Accident Reports

Fatal Silver Condor sinking reflects long-standing safety issues in commercial fishing

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Fatal Silver Condor sinking reflects long-standing safety issues in commercial fishing
Fatal Silver Condor sinking reflects long-standing safety issues in commercial fishing

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has published its final investigation report into the fatal Silver Condor sinking, which resulted in the deaths of three crew members near La Tabatière, Quebec. 

What happened

On 24 September 2023, the fishing vessel Silver Condor, with 6 people on board, began its return trip to port after fishing for redfish. Around midnight on 25 September, the vessel started listing to port and sinking by the stern; as the vessel sank, all people on board entered the water. Continue reading “Fatal Silver Condor sinking reflects long-standing safety issues in commercial fishing”

Crew steam injuries due to undocumented modifications on Wisdom Venture

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Crew steam injuries due to undocumented modifications on Wisdom Venture. Source: ATSB site photo
Crew steam injuries due to undocumented modifications on Wisdom Venture. Source: ATSB site photo

An undocumented modifications on Wisdom Venture oil tanker resulted in burns to three crew members, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). 

What happened

On 6 May 2025, the oil tanker Wisdom Venture was drifting off Sydney, New South Wales, when the engineering team commenced maintenance on the main deck steam valve for the cargo heating system. The valve had been leaking from the bonnet joint gasket.

Following isolation of the system, the team removed the valve bonnet. During this process, residual hot condensate was suddenly released, resulting in burn injuries to 3 crew members. Continue reading “Crew steam injuries due to undocumented modifications on Wisdom Venture”

TSB Canada: Overloaded barge led to crewmember and cargo overboard

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Starboard side view of the cargo vessel Sivumut. Credit: TSB Canada
Starboard side view of the cargo vessel Sivumut. Credit: TSB Canada

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its investigation report into a overloaded barge which led to a crewmember and cargo overboard in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut in 2023 due to and overloaded barge. 

What happened

On 27 October 2023, the cargo vessel Sivumut was anchored in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, while transshipping cargo to Iqaluit, Nunavut, using barges and tugs.

During transshipment operations, the tug Qimmiq departed the Sivumut while towing the Tasijuaq barge in an alongside tow. Continue reading “TSB Canada: Overloaded barge led to crewmember and cargo overboard”

M/V Wakashio Court Investigation: The ship could have been towed away during the first week

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M/V Wakashio Court Investigation: The ship could have been towed away during the first week
M/V Wakashio Court Investigation: The ship could have been towed away during the first week

One of the most eye-catching and devastating incidents of recent times – and totally avoidable – involved the grounding and subsequent breakup of the MV Wakashio. The tragic event caused immense environmental damage in and around the Mauritius area. Five years on, and the Court of Investigation has now issued its report into the grounding of M/V Wakashio which ran aground off Mauritius on 25 July 2020, spilling about 1,000 tons of fuel oil. Continue reading “M/V Wakashio Court Investigation: The ship could have been towed away during the first week”

LPG gas likely caused DollFinn motor cruiser fire on the River Shannon

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Photo credit: MCIB
Photo credit: MCIB

The Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has called on the Minister for Transport to consider reviewing and updating the regulations on the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations and systems on merchant vessels, fishing vessels, pleasure craft and other marine craft. The call for action comes in the wake of a series of recommendations published in the MCIB’s report into the death of Detective Garda Deirdre Finn in a fire on board the DollFinn motor cruiser at Carrick-on-Shannon in early August 2023. Continue reading “LPG gas likely caused DollFinn motor cruiser fire on the River Shannon”

Component failure cause of BBC Africa collision according to NTSB

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Multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa at Manchester Terminal, Houston, Texas, after the collision. Credit: NTSB
Multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa at Manchester Terminal, Houston, Texas, after the collision. Credit: NTSB

The US National Transportation Safety Board has said a steering control system component failure on a multi-purpose carrier was the cause of a collision with a bulk carrier in the Houston Ship Channel. The multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa lost steering as it was departing the channel on August 25, 2023, and struck the moored bulk carrier Common Faith. No injuries or pollution were reported. Damage to the vessels was estimated at $1.1 million.

​The crew told investigators they did not find any issues with the steering control systems during the pre-departure tests. Continue reading “Component failure cause of BBC Africa collision according to NTSB”

Jean Elaine, dive support vessel not certified for operation, says MAIB report

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Jean Elaine grounded in Saint Peter’s Pool. Courtesy of Aitor Campos Jordan
Jean Elaine grounded in Saint Peter’s Pool. Courtesy of Aitor Campos Jordan

A dive support vessel, Jean Elaine, which grounded in the Scotland in 2024 was not certified for operation at the time of the accident said a report published by the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).

What happened

On 22 July 2024, the dive support vessel Jean Elaine grounded on a falling tide in Saint Peter’s Pool in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The vessel developed a severe port list and suffered water ingress. Continue reading “Jean Elaine, dive support vessel not certified for operation, says MAIB report”

UK MAIB report into engine room fire on Finnmaster published

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Finnmaster. Credit: MAIB
Finnmaster. Credit: MAIB

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its findings and issued 12 recommendations in a report into a auxiliary engine room fire on the Finnmaster Ro-Ro cargo ship as it departed a UK port in 2021.

What happened

At 2013 on 19 September 2021, a fire broke out in the auxiliary engine room on the Finland registered roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Finnmaster during departure from Hull, England. Finnmaster lost power, but the fire was later extinguished and the vessel safely re-berthed with the assistance of tugs. The auxiliary engine room was significantly damaged but there were no injuries. Continue reading “UK MAIB report into engine room fire on Finnmaster published”

TSB says cracked exhaust silencer cause of fishing vessel fire

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A fishing vessel called the Fundy Leader at port
The Fundy Leader. Source: Clearwater Seafoods

A 30cm crack along the main engine exhaust silencer led to a fire on board scallop fishing vessel Fundy Leader, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

What happened

On 06 December 2024, the fishing vessel Fundy Leader, with 13 people on board, was reported having sustained a fire 100 nautical miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. The crew extinguished the fire, and the vessel was Continue reading “TSB says cracked exhaust silencer cause of fishing vessel fire”

BSU lessons learned after loss of steering caused ships to collide

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BSU lessons learned following a collision of two ships on a canal after loss of steering.

The German BSU has shared lessons learned following two ships collided on a canal after loss of steering.

What happened?

Two ships were due to pass each other on a narrow channel. Shortly before the encounter, a malfunction occurred in the steering system of one of the ships. This malfunction caused the rudder to veer sharply to port. Switching to emergency steering was unable to correct this rudder position. Continue reading “BSU lessons learned after loss of steering caused ships to collide”

Hong Kong SAR lessons learned on enclosed space death

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The Hong Kong SAR has published a report into an enclosed space death on cargo vessel Seren

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has shown the results of an investigation into a death in an enclosed space on cargo ship Seren last year.

Continue reading “Hong Kong SAR lessons learned on enclosed space death”

NTSB report says lithium-ion battery bank cause of yacht fire

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A picture of a grey 25-metre yacht in the water with a marina and apartment blocks in the background.
​​The Flagship before the fire. Source: Flagship Marine LLC

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said in a report that inoperable battery management systems was the probable cause of a fire on yacht Flagship last year.

What Happened

​On April 28, 2024, at 1031 local time, a fire started on board the uncrewed yacht Flagship while it was docked at an enclosed bay of a shipyard on the Miami River in Miami, Florida. Shoreside firefighters moved the vessel to a nearby sea wall, where they extinguished the fire. The vessel eventually sank at the sea wall. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. The Flagship was declared a total loss, valued at $5 million.

Continue reading “NTSB report says lithium-ion battery bank cause of yacht fire”

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