The Isle of Man Ship Registry has released its Isle of Man Ship Registry’s 2024 Casualty report. It contains an analysis of the data and trends identified from casualty reports submitted to the Ship Registry during 2024.
Over the course of last year, the Ship Registry said there were 53 Accidents, 34 incidents and 7 casualty reports. There was one fatality, 8 serious injuries and 22 minor injuries reported.
The most common occurrences were personal injury and involving mooring ropes or hawses. Lifting or carrying by hand and mooring operations were the most common activity reported on the Accident Report Forms Lifting or carrying by hand and moving about the ship were the most dangerous activities for seafarers.
The most common causes identified for each causal factor were:
- Working method – Failure to comply with instructions and poor design or layout
- Mechanical and other equipment – Defective Machinery
- Human factor – Negligence or carelessness of others
- Other miscellaneous causes – Ship movement
- Movement about the ship – Unprotected openings and slippery surfaces.
In 2024, the predominate occurrence reported was personal injury. While the Ship Registry emphasises the importance of thorough risk assessments and detailed plans of work before starting any job, a significant number of the injuries reported appear to have been caused by momentary lapses in judgement or concentration.
2024 also saw a rise in the number of occurrences involving sudden release of a substance from a system. When transferring a substance from one system to another, thorough inspection of all hoses, couplings and other associated components of the sealing arrangement is strongly recommended. Particularly if equipment not belonging to the vessel is involved i.e. bunkering from shore to vessel. All crew involved in a transfer should be competent and trained for use upon the equipment they are responsible for.
Download the PDF: IoM 2024 Annual Casualty Report