Troublespot

Audible and visual alarms recommended following Hagen Oldendorff grounding – electrical failure blamed for disabling rudder angle indicators.

Captain Evelynn Samms on investigating the causes of accidents at sea in the US and the prevention of similar incidents.

A fatal accident to a bosun on board the Clipper Pennant at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool results in a plea for ‘decisive action’.

On the east coast of Swona Island, Scotland, a grounding of the roll-on/roll-off ferry resulted in 41 injuries to passengers and crew, and damage to both the ship and the cars it was carrying.

A misunderstanding between crew members resulted in a deadly explosion and fire at sea.

The chemical tanker’s allision with a fuel jetty represents another incident due, in part, to poor fatigue management.

A look back to July 1956, when a luxury ocean liner collided with passenger ship Stockholm in US waters, but a Titanic-scale disaster was averted. Who was the blame for the incident?

Lloyd’s List Intelligence (LLI) is focused on collecting and processing data from shipping incidents, which can be used for valuable insights and stopping shipowners staying silent.

Initial findings on MV Dali’s collision with the Baltimore bridge point to other US structures that may be under threat.

During a fishing expedition in Nova Scotia, an engine management system (EMS) malfunctioned spectacularly on trawler Atlantic Destiny with 31 on board.

Blaze engulfs engine room, destroying two inflatable boats back in early 2021.

A fire onboard the 600-foot-long chemical tanker ship Endo Breeze while the vessel was transiting outbound from Linden, New Jersey was extinguished by the crew, but the main damage was still to come.

On 14 July 2020, the Bahamian registered passenger vessel, Navigator of the Seas, was anchored when a sudden release of steam in a feedwater tank caused a crewmember fatality.

Recommendations about the consumption of alcohol, use of personal electronic devices and the amount of crew on watch at any one time were the result of a deadly collision in the Swedish seas.

In 2021, the polar research vessel experienced a lifeboat davit failure in Loch Buie, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Sexual harassment and abuse at sea are in the spotlight, following high-profile incidents and shocking worker surveys. Corporate culture needs to change – and quickly.