A vessel was in port and the crew was loading logs on to the hatch covers. The securing system involved the use of foot wires,
A chemical tanker planned to take on stores while underway via a small re-supply boat. The weather was fine with a slight sea and swell
A vessel in port was being discharged. Once the cargo above the tween deck had been offloaded, the deck crew needed to shift the pontoons
A RORO ferry was at dock with no passengers embarked and was running the various planned boat and fire drills. The original rescue boats delivered
A car carrier had been loaded, not with cars but with bundles of timber. These were stowed on decks five and seven, the only decks
A chemical tanker planned to take on stores while underway via a small re-supply boat. The weather was fine with a slight sea and swell
A container vessel was adrift in dense fog, standing-by off a busy port waiting for berth availability. Several other vessels were detected on radar but,
On 30 October 2017, the UK registered container ship Ever Smart suffered a container stow collapse while on passage between Taipei, Taiwan, and Los Angeles,
A pure car-truck carrier (PCTC) was in port loading vehicles. The chief officer (CO) was in the ship’s control centre using the ship’s ballast system
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