Safety and Security

Conrad Shipyard wins 2023 AEU Safety Award

In recognition of its strong commitment to safety in the workplace, Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard, LLC, has been named one of the winners of a 2023 AEU Safety Award.

The American Equity Underwriters, Inc., the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, presents the AEU Safety Awards each year to its best performing members nationwide.

“This prestigious award is a direct reflection of our company’s culture and Goal Zero journey,” said Conrad’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/conrad-shipyard-wins-2023-aeu-safety-award/

VIDEO: Iran seizes Israeli-linked MSC Aries

With two of its ships having previously been attacked by Houthi missiles, with one of them, the MSC Sky II, receiving damage, Mediterranean Shipping Corporation must be aware of the dangers of routing vessels through politically troubled waters. Now, as widely reported over the weekend, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on Saturday seized the Portuguese-flagged containership MSC Aries, which is leased by MSC from Zodiac Maritime affiliated Gortal Shipping Inc., part of the Zodiac...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-iran-seizes-israeli-linked-msc-aries/

Ukraine’s two new minehunters prepare for multi-national exercises

Two Ukrainian minehunter ships, recently transferred from the U.K. Royal Navy to Ukraine’s navy, have arrived in Portsmouth, England ahead of a series of multi-national naval exercises.

The arrival of the ships, now named Cherkasy and Chernihiv, marks a significant step in the U.K.’s work to support the transformation and modernization of Ukraine’s Navy.

Having sailed down from where they were previously based in Scotland, the two minehunters and their crew will start preparing for their first...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ukraines-two-new-minehunters-prepare-for-multi-national-exercises/

VIDEO: Key Bridge response, what’s new?

As the Key Bridge response Unified Command continues efforts to reopen access to the Port of Baltimore, the NTSB continues its investigation into what went wrong on board the containership Dali before it smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. At a Senate hearing on her renomination, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday that investigators believe that there is a connection between the lights going out on the ship, as seen in...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-key-bridge-response-whats-new/

VIDEO: Salvors remove first containers from Dali

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works towards its target of restoring full access to the Port of Baltimore by the end of May, the Unified Command responding to the incident has begun to remove containers from the M/V Dali. The 946 foot containership has been pinned under a massive section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge since striking it on March 26. Salvors are removing the containers as part of the effort to gain access to the portion of the Key Bridge that remains atop the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-salvors-remove-first-containers-from-dali/

Key Bridge response operations deal with weather challenges

The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was continuing to coordinate operations Wednesday, despite challenging weather conditions that included severe thunderstorms and high winds.

Trained crews, in conjunction with the Unified Command, were taking steps forward with operations and conducting routine salvage assessments, while evaluating the safest and most effective routes. Divers are on scene to conduct underwater surveys along with mapping out...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/key-bridge-response-operations-deal-with-weather-challenges/

Ship owner and master fined after pilot ladder breaks

broken pilot ladder

Here’s another incident underscoring the importance of pilot ladder maintenance. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that, acting on its behalf, he Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, following a serious accident involving a ship’s mooring master when he was providing pilot services.

The incident occurred May 25, 2023, when the mooring master was providing pilot services on the Panama-flagged...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ship-owner-and-master-fined-after-pilot-ladder-breaks/

“Complacency” seen in $2 million barge strike on Natchez-Vidalia Bridge

Complacency in the workplace is widely recognized as a safety hazard and a towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.​​

The incident occurred on April 23, 2023 when the 1982- built160-foot-long towing vessel Susan K, owned by the Commerce Bank and operated by SCF Towing was transiting with 25 barges downbound on the Mississippi River toward the Natchez-Vidalia...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/complacency-seen-in-2-million-barge-strike-on-natchez-vidalia-bridge/

VIDEO: Work starts on Baltimore temporary alternate channel

As the first pieces of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge began to be removed, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) is preparing to establish a temporary alternate channel on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the bridge for commercially essential vessels.

How soon that will happen remains unclear, but video released yesterday by the Coast Guard showed Aids to Navigation (ATN) teams starting to drop buoys to mark the temporary alternate channel

“This will...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-work-starts-on-baltimore-temporary-alternate-channel/

Unified Command releases update on Baltimore bridge collapse response

As the Unified Command set up in response to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge continued its efforts, news came that the bodies of two workers killed in the incident had been recovered.

Maryland State Police Col. Ronald Butler Jr. said the focus now shifts to a “salvage operation,” as the bridge’s superstructure is blocking diver access to the remaining victims.

“We have exhausted all search efforts and the areas around this wreckage, and based on the sonar scans, we firmly...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/unified-command-releases-update-on-baltimore-bridge-collapse-response/

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