The lessons learned communicated here below are provided as case study aiming to provide a detailed overview of the recurring crew hand injury incidents that occurred in our fleet within few days of each other. By far, such incidents are not encouraging as to how health and safety management is effectively promoted and implemented on board.
Keep our company’s standards and procedures in mind while reading to compare with the actions of the crew below as we will discuss the factors which led their occurrence.
Caution: The article contains disturbing images.
In its recenty published Safety Flashes, IMCA addresses an incident where a lead-acid battery blew up when an engine was started. To remind, IMCA Safety Flashes summarise key safety matters and incidents, allowing lessons to be more easily learnt for the benefit of all.
While on passage at night, a 2,281gt general cargo ship ran aground on the pentland skerries in the eastern entrance of the pentland firth, scotland. The ship sustained significant hull damage, but there was no pollution or injuries.