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The Italian Coast Guard has taken delivery of what is claimed to be the longest self-righting and unsinkable boat ever built in Italy.
FLOODING OF TOWING VESSEL CAUSED BY A LACK OF MONITORING
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an investigation report on the flooding of the towing vessel ‘Alton St Amant’ while moored in the Harvey Canal in New Orleans. The incident resulted in an oil discharge into the water. The investigation identified lack of pre-inspection and monitoring procedures for water transfer as a key cause of the incident.
ABB is to supply the all-electric power solution for ten 40-metre ferries being built by Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán under a EUR 52.4 million (about $62.5 million) contract from Portuguese ferry company Transtejo.
ONEX Peace, an Aframax tanker built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and delivered to its owner ONEX, has become the world’s first merchant ship to receive DNV’s SILENT-E notation.
On May 17, 2020, about 0530 local time, a shipyard worker reported that the towing vessel Alton St Amant was partially submerged while moored at a shipyard in the Harvey Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. There were no crew members or shipyard workers aboard the vessel. Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel were released into the water. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $1.5 million. No injuries were reported.
Probable cause
NTSB has determined that the probable cause of the flooding of the towing vessel Alton St Amant was the absence of shipyard pre- inspection and monitoring procedures for water transfer, which resulted in potable water tanks overflowing through their open access hatches during an unmonitored transfer.
Canal & River Trust is carrying out improvements to wildlife habitats along the Montgomery Canal thanks to funding secured from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Management Scheme.
Having been filled for several hours, the potable water tanks reached capacity, resulting in an overflow through the open hatches in the rudder room (rather than the tank vents as planned). After the rudder room flooded, the water spilled over the open doorsill onto the main deck of the engine room and began flooding down into that space. With the bilge system inoperable due to planned maintenance during the shipyard period and no one aboard the vessel to monitor the water transfer, the potable water continued to fill the aft spaces undetected and submerged the vessel until it came to rest on the bottom of the canal.
Lessons learned
Precautions for Tank Filling Crew and shipyard personnel designated to conduct liquid transfers must be aware of the status of a vessel’s tanks, including their access hatches and associated piping systems, whether ashore or at sea.
When filling a tank, open access hatches create a risk of unintended flooding. Pre-inspection and monitoring of transfers provide the opportunity to identify and remedy any issues in order to ensure they are safely completed.
Leeds Building Society has agreed to adopt a one-mile stretch of UK waterway in the centre of Leeds to help to maintain this vital green corridor and attract more wildlife.
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20 | The Report • June 2021 • Issue 96
Safety Briefings
Sustainability and digitalisation must go hand in hand to boost the shipping industry, insists environmental management specialist Erle Kristin Wagle.
Cox Powertrain has received an additional £12 million in funding to help it increase production.
A cargo traffic jam on the world’s roads, seas and air corridors could easily continue into 2022, according to Bob Biesterfeld, CEO of C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc, one of the biggest US freight brokers.
Singapore became the first nation to ratify the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.
Classification society Bureau Veritas reports it has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered vessel - a 15-meter, 12-passenger aluminium pilot boat.
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