Cappuccino effect remains still one of the most common and widely used ‘mal-practice’ in the bunkering industry to-date. Despite lot of articles and loss prevention
Crew on a DP vessel were performing maintenance on the main power distribution bus circuit breakers; maintenance which was several years overdue. Additionally, the maintenance was conducted
An LPG vessel was outbound under pilotage. On deck, preparations were being made for the changeover from the last butane/propane cargo to the upcoming full propane cargo.
In response to the casualty of “MOL COMFORT” which occurred on 17 June 2013, ClassNK established the Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety, comprised
The fourth engineer started his engine room checks, which included draining accumulated water (condensate) from the main and auxiliary air receivers. He opened each of the two
While ashore, the OOW had a few pints of beer then went for a walk, returning to the vessel at about 2045 and turning in to bed
An unmanned, decommissioned fisheries protection vessel was under tow when it developed a list of about 10 degrees to port. The tug’s Master informed the
The incident occurred a few years back whilst departing port on a general cargo ship. The ship was a regular caller at this port and,
On 13 February 2014 at 1530, the Danish container ship Svendborg Maersk departed from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The ship was bound for the Suez Canal,
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