Safety Culture
A crew member, the bosun, fell through an unguarded opening on World Prize while rigging the pilot ladder. Lessons on fall protection and normalised risk.
Danger in the Engine Room: Hidden Changes and Severe Steam Burns. Crew injuries during maintenance involving oil tanker, Wisdom Venture About 60 km east of Sydney, New South Wales – ATSB Marine Occurrence Investigation (Defined) MO-2025-004 What Happened: On May 6, 2025, the oil tanker Wisdom Venture was drifting off the coast of Sydney. The…
Tragic Fatality: The Silent Threat of H2S Gas | Cadet Fatality on Grandeur of the Seas | Bahamas Maritime Authority Report What Happened On 21 January 2025, an electrical cadet aboard the passenger ship Grandeur of the Seas tragically lost his life. The cadet entered an access space above a tank to fix the level…
TAIC NZ report MO-2024-207: Danger in the Fog: Why Electronic Cross-Checking Saves Lives | Pilot vessel Takitimu II, grounding, near Bluff, Southland, NZ, on 26 December 2024 What Happened On December 26, 2024, the pilot vessel Takitimu II departed South Port, Bluff, NZ, to transfer a pilot to an arriving ship. Three people were on…
Fatigue at the Helm: The Grounding and Loss of the Crystal Stream | MAIB Report 11/2026 – Crystal Stream – Very Serious Marine Casualty Date: 06th of June 2025 What Happened: In the early hours of June 6, 2025, the prawn trawler Crystal Stream hit an underwater object. The skipper, who was alone in the…
