baker-street/maib-incident-reports-5K huggingface dataset:
A general cargo vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A general cargo vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement due to the retrieval line (tripping line) being secured incorrectly to the ladder.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A fishing vessel started to take on water and was towed. A fishing vessel started to take on water and the crew issued a mayday call. The local lifeboat service was dispatched but another fishing vessel nearby the stricken vessel helped the crew get the water ingress under control and towed them back to port. The lifeboat accompanied the two fishing vessels, supervising the tow, until they were back in port. There were no injuries.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A ro-pax ferry crewmember sustained a foot injury whilst loading unaccompanied trailers. A ro-pax ferry crewmember was working loading unaccompanied trailers when they sustained a foot injury. The person operating the tug/tractor saw the injured crewmember step back to adjust the trestle and mistakenly thought that it was ok to move the trailer. At the same time, the injured crewmember stepped towards the trestle again and the tug/tractor driver clipped their foot with the wheel of the tug/tractor. The crewmember fortunately did not break any bones, as they were wearing safety boots. But they were still seriously injured.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Close quarters situation between Ro-Pax vessel and sailing vessel. A Ro-Pax vessel and sailing vessel had a close quarters situation. The passenger vessel was following starboard side of channel on passage. The sailing vessel crossed port to starboard across channel with no consistent course or speed. Sailing vessel continued changing course and speed mid channel. The Master of the passenger vessel decided to sound five short and rapid blasts. The Master then decided to overtake vessel by altering course to port. Whilst altering to port, the sailing vessel came back around to cross vessel bow again. The Master decided to sound another five short and rapid blasts and further alter course to port and monitored the sailing vessel until it had passed.
Incident type: Collision
Training RIB crewmember fell overboard and was struck by the propeller resulting in a minor injury. A commercial RIB was conducting MOB recovery when a student fell overboard and was struck briefly by the propeller resulting in a minor shoulder injury. A student was at the helm and turned sharply resulting in the crewmember falling overboard. The casualty was treated by ambulance crew at the sailing club and attended A&E that evening.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A motor vessel suffered an engine failure and requested towage. A motor vessel suffered an engine failure and requested towage. A search and rescue vessel was tasked to tow the vessel back as there was concern was that the vessel was sitting beam on and rolling around. The two crew onboard were wearing lifejackets.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A search and rescue vessel made contact with an unknown object and sustained minor damages. A search and rescue (SAR) vessel was tasked to assist some casualties when the vessel made contact with either the harbour wall or the outlaying rock below the water. The crew was aware of the tide and had done their calculation prior to their departure. The only damage reported was chip in gel coat approximately 6 centimetres long.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A search and rescue vessel crew member dislocated their knee. A search and rescue vessel was responding to an emergency tasking and was underway when a crewmember went down below to don their immersion suit. The weather was calm at the time, but whilst dressing, the crewmember moved in an awkward manner resulting in a dislocated knee. The knee popped back into place shortly after and the crewmember attended hospital where they were given a knee brace and crutches.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A cruise ship passenger fell forward at the top of a staircase and sustained a fractured wrist. A cruise ship passenger was walking up a staircase, when on the last step before the top, their shoe lace got caught on the edge of the step causing them to stumble forward. They landed on the deck at the top of the stair case and sustained a fractured wrist. The passenger did not remember if they held the hand rail whilst walking upstairs.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A pilot snapped a tendon in their finger whilst disembarking from a vessel. A pilot was disembarking from a tug when they sustained a hand injury. The tug had a freeboard of 1.3m so no ladder was required and the pilot disembarked the vessel using a set of steps rigged over the bulwark which were fitted with a handrail. A pilot boat crewmember helped steady the pilot as they stepped from the vessel by holding their hand. The pilot successfully disembarked but soon discovered that the finger on their hand was bending in a direction that it wasn't before. They attended the hospital ashore and was diagnosed with a snapped tendon in their ring finger that required to be in a splint for 8 weeks. The type of tendon injury sustained is known as 'mallet finger' which is damage to the tendon that keeps the end of a finger straightened.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A general cargo vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A general cargo vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement due to the fact that it was secured using shackles.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A ro-pax vessel had a near miss with two sailing vessels A ro-pax vessel was required to make an emergency stop and an alteration to course due to two sailing vessels crossing the channel the ro-pax vessel was exiting.
Incident type: Collision
A bulk carrier had an overflow accident during bunkering resulting in pollution. A bulk carrier crew were carrying out bunkering of Low-Sulphur Marine Gas-Oil (LSMGO) whilst alongside. The crew were monitoring soundings as the tank was filling however the tank overflowed. The crew activated the emergency stop button and initiated oil spill response procedures. The save all tray overflowed onto the deck and then some of the LSMGO seeped through a crack in the fish plate and into the water. The crew estimated that approximately 25litres of LSMGO entered the water. They deployed a mooring rope as a boom to stop the spread of the oil and the harbour authority organised a shore clean up team to assist in the clean up. The crew reported that the incident occurred due to inadequate monitoring of the soundings and bunkering rate.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A fishing vessel crew member fell from height and sustained a back injury A fishing vessel crew member fell about 10 feet onto a winch sustaining an injury to the lower back, hip and unresponsive at times. The vessel radioed for medical advice and started to head for the nearest harbour, a helicopter was tasked to the scene, evacuated the crew member and transferred them to hospital for further assessment and treatment.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Close quarters situation between a high-speed passenger vessel and a small harbour vessel. Close quarters situation between a high-speed passenger vessel and a pilot boat. The pilot vessel altered course to starboard towards the passenger vessel. At this point the passenger vessel was passing abeam of another inbound vessel and on the edge of the channel. The passenger vessel reduced speed by 10 knots and sound 5 short and rapid blast on the ship's whistle. The pilot vessel took no action and maintained course and speed passing ahead of the passenger vessel and astern of the other vessel. VTS estimated a passing distance of 35m from the passenger vessel.
Incident type: Collision
Tug vessel sustained an engine file while alongside. A tug vessel sustained an engine fire while alongside and unmanned. The fire self extinguished and the damage found by the crew upon re-boarding. The vessel has been taken to a tug barge for an internal investigation to ascertain the cause.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A search and rescue vessel's propeller made contact with a carriage resulting in minor damage. A search and rescue (SAR) vessel was returning from a service call, as it was being recovered onto the carriage stern first a small swell came through. This bounced off the seawall resulting in the SAR vessel being pushed sideways and whilst still manoeuvring into the carriage, the starboard propeller made contact resulting in minor damage to the propeller.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A landing ship had an electrical fire when an electrical transformer overheated. A landing vessel experienced a small fire after an electrical transformer within a cold cabinet overheated. The electrical transformer released smoke and triggered the fire alarm. The crew mustered, isolated the power to the space and removed the defective transformer to the open air. There were no other damages other than the melted component and no injures or pollution.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
Cruise ship's crew member trapped their finger and sustained a closed fracture Cruise ship's crew member was incorrectly operating an ice machine which caused the lid to fall and trap their finger inbetween the lid and the base container of the machine. The casualty sustained a fractured finger and has been signed off duties.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A cruise ship had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A cruise ship had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement as the arrangement does not allow for convenient and unobstructed passage for any person embarking on the ship. The pilot ladder is suspended from the deck head above by the side ropes which causes and obstruction for the deck stanchions making them challenging to grip. The pilot ladder user must squeeze through the side ropes or shimmy around the outside of the ladder.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Cargo ship made contact with berthed tugs while shifting in dock resulting in no damage. Cargo ship was shifting in dock when it made contact with 3 berthed tugs however no damage was reported.
Incident type: Collision
Fishing vessel struck some rocks and sank resulting in no injuries to persons on board. Fishing vessels struck some rocks and started to sink. The crew on board went onto the life raft which resulted in no injuries to them and were recovered by a passing by fishing vessel.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
Sailing vessel crew member was struck by boom resulting in head injury. Sailing vessel crew member was struck by boom resulting in head injury. RNLI tasked to assist and towed vessel back to safety, crew member sent to hospital extent of head injuries unknown.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Container vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations Container vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Tripping line 2 steps below spreading. Master and deck hands informed requirement for tripping line to be secures at or near the spreader using IMO poster. Stanchions measured more than 80cm apart, master informed using IMO poster.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship passenger tripped and fractured their wrist A cruise ship passenger tripped whilst walking in a passenger area. The passenger was diagnosed with a fracture to their left wrist. The area was checked and no defects reported.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Cargo ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Cargo ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Steps not evenly spaced. Chocks below steps not firmly held in place allowing the steps to become unequally spaced and not horizontal.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cargo vessel's cargo packaging was damaged due to usage of gas cutting equipment. A cargo vessel's crew members were using gas cutting equipment to cut lashing points on the vessel's tweendeck. Several sparks fell down via the gap between vessel's side and tweendeck pontoon. It burnt the plastic cover of a cargo unit which was below. Plastic cover started to melt with smoke emitted. A crew member noticed the smoke and stopped any further melting of the plastic cover (fire) with an extinguisher.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
General cargo vessel made contact with a lock wall whilst manoeuvring. A general cargo vessel made contact with a lock side wall whilst manoeuvring. The vessel was coming into the lock on the flood.
Incident type: Contact
A tug and a pleasure craft collided resulting in no injuries/damages. Pleasure craft was engaged in fishing when a tug proceeded towards the vessel and collided with it. No injuries and/or damages reported from both vessels,
Incident type: Collision
Sailing yacht capsized with the person and vessel recovered to shore by lifeboat. A sailing yacht capsized with the one person onboard falling into the water. They were unable to self-recover. A lifeboat was tasked and rescued the casualty and returned them to shore. The lifeboat returned to the vessel which had taken on a lot of water but was taken under tow and returned to shore. The casualty did not need any medical treatment.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
A crew transfer vessel grounded whilst transiting a buoyed channel. A windfarm crew transfer vessel was on passage through a buoyed channel when the vessel ran aground shortly after exiting the channel. The skipper of the vessel was navigating at a speed of about 17kts when the incident occurred and due to the speed the vessel went fully aground on a sand bank. The vessel did not require any assistance to maneuver off the sand bank, and the skipper took the vessel back to port where an inspection was carried out. No defects or damages were found. The skipper reported that the incident was due to human error as they had misjudged the next alteration of course. There were no injures or pollution.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
Fishing vessel crew member snagged finger on bridal when hauling resulting a fingernail becoming disloged A male crew member snagged the top of their finger on a bridal when they were hauling. The crewmember's fingernail became dislodged so the vessel decided to take their injured crew member back to port in order to visit a minor injury unit. They managed to remove the nail and apply clean dressings, and no follow-up appointments were required.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Container ship's ladder was not rigged per current SOLAS regulations. Choke shackles used, vessel in poor condition.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Container ship grounded and resulted in controlled water ingress. Container ship grounded while under pilotage due to the tide. The vessel sustained a leak in the pipe duct and water ingress in the double bottom water ballast tanks.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A container vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A container vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder that was not secured to the ship's side. The ladder was a combination ladder as the freeboard was 14m and the loose ladder was swinging away from the hull due to lack of securing magnets or lashing on the lower platform of the pilot slant/accommodation ladder.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A tug boat crew member was struck on the leg An inshore tug vessel crew member was struck in the leg when the clutch of the anchor winch came off. The vessel was under tow at the time.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Fishing vessel ran aground resulting in being towed to port. Fishing vessel ran aground resulting in being towed to port. Reported that crew member fell asleep, RNLI tasked to assist, vessel was re-floated and towed to Bridlington harbour.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
Offshore support tug's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations Research vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Newly constructed vessel. Entry port, set in from side of vessel, no correctly sized stanchions to hold, just 2 hanging manropes.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Cruise ships passenger fractured ankle while playing pickleball. Cruise ships passenger fractured ankle while playing pickleball. The guest stated that while they was playing pickleball on the sports court on the open deck, while trying to hit the ball, their right ankle twisted causing them to fall forward onto the deck.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-pax vessel experienced a fire in waste skip on a vehicle deck Fire/smoke was coming out of a waste skip on a vehicle deck. The fire alarm was raised and the fire extinguished with fire hoses. No damage or pollution reported.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
Fishing vessel taking on water resulting in being towed back to harbour. Fishing vessel taking on water resulting in being towed back to harbour.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
SAR crew member went overboard when transferring to another vessel. Lifeboat crew member went overboard when transferring to another vessel. A crew member fell into the water whilst stepping from the daughter craft back onto the ALB at the break rail to assist a training scenario with an empty stretcher transfer.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Bulk carrier suffered a suspected fire coming out from the funnel stack A bulk carrier was alongside at the time when fire was reported coming out of the funnel stack and crew members shut down the engine boilers. After it was checked over by the fire service it was found that no evidence of any fire was found at all, and the vessel continued with its loading its cargo and departed from the port.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A search and rescue vessel lost propulsion resulting in towage back to shore SAR vessel lost propulsion resulting in towage back to shore. Engine began generating lots of white smoke while under minimal load. After initially thinking it was excess two stroke, increased power in neutral to clear off any excess, lots more white smoke was seen and a smell of burning. Turned off engine and removed Fuel.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
Passenger ship's crew member hurt their shoulder while on duty. Passenger ship's crew member was assigned to remove the boxes of different kinds of fruit/vegetables from pallets and arrange them. They were doing this for approximately 3 hours. The following day, they stated that there was pain in their shoulder. No defects found, the crew member has been kept more than 72h off work.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Cruise ships passenger slipped and sustained a fractured wrist A cruise ship passenger was walking towards the open deck, as they exited the door on to the open deck the passenger slipped on the ramp falling to the deck. The passenger was treated for a fracture to the right wrist. The passenger was not medically disembarked. No defects were found at the scene.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Bulk carrier's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Bulk carrier's side ropes showing signs of significant degradation, external fibres turning to powder. Ropes heavily frayed in places. Asked to replace before departure
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Hopper dredger was found to have a significant twist in the spreader during an inspection of the ladder is not fit for use The vessel had a significant twist in the spreader during an inspection, it was advised to inspect the ladder is not fit for use.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Collision between two powerboat vessels whilst taking evasive action causing head injury to one crew member & swelling to the chest. The collision between the two vessels was reported near a quay, while they were trying to take evasive action and at approximately 25 knots. Two persons were recovered into ambulance care, one female with head injuries, and one male with swelling to the chest. Both vessels were escorted back to port by marine police and lifeboats and no water ingress was reported
Incident type: Collision
Tug was about to assist a vessel when the main engine de-clutched and alarmed. Tug was tasked to assist another vessel when the main engine alarmed and de-clutched. The engine has been restored and the tug proceeded to assist the vessel without causing any damages.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A fishing vessel experienced engine failure and was drifting towards the shore. A fishing vessel with two crew on board experienced propulsion failure approximately. 0.5nm from shore and was drifting towards the shore. After calling for assistance, another fishing vessel came and towed the vessel to the port. There were no injuries, pollution or damages.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A chemical tanker used an unsafely weighted heaving line. A chemical tanker used an unsafely weighted heaving line when embarking a pilot. (to pick up pilot luggage). The weight used was a stainless steel shackle that weighed 0,885kg and was removed by the crew of the pilot launch.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A fishing vessel experienced a fire and was towed back to port A fishing vessel experienced a fire on board one of the engines resulting in the immobilisation of that engine. The vessel still had power from other means and started to proceed back to port at a reduced speed, until a search and rescue vessel attended and towed them back to port. The local fire service attended to confirm that the fire was out. There were no injuries, pollution or severe damage.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A cruise ship passenger fell and fractured their ankle A cruise ship passenger was walking on deck when they lost their balance and fell, this resulted in tri-malleolus impacted fractures. They were able to disembark at the destination port and attended hospital for further treatment. No further injuries/damages have been reported.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Fishing vessel taken on water resulting in loss of vessel, all crew safe. Fishing vessel taken on water resulting in loss of vessel, all crew safe.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A charter fishing vessel experienced propulsion failure resulting in a tow back to harbour A charter fishing vessel experienced propulsion failure possibly due to a sheared propeller. A search and rescue (SAR) vessel was tasked to assist, four passengers were taken aboard the SAR vessel, two remained onboard with the fishing vessel being towed back to harbour.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
Cargo vessel made contact with a passenger ship resulting in damage to the cargo vessel. Cargo vessel was coming alongside the passenger ship when it came into contact with the passenger ship's port quarter belting. This resulted in damage to the cargo vessel's side railings, bulwark and bent ballast tank vents. The wind direction and strength was not taken into consideration by the pilot/master.
Incident type: Collision
Cruise ship passenger fell in their bathroom resulting in a fractured wrist. A cruise ship passenger entered their cabin bathroom and walked into a glass shower door and fell. They hit their head on the basin and then injured their arm. It was discovered that they had broken their wrist.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A charter motor boat passenger suffered a minor head injury. A recreational motorboat was on charter with one crewmember at the helm and 7 passengers. The crewmember navigated the vessel at a speed between 18 to 20 knots through a coastal channel to another port. When the vessel arrived at the port, a passenger informed the crewmember that during the crossing their head had struck the seat in front resulting in them sustaining a superficial injury in the form of a bump to their forehead. The skipper had carried out a safety briefing with the passengers before the journey, however next time the skipper said that they will include the explicit instruction not to duck to avoid waves/spray as the passenger concluded that they banged their head when they were ducking to avoid spray.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A tug crew member sustained a minor head injury from a rope during equipment transfer from another vessel. A tug vessel was transferring hoses and fenders to a tanker. The tug was alongside and passed the tail end of a fender rope up to the tanker crew which they made fast to their winch. They was still approximately 15 of the fender rope on the tug's deck including the spliced eye. As the tanker crew heaved on the tail/light pennant, a boat hook got caught on the rope spliced eye. The other end of the boat hook went under some pipework under the bulwark. As the rope was hauled up, the jammed boat hook started to bend at the same time as the crewman turned round to check the rope. The hook end came free and snapped back knocking the crewmember's hat and visor off and they fell to the deck. The casualty had blood on their face and was taken to hospital for a head scan and stitches.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Cruise ship's passenger slipped resulting in a shoulder dislocation. Cruise ship's passenger slipped on wet surface and fell, resulting in a dislocated shoulder. No defects found.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Standby safety vessel made contact with the quayside resulting in a hole in the bow. Standby safety vessel was under pilotage when it was decided that the vessel would be swung at berth. The pilot manoeuvred the vessel into position of the berth and started to swing while the deck crew were calling out regular distances. Shortly after, the bow struck the quayside as a result of human error. This resulted in a punctured bow from the bollard.
Incident type: Contact
Cruise ship, passenger caught thumb in door resulting in closed fracture Cruise ship, passenger caught thumb in door resulting in closed fracture. Passenger was closing the toilet door, left-hand thumb got caught in the door frame.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Whilst descending ladder noted a step winnet missing and some splintering on the lower steps, advised crew immediately. Starboard side ladder. Ladder secured correctly but stored on a ladder reel which may well have caused over compression and the damage noted. Crew immediately informed
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A passenger vessel had an allision with a cruise ship As the passenger vessel was departing, a fender got caught on the shell door of the cruise ship, causing damage to the aft deck railings of the passenger vessel. Unable to manoeuvre, the passenger vessel came to a stop and a cleat on the bridge caused superficial paint damage to the cruise ship.
Incident type: Collision
A tug had a diesel pollution incident resulting from a crack in the hull. A tug suffered a pollution incident when diesel was reported around the vessel. The pollution source was identified as a crack in a weld in the hull of the vessel. The pollution has been contained and clean up operation started. No pollution has got out of the containment.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A search and rescue vessel grounded whilst manoeuvring close to the shore. A search and rescue vessel was manoeuvring close to the shore to land a crew member on the rocks when it grounded. The skipper of the vessel was attempting to move away from the shore but the swell was hampering the movement of the vessel and the tilt function of the engines was not operating properly. The crew manually lowered the engines and the vessel was able to move away from the rocks, but not before it struck them. There was a faulty electrical connection which affected the control of the engines. There were no injuries or pollution and only minor damage to the gel coat of the vessel.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
An unnamed motor vessel collided with a self-hire vessel resulting in minor damage An unnamed motor vessel collided with a self-hire vessel resulting in minor damage. The motor vessel did not stop and continued on it's way. The passengers in the self-hire were shaken but not injured.
Incident type: Collision
A fisheries protection vessel collided with a fishing vessel. A fisheries protection vessel was coming alongside a fishing vessel to disembark a fisheries officer, when the two vessels rolled towards each other causing them to collide. The inflatable sponson of the fisheries protection vessel was punctured and there was minor damage to the fittings on the fishing vessel. There were no injuries or pollution.
Incident type: Collision
Inland waterway passenger vessel made contact with a bridge resulting in damage to wheelhouse The vessel had been operating a sightseeing service and completed dropping off passengers. The skipper pulled out of the landing and began to reverse to the fuelling pontoon. When reversing the skipper noticed that the stern was heading towards the underside of the bridge. They corrected, straightened up and then realized that the wind was pushing the vessel under the bridge. One of the crew members onboard shouted to alert to the proximity to the bridge. The skipper had insufficient time to react and made contact, resulting in significant damage to the wheelhouse. Members of staff were in the boatyard and provided instructions to assist the safe return back to the mooring. The skipper was uninjured, as were the two other crew, who assisted with the mooring of the vessel.
Incident type: Contact
Fishing vessel lost propulsion resulting in tow. Fishing vessel lost propulsion resulting in tow. Fishing vessel suffered engine failure and an inexperienced crew couldn't fix the issue.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A container ship suffered main engine shut down due to water coming in through a side shell door A container ship was on approach into port, as the vessel was transiting the main channel the side shell door kept opening. Due to the weather conditions, the heavy swell caused the vessel to roll heavily and water enter through the open door and flow into the engine room and reach the main engine hydraulic unit. This activated the main engine shut down safety. The port authority was notified, crew cleaned the hydraulic leakage alarm sensor and further testing showed the main engine to be in normal working condition. The vessel then proceeded to anchorage.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
Passenger ship's starboard engine failed which resulted in contact with another vessel and a mooring buoy. As the passenger ship departed a failure occurred on the starboard engine which resulted in manoeuvring difficulties. The vessel was stuck in astern gear where due to the tidal conditions it drifted between two sets of moorings. The vessel caught a mooring line with the starboard propeller and was stuck over the mooring itself. Due to this occurrence the passenger ship made contact with a fishing vessel that was tied to its mooring. There were minor damages which included: a submerged mooring buoy and several mooring lines and bridles parted.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
Cargo vessel's crew member sustained an electrical burn. Cargo ship's engineers were battling a circuit breaker as it had tripped and could not be reset. Once there was an alarm, the engineers immediately went into the engine control room to take a glance at the issue. The chief engineer confirmed there had been a short circuit, no fire and that he would provide further information once investigated. The electrical engineer remained behind and reported burn injuries to his face which resulted in seeking for medical advice. The crew member was disembarked to the closest port for medical attention.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Passenger ship's guest slipped and suffered a suspected neck fracture. Passenger ship's guest was walking down holding the railing (wet) and somewhere in the middle of the stairs, they slipped and twisted their foot. The passenger did not fall at any time. Later in the evening they went for dinner where they stated they cracked their neck due to some discomfort and that's when they felt pain. The area was inspected and there are no defects. They suspect it is a neck fracture and have disembarked the passenger in the nearest port.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Oil tanker's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Oil tanker's Construction did not meet current SOLAS standards. The bottom rubber step was missing, ladder needs to be scrapped and new one rigged.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship had a non-SOLAS compliant pilot ladder arrangement. A cruise ship had a non-SOLAS compliant pilot ladder arrangement because the pilot ladder was not secured by the side ropes using rolling hitches but instead was held up by bracing a spreader against the edge of the shell door.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A search and rescue vessel partially grounded whilst launching. A search and rescue vessel was launching at the designated launching ramp when shortly after it was clear from the carriage (trailer) the vessel's propellers grounded, sustaining minor damage. The crew reported that a number of days of sustained easterly wind had changed the beach condition, causing sediment buildup.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A container vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A container vessel had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement due to the use of a deck tongue which meant the weight of the suspended ladder and user came onto one step and set of chocks, which is not designed to take such a weight. The ladder was adjusted so that the weight was taken by the side ropes using rolling hitches attached to strong points.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Hopper dredger's pilot ladder embarkation point was non-compliant. Hopper dredger's pilot ladder embarkation point was non-compliant. Insufficient deck space allowed for in construction with relation to unobstructed access to the deck for embarking pilots on starboard side.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Ro-pax vessel crew member lost footing undertaking maintenance of the IRB & fell against railings while transferring from the IRB to the vessel resulting in sprained abdomen During routine maintenance of the IRB, a male vessel crew member lost his footing and fell against railings while transferring from the IRB to the vessel. As a result of the impact he was in pain, however, after a few minutes, the pain subsided and he was able to continue with his normal duties until two days later when he had to be replaced onboard. He was diagnosed with a sprained abdomen
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A pilot was embarking a container ship when they could not grip the stanchion properly due to the surface of the stanchion being very slippery. Possible grease on the stanchions.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Marine Autonomous Surface Ship made contact with an OSS sub-station Marine Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) was in position to run a survey line along a face of an Offshore Substation (OSS) when it lost VSAT communications as a result of entering a blind spot for the VSAT beam that was active. The MASS then proceeded for approximately 50m before coming to a stop approximately 50m north west of OSS. The secondary communication system (4g) was activated but was poor quality. The tertiary communications system did not activate. The MASS remained not under control for approximately 8 minutes during which access to the controls and camera feeds was disabled. The vessel drifted whilst NUC and made contact with the OSS. Approximately 4 minutes later the communication between the operator and the vessel was re-established using a different signal to the one that originally failed and and the MASS was moved away from the OSS.
Incident type: Contact
Ro-pax vessel crewmember sustained compressed air injury. The vessel's main engine was shut down at the request of an external surveyor. After the shutdown the engine reset unexpectedly and for unknown reasons, causing a discharge of compressed air to hit the crewmember performing the shutdown. The discharge of air knocked off the crewmember's glasses and ear defenders and injured their ear. The crewmember was taken to hospital where they were treated for hearing damage.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Support vessel grounded resulting in no known damage but loss of power and towage required to deeper waters. Support vessel grounded resulting in no known damage but loss of power and towage required to deeper waters. The vessel's propeller hit a small sandbank which cut out the engine. Several attempts were made to restart the engine but these failed. Another support vessel with a shallow draft went to the assistance of the support vessel, passed a tow line and towed the vessel into the deeper waters at which point after some key restarts the vessel operated with no issues, the vessel continued its passage.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A fishing vessel crew member sustained an injured finger which became infected and had to be amputated. A fishing vessel crew member was working with pots when their finger was injured. They did not receive medical attention for four days and the injury became infected resulting in them having to have their finger amputated. They were disembarked from the vessel.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A passengers vessel made contact with pier whilst coming alongside resulting in minor damage. A passengers vessel made contact with pier whilst coming alongside resulting in minor damage. Vessel overshot the stair and made slight contact with the pier wall before manoeuvring further along the pier wall.
Incident type: Contact
A search and rescue vessel damaged a propeller whilst in surf A search and rescue (SAR) vessel had been deployed and was in surf waiting for the surf to pass before continuing out to sea. The propeller hit a solid object once heavily and when heading back to shore, the propeller hit again. Once ashore the propeller was changed and the vessel returned to service.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
General cargo ship pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Ladder was secured to dubious deck flanges with shackles. End of ladder was not secured. Bulwark steps were not secured. Tripping line fitted to wrong side & wrong step.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A container ship had a non-SOLAS compliant pilot ladder A container vessel had a non-SOLAS compliant pilot ladder due to the fact that the stanchions were not securely fastened to the ship. The port side transfer position had a loose stanchion.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Three PWs were racing with 2 colliding with a powerboat resulting in a injury. 3 PW users where racing each other and approached a small powered leisure craft with the intention of overtaking it. 2 of the PWs may have contacted each other and then collided with the leisure vessel. The two riders came off their craft into the water. Bothe returned to their craft, but one lost consciousness prior and was then assisted back to the launch bay and was subsequently airlifted to hospital where their injuries were reported as not life threatening or life changing.
Incident type: Collision
A tanker had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement. A chemical tanker had an inadequate pilot ladder arrangement due to the fact that although it was secured using knots on the side ropes it was also secured by stainless steel shackles over the side ropes. Additionally the placement of the knots on the side ropes brought the weight of the ladder onto the step and chock portion of the ladder rather than on the whole of the side ropes.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A search and rescue vessel damaged its propeller during recovery from the water. A search and rescue vessel was being recovered to the trailer after completing a training exercise which caused the stern of the vessel to contact the recovery carriage. This caused damage to the cavitation plate and propeller. The propeller was replaced and the vessel operations were not affected by the damage. There were no injuries or pollution. The incident reportedly occurred due to the trainee helm who was practicing recovery making an error whilst trying to position the vessel.
Incident type: Contact
A pilot vessel had a fire and returned to the berth. A pilot vessel with twin engines had a fire on one engine. The fire was successfully extinguished by the 3 crew on board and the vessel was still able to manoeuvre, and went back to port under its own power. Once alongside a precautionary inspection by shore side fire services and surveyors was carried out.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
Cargo ship pilot ladder was not rigged per current SOLAS regulations Cargo ship pilot ladder was not rigged per current SOLAS regulations due to the fact that the ladder was secured to the vessel handrails.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Cruise ship's passenger lost their balance and fell resulting in a fractured wrist. Cruise ship's passenger was dancing when another passenger bumped into them resulting in them to fall. The passenger reported a fractured wrist however, no defects were found on the scene.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A general cargo vessel experienced a fire in the cargo hold due to smouldering grain. A general cargo vessel was alongside loading grain cargo when the crew noticed that the cargo was smouldering in the hold. The local fire service attended and confirmed that the fire was extinguished but there were hazardous gasses present as a result of combustion. The cargo was discharged and the vessel was detained by the port. There were no injuries, damages or pollution.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
General cargo ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Construction did not meet current SOLAS standards. : Starboard side ladder was noted to have major fraying (25-50%) on the upper parts of ladder (unloaded). During the descent it was noted the rope on the left side of the ladder (loaded) was frayed approximately 25%.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cargo ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations A cargo ship's pilot ladder was not rigged to SOLAS regulations. Ladder secured using old ends of webbing strap placed around ladder and fed back through the eye at the end of the webbing. Clearly old webbing straps. Master informed and discussed with crew on deck.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A passenger sight seeing vessel grounded with passengers on board. A passenger vessel for wildlife sight-seeing was operating close to the shore when the skipper noticed buoy, probably marking a fishing pot. They altered course abruptly ('sharper than they normally would') and part of the hull struck a nearby rock ledge. The skipper was able to free the vessel from the grounding whilst the other crew member checked the vessel for damage and water ingress, of which there were none. There were no injuries reported. The vessel continued with the sight seeing trip uninterrupted.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
RoPax crew member caught thumb while carrying out maintenance resulting in minor injury. RoPax crew member caught thumb while carrying out maintenance resulting in minor injury. The second engineer turned to retrieve an adjustable spanner to use to try and stop the movement, however, while he was doing this the ETO used his thumb to try and push it down to stop the pulsing. According to the ETO the valve stem rose quickly and trapped the ETO's right thumb between the top of the valve stem and the base of the actuator. The resulted in the top fleshy pad above the thumbs joint to be detached but left the bone and nail intact.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-pax ferry crew member tripped over bitts on deck and fell, sustaining a sprained wrist. A ro-pax vessel crew member tripped over a set of bitts on the deck and fell, sustaining a sprained wrist. The crew member was letting the ropes go from a set of bitts that were mounted on the bulwarks Whilst doing this, they tripped over another set of bitts that were attached to the deck. They were signed off work for a week but returned a few days earlier to partake in light duties. The bitts on the deck are painted black and yellow but the lighting was thought to play a part as well as the crew member concentrating on the unmooring operation and not seeing the bitts.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A container ship had a miscommunication between crew during departure A container ship was getting ready to depart. The crew were instructed to 'single up' this was later to the instruction 'let go all lines aft, let go headlines, keep forward spring.' Reports were received from both fore and aft mooring stations confirming that all aft lines were clear and headlines were on deck. The vessel began its departure manoeuvre, using the forward spring line. Soon after, it was confirmed that one headline was still attached to the shore bollard. To prevent strain on the line, the manoeuvre was paused by reversing both bow and stern thrusters, allowing the headline and forward spring to be fully released.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A search and rescue vessel grounded and sustained damage to a propeller A search and rescue (SAR) vessel was returning to station on completion of a service call. The vessel took the deepest channel over a known sand bank at a harbour entrance, the engines were raised to avoid coming into contact with the seabed. However between wave troughs the propeller came into contact with the sea bed causing damage to a propeller. No injuries to crew.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A general cargo vessel made contact with a shore side crane during berthing operations. A general cargo vessel was going alongside at a berth when the flare of the bow made contact with a shore-side crane.
Incident type: Contact
Passenger ship's guest stumbled and fell against the bed inside the cabin resulting in a broken hip. Passenger ship's guest claimed they lost balance and stumbled against the bed inside the cabin. Vessel was inside sheltered waters, under pilotage - minimal movement.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
An inflatable RHIB broached whilst approaching harbor and the crew were rescued. An inflatable RHIB capsized when approaching a spit due to breaking waves causing the vessel to broach. There were three people on board, two of whom were thrown into the water. The two people in the water were recovered by the local lifeboat service. The crewmember who managed to remain on the upturned hull remained with the vessel and was assisted back to port by the local lifeboat service. There were no injuries, pollution or damages.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
Diving vessel suffered machinery failure and resulted in no Injuries Diving vessel suffered mechanical failure and required towage back to dock. No injuries and/or further damages were reported.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
General cargo vessel's crew used a weighted heaving line. General cargo vessel's crew used a weighted heaving line.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
Sailing vessel crew member suffered an open wound to their leg Sailing vessel crew member injured their leg during a race and suffered an open wound that was dressed on board. The injured party was then taken to hospital to have their injury seen to.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Fishing vessel crewmember suffered a finger laceration injury whilst pushing wreckage overboard. A beam trawler crewmember was pushing wreckage overboard when they sustained severe lacerations to their right index finger after cutting it on a piece of metal. The skipper directed the vessel back to harbour where the casualty was then transported to hospital.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Container ship's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. Ladder secured with deck tongue and step wedged underneath all weight on step.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment