SAFETY WARNING ISSUED BY MAIB FOLLOWING A FATAL AUXILIARY BOILER EXPLOSION ON CONTAINER SHIP MANHATTAN BRIDGE
SUPERYACHT AURORA DELIVERED BY LÜRSSEN
Lürssen’s 74 metre superyacht Aurora has been successfully delivered to her owner in Rendsburg, Germany, it has been announced. With a GT of 2,113, she was first revealed to the industry earlier this year in March as she emerged from the Lürssen sheds.
The Manhattan Bridge. Photo credit: Ron van de Velde
An engine room oiler suffered fatal injuries and the second engineer suffered severe burn injuries when a furnace explosion occurred on the vessel’s auxiliary boiler. The oiler and engineer were attempting to restart the boiler after it had suffered a flame failure cut out.
The boiler had tripped out several times due to flame and ignition failures earlier in the day and had been successfully restarted by the second engineer.
Following the accident, waxy deposits, sufficient to cause intermittent fuel supply problems, were found in the boiler’s distillate fuel supply filter.
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Aurora features both an interior and design by Winch Design and was developed with a large family in mind. As such, she boasts generous interior and exterior spaces and can accommodate up to 16 guests over eight staterooms. She has a number of innovative features such as a large portlight to the main staircase and custom, state-of-the-art exterior lighting across each deck. Numerous remarkable artworks can be found on the bridge deck, which also features an aft bar for entertaining.
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LACK OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTED IN THE CASE OF THE PETER F GELLATLY
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its accident report into the case of the Peter F Gellatly in New Jersey that caused an estimated $2.7 million of damage, which could have been mitigated had there been a safety management system in place. The tank barge Double Skin 501 collided with the International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) Bayonne Pier A whilst being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel. In addition, further damage was caused to an adjacent ship, the Isola Bianca. Furthermore, pipelines on the pier were damaged, resulting in the discharge of 630 gallons of fuel oil into the water.
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The Report • September 2017 • Issue 81 | 7
Marine News
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