Two tanker mooring lines caught in bow thruster

Two tanker mooring lines caught in bow thruster

Due care must always be taken with lines near a working bow thruster. A recent Mars Report features an incident in which the mooring lines were drawn into the thruster tunnel fouling the propeller blades. The Mars reports are compiled (anonymously) by The Nautical...
Two tanker mooring lines caught in bow thruster

Passenger ship has parking problem

The marine industry is unusual in that up to five people have to coordinate their movements and actions to manoeuvre a massive floating object safely to berth. Working as individuals, each in their own bubble, is a recipe for failure, as was the case in a recent Mars...