CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where, a crewmember entered a freezer compartment for routine duties where, unknown to them, dry ice was being stored.
In calm seas, a vessel was stopped while underway to allow the crew to undertake boat drills. While the lifeboats were tested, the rescue boat was launched and manoeuvred close to the ship by a three-person crew. The rescue boat trials lasted for about an hour before the crew brought the boat alongside for recovery.
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which planned repair works were taking place on a barge. The work involved hot work (welding & grinding).
As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, the crew on board a tanker had a lucky escape after switching on the galley equipment electrical isolators to start preparing for lunch.