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WIND RELATED DECISION MAKING: PRIORITIZING SAFETY DURING VESSEL MANEUVERS
WIND RELATED DECISION MAKING: PRIORITIZING SAFETY DURING VESSEL MANEUVERS
Posted: Sep 30, 2025

WIND RELATED DECISION MAKING: PRIORITIZING SAFETY DURING VESSEL MANEUVERS

USCG

On December 5, 2024, a 577-foot, foreign-flagged, vehicle carrier allided with a facility terminal while attempting to moor during inclement wind conditions. The incident resulted in structural damage to both the facility’s infrastructure and the vessel’s hull that exceeded $1,000,000.
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Fire risk from scrap metal cargoes
Fire risk from scrap metal cargoes
Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Fire risk from scrap metal cargoes

NorthStandard

Increased instances of issues with the carriage of scrap metal cargo highlights the need for vigilance at loading.

This increase has been noted particularly in scrap cargoes loaded in the ports of East Coast USA and notably in the port of Ghent (Belgium).
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The Dangers of Enclosed Spaces
The Dangers of Enclosed Spaces
Posted: Sep 30, 2025

The Dangers of Enclosed Spaces

Marine Safety Forum

It is estimated that around 350 seafarers and 3rd party workers have been killed due to asphyxiation in enclosed spaces on ships since 1996. 43 accidents have occurred since 2022, accounting for 70 of these deaths.
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Watertight door fatality
Watertight door fatality
Posted: Sep 4, 2025

Watertight door fatality

IMCA

Reminder on the dangers of watertight doors after a fatality onboard.
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LOOKOUT FOR GREEN PATINA BUILD-UP ON HIGH PRESSURE WATER MIST NOZZLES
LOOKOUT FOR GREEN PATINA BUILD-UP ON HIGH PRESSURE WATER MIST NOZZLES
Posted: Sep 4, 2025

LOOKOUT FOR GREEN PATINA BUILD-UP ON HIGH PRESSURE WATER MIST NOZZLES

USCG

While witnessing routine testing of a fixed firefighting system during an annual exam aboard a foreign passenger vessel, the Coast Guard discovered multiple high-pressure water mist nozzles that were incapable of discharging water.
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