groundings has revealed a significant mismatch between the intention of the performance standards and system...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 27, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Grinding wheels and discs can shatter, be aware of this and use personal protective equipment appropriately. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member suffered injury due to a shattering grinding stone. The Nautical...
