Safety Briefings
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Oranje Nassau, a Berlin sightseeing boat and watertaxi, has ditched the diesel and now has an electric Torqeedo Deep Blue system providing her passengers a silent, smooth, emission and fume- free outing along the Spree River.
Alex Thomson has bought Banque Populaire’s IMOCA 60 following the team’s withdrawal from the next Vendée Globe in 2024 due to the controversy over dropping female skipper Clarisse Crémer.
The Union Shipping Ministry of India has plans to boost inland vessel and ship construction, aiming at self-reliance and developing a blue economy.
MAIB SAFETY BULLETIN: POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS FROM FLEXIBLE HOSE INSTALLATIONS
On Sunday 19 September 2021, fire broke out in the auxiliary engine room on board the Finland registered roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Finnmaster while departing Hull, UK. The fuel source for the fire was identified as coming from a small-bore flexible hose that failed due to being overheated by an exhaust gas leak from the outboard turbocharger of auxiliary engine 2.
The flexible hose assembly was part of a modification made to the auxiliary engine alarm system more than 15 years prior to the fire. It was contrary to requirements and relevant guidance, as it was too long and had been routed close to hot surfaces. The hose had not been approved or surveyed by the classification society when it was installed. Furthermore, despite being replaced a number of times in the intervening period, the material, length and routing of the hose had remained the same throughout and the risk it posed had not been identified or mitigated.
Groupe Beneteau is raising its forecast having maintained its growth during the first quarter of 2023, with revenues of €478m, up 51% from 2022.
The key safety issues identified were: – The risks associated with a modification on safety critical equipment should be considered before and during the work being completed. The relocation of the pressure switch closer to the cartridge filters would have removed the need for a long hose; if this was not possible, a rigid metal pipe secured with clamps and routed at an appropriate distance from the engine’s exhaust might have been a safer option.
– Flexible hoses are recognised as having a higher risk of failure than a properly fitted metal pipe. An isolation valve fitted at the point of supply allows a flexible hose to be safely isolated in the event of leakage.
This accident remains under investigation and the detailed causes and circumstances will be published in an investigation report in due course.
A 24,116 TEU ultra-large containership was named and delivered at China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Changxing shipbuilding base.
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German luxury boatbuilder Alva Yachts, which specialises in electric solar catama- rans and sailboats, has announced details of a pioneering solar superyacht catamaran.
Methanex Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced the dual-fuel vessel “Cajun Sun” successfully completed the first-ever net- zero voyage fuelled by bio-methanol.
Classification society ABS has issued New Technology Qualification for non-flammable battery technology called Blue G for use at sea.
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South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM announced that it has cut its carbon emissions by half over the past decade.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued a 90-day ban to a Cypriot-owned containership managed by MSC Shipmanagement following what it describes as “months of sub-standard performance” on critical maintenance issues.
Fincantieri has delivered the newest cruise ship, Viking Saturn, to the Viking cruise line at its Ancona yard.
Stena Line, the Irish Sea’s leading ferry company, has announced it is constructing two new bespoke freight ferries for its expanding Heysham-Belfast freight service.
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