Safety Flash
NTSB: Collision leading to loss of life and damage
NTSB: Collision leading to loss of life and damage
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 27/21
- Hydrocarbon ReleaseMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Loss of vessel stabilityVessel collision
- NavigationTowing
- Navigation and positioning equipment
- Safety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises a Mississippi river towing collision that capsized one vessel, left three crew members presumed dead and caused fuel and vapour releases. It reports insufficient pilot radio communication and inaccurate AIS tow-size information as probable causes, emphasising adequate communication and current information across operational interfaces.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Towing; towage.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) has published Marine Accident Brief 21/16 relating to a collision on the Mississippi river in January 2020. The collision led to damage and loss of life, and learnings from the causes of the collision are applicable to the operations of IMCA members.
IMCA SF 27/21. Themes: hydrocarbon release, marine operations, vessel and mooring.