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Ship-to-ship bunkering blunder

Ship-to-ship bunkering blunder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 6, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A mooring master displayed poor coordination of vessels’ manoeuvring during a ship-to-ship bunkering operation. It resulted in lines snapping and a broken bunker hose. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute...
Ship-to-ship mooring fatality

Ship-to-ship mooring fatality

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 23, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

While moored under pilotage for a ship-to-ship transfer of cargo, a crew member lost his life after being hit by a mooring line as it snapped tight. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report and warns of the dangers of snapback zones. The...
EU seeks to tackle illegal ship-to-ship transfers and abuse of AIS

EU seeks to tackle illegal ship-to-ship transfers and abuse of AIS

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2023 | Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

In a new package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union (EU) wants to address ship-to-ship transfers and ships that manipulate or turn off their navigation tracking system in order to avoid sanctions. Ships suspected of such actions will be banned from...
Ship-to-ship transfer incident: spring line breaks

Ship-to-ship transfer incident: spring line breaks

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 27, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Two tankers met at a specified ship-to-ship transfer (STS) area, and were secured together as shown in the diagram. Despite calm weather, one of the spring lines broke as a result of chafing damage. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Ship-to-ship transfer ends with a touch of bows

Ship-to-ship transfer ends with a touch of bows

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 3, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

A well-coordinated unmoorng after a ship-to-ship transfer while underway gives more “leverage” over external forces such as current. The Nautical Institute says this in it latest Mars Report, in which the unmooring took place while lying still and resulted...
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