A container vessel was inbound to port and approaching the pilot boarding area. In preparation for the pilot some deck crew were preparing the accommodation
Scaffolding had been erected on top of hatch cover four of a general cargo vessel to allow two crewmembers to paint the crane jib while
Maintenance was being undertaken on a passenger ship lifeboat while the vessel was in port. One of the four nitrogen cylinders of the ‘stored energy
The vessel was moored port side to the berth. It departed in darkness and under pilotage with the assistance of three tugs, two made fast
A tug was towing an oil production platform on a line about 1,000m long in good visibility and sea conditions. A close quarters situation was
Two crew from the engine room department were on deck, tasked with preparing the manifold for bunkering. As they were laying out a canvas under
A vessel was preparing to depart. The Master and pilot decided to use the ropes which were already reeved on winches from casting off for
A vessel was berthed and completing the last day of a nine-day technical stop. The engine room crew were preparing to bring some steel plates to
During maintenance, the second engineer noted that the free-fall lifeboat release system hydraulics appeared to be losing oil and he wanted to personally confirm that
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