MARS Reports

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28 Sep 2023

202346 - Scrap metal fire extinguished but vessel sunk

A general cargo vessel was loading scrap metal into both the forward and aft cargo holds. A loader was lowered into the aft cargo hold to smooth the heap of scrap metal in certain areas. At one point, the operator of the loader saw a small amount of white smoke rising from within the scrap heap in the port aft section of the hold. He immediately raised the alarm.

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28 Sep 2023

202345 - Scrap metal fire hazard

A tug was towing a scrap metal barge in coastal waters in easy wind and wave conditions. The scrap metal was ‘shredder feed’, which is a lower grade than heavy melting steel.

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28 Sep 2023

202347 - Docking Knock

A passenger ship was on a berthing approach to a dock. The Master took the con about 0.5nm from the pier, with the ship making about 7 knots.

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28 Sep 2023

202348 - Crushing fatality while moving pontoon tweendeck

A general cargo vessel had berthed and was discharging cargo from the upper port cargo hold. The tween-deck had been emptied and next the pontoons would be removed in order to access more cargo below.

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30 Aug 2023

202343 - Severe injury during routine task

A tanker was under way at sea in fair weather conditions. After breakfast, a crew member was undertaking a familiar task; disposing of food waste from the galley in the food waste container on deck.

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30 Aug 2023

202339 - Collision in daylight and good visibility

In the early morning a small cargo ship left port bound for a short sea destination. The OOW was alone on the bridge as it was now daylight and visibility was good.

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30 Aug 2023

202340 - Accommodation ladder not accommodating

A vessel was about to leave port. Once the pilot had boarded, crew began to secure the accommodation ladder for sea passage.

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30 Aug 2023

202342 - VHF+DSC+GPS=Safety

Analysis of a marine casualty involving the loss of a commercial fishing vessel found that the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipped VHF radio was not properly configured with the vessel’s GPS system.

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26 Jul 2023

202337 - Pressure washer risks

On a vessel underway, two engine room crew were detailed to clean the engine room ventilator water mist catcher using a pressure cleaner. The job progressed without incident and afterwards, the two crew proceeded to clean the carbon and other debris on the poop deck.

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