Safety Flash
Machinery breakdown leads to a collision
Machinery breakdown leads to a collision
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/22
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
- Mechanical failureVessel collision
- Inspection and maintenanceNavigation
- Positive retention and reliable securingPre-use checksSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A tanker approaching a berth suffered main engine failure and struck a moored barge at around 4.5 knots. Incomplete engine-control maintenance left a locking pin unsecured, activating emergency manoeuvring overrides. The flash highlights physical verification of locking arrangements, closer pilot–bridge integration and attention to single points of failure.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
CHIRP Maritime, an industry charity facilitating confidential incident reporting from seafarers, has published its Annual Digest 2021.
IMCA SF 19/22. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment, marine operations.