A tanker was berthed port side to, with all lines run ashore except for the headlines, which were secured to a mooring buoy. Cargo discharge
As the vessel’s speed increased and approached 12 knots, another vessel was approaching inbound. The pilots had agreed to a port-to-port encounter. As the two
A bulk carrier, loaded to maximum draught, was underway with the main engine running on half ahead. In calm weather, a half ahead engine on this vessel
A small coastal cargo vessel had discharged in port and was shifting berth. The Master, controlling the vessel, was in visual and verbal contact with
A bulk carrier was departing port with a pilot on the bridge to assist with the undocking and manoeuvre downriver. The operation was also assisted by two
A loaded bulk carrier departed on an eastbound Atlantic crossing in winter. Four days into the voyage and with the weather deteriorating, heavy seas were coming on
A ro-ro cargo vessel was underway. At about 20.00, the engineer of the watch (EOW) left the engine control room (ECR) and started his hourly rounds of
On 28 September 2019, a cargo tank containing styrene monomer on board the Cayman Islands-registered chemical tanker Stolt Groenland ruptured due to runaway polymerisation. The
A vessel was proceeding from anchorage to berth under pilotage. Two tugs were providing assistance; one was made fast aft and the other was used
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