This article has been extracted from the much longer main report and covers specific aspects of the TSB marine transportation safety.
The TSB received 1209 reports of marine transportation occurrences in 2022 (241 accidents and 968 incidents), including seven fatalities.
The total of 241 marine transportation accidents represents an increase from the 220 accidents in 2021 but is lower than the 10-year average of 276. In 2022, 82% of accidents were shipping accidents (when a ship, for example, sinks, founders, or capsizes), the same as the previous 10-year average (82%). The remaining 18% of accidents in 2022 were aboard a ship (when a person was killed or seriously injured when, for example, boarding a ship or by falling overboard), also the same as the previous 10-year average (18%). Continue reading “TSB has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2022-23”
At about 0300 on 18 February 2021, a deckhand fell overboard from the twin rig stern trawler Copious (LK 985) approximately 30 nautical miles south-east of the Shetland Islands. The deckhand was conscious, wearing a lifejacket and was quickly brought alongside the vessel. However, the crew’s attempts to recover the casualty back on board were unsuccessful. He was unresponsive when recovered from the water by a coastguard helicopter and pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
Cracks in a muffler coupled with the use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces caused a fire on a towing vessel last year on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Freeport, Texas, is the key finding in the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) report.
In its new report “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044,” technology company IDTechEx has provided granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand and battery market value for the electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and electric recreational boats by power class. It also shared technology analysis and price information on marine Li-ion battery systems ($/kWh 2020 – 2044) and electric propulsion systems.
At about 0736 on 28 August 2021, the owner and skipper of the lone-operated creel fishing vessel Harriet J accidentally entered the water while shooting the fishing gear. The unmanned vessel motored away and the skipper was neither able to reboard the vessel nor call for assistance. There were no witnesses to the accident and the alarm was raised by the skipper of another fishing vessel working in the area, who observed the unmanned vessel at 0745.
At the heart of efforts to draw attention to the hazards inherent in transporting lithium-ion batteries, specialist freight insurer
The marine environment takes a toll on coatings, and to keep up with maintenance, most ships’ crews use oil-based paints and finishes almost every day that the weather allows. These materials come with an inherent fire risk, the National Transportation Safety Board (