Tag: Safety
Mutiny and Brawl on Board, Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
On June 17, the bulk carrier Benita went hard aground off Mahébourg, Mauritius on reefs reportedly after what looks like an attempted mutiny and...
Drones to Deliver Blood from Ship to Shore
FAA-approved urban drone delivery services Flirtey and Dr. Timothy Amukele, assistant professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will conduct the...
Beware! Even a Twist Lock from a Container Can Hurt You
Incident
The container vessel was berthed port side alongside at an Asian port and the cargo operation had started shortly after arrival.
The weather was good,...
Crew Member Sustained Fatal Injuries During Forklift Operation
Beware of Potential Crush Zones!
IMCA reports an incident in which a crew member was struck by a forklift truck during quayside operations, and suffered fatal...
[Watch] Coast Guard Rescue of a Stranded Man in Ocean
Stranded Sailor with No Life Jacket Rescued after 20 Hours off Florida
@USCGSoutheast #rescue. @MyFWC pic.twitter.com/ZSlHiIMPr3
June 2, 2016
A man was rescued in the Gulf...
Uncharted Waters: Restoring Deep Gulf Fouled by BP Spill
Far offshore and a mile deep in the dark world below the Gulf of Mexico's gleaming surface, the catastrophic BP oil spill of 2010...
Freighter with 2,000 Pounds of Cocaine Aboard Nabbed on the Miami...
‘Miami Vice’-style Coke Bust on the Miami River
A routine search operation by the Customs and Border Protection on those vessels that come in from...
Man Overboard from a USCG Vessel
A man fell off The US Coast Guard vessel USCGC Eagle in the early hours of May 25 off cork port.
The US Coast Guard...
[Watch] Stranded Survivors Rescued
The Emmert International barge saved four survivors of a sunken fishing vessel on Sunday. The crew were found stranded on a lifeboat 200 miles...
The U.S. Coast Guard Apprehends 26 Cubans at Sea
Twenty-six Cuban Nationals Apprehended at Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard officials brought two more groups of Cubans seeking to reach the United States on-board rustic...