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Take 2: Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality

Take 2: Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 30, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Having a procedure in place is one thing, but following it can be quite another affair. This is proven by The Nautical Institute’s lates Mars Report, in which a lack of following procedures resulted in a fatal man overboard (MOB). The Nautical Institute gathers...
Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality

Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 25, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Even routine tasks can carry risks and need to be treated with the necessary caution. The Nautical Institute points this out in its latest Mars Report in which a fatal man overboard (MOB) occurred after crew regularly used an unsafe route for fastening work. The...
CO2 storage in North Sea gets green light

CO2 storage in North Sea gets green light

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 16, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Offshore, Ports

The Dutch Council of State has decided that the incorporation plan and environmental permits for the so-called Porthos project remain in place. This means that the project that will see CO2 stored in empty gas fields in the North Sea may go ahead. This follows from a...
Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality

Deadly man overboard while rigging pilot combination ladder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 25, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A seaman went down an accommodation ladder without putting his lifejacket and safety harness on, without unlookers speaking up about this unsafe act. He lost his balance and fell overboard. Reason for The Nautical Institute to call on seafarers to look after...
What is your plan if a person falls into the water from the pilot ladder?

What is your plan if a person falls into the water from the pilot ladder?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 29, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an incident in which a pilot fell into the water and was rescued by the chief officer who jumped in after him. Although there was a happy ending in this case, the Institute stresses jumping into the water...
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