Real Life Incident: Finger Crushed While Operating Crane Jib

Lessons learned

Two crew members were tasked to secure the hose handling crane jib in its cradle support. One crew operated the crane while the other signaled. As the crane jib was lowered, the signaller attempted to manually align the wooden block over the jib cradle support.

Real Life Incident: Anchor Lost In Heavy Winds

Lessons learned

A tanker in ballast dropped anchor and six shackles of chain in the early evening to await a berth for loading. Winds were force 4, but stronger winds were forecast so the main engines were kept on standby.

Real Life Incident: Death Due To Fatal Fall From Ladder During Hold Washing

Lessons learned

A bulk carrier was underway. The vessel was in ballast and hold washing was scheduled in preparation for taking the next cargo. An officer, bosun, and another deck crew conducted a risk assessment for cargo hold washing operations, as required by the company’s SMS.

Lessons learned: Grounding Incident and Damage to Buoy in the Suez Canal

Lessons learned

The Gard P&I Club has issued a case study as part of its loss prevention initiatives to provide lessons learned for onboard safety meetings. This time, the case illustrates what went wrong during an incident that took place in the Suez Canal with the aim to raise the discussion and perform an onboard risk assessment of the incident and the factors which led to it, based on vessel’s procedures.