An improperly reset hook was to blame for the unintentional release of a freefall lifeboat from a bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean in 2014, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has determined. In ...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its report into the accidental lifeboat release that occurred on the Maltese-registered bulk Carrier Aquarosa last year. On March 1, 2014, Aquarosa ...
Draft guidelines to ensure release mechanisms for lifeboats are replaced with those complying with new, stricter safety standards have been agreed by IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment ...
A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation has revealed critical gaps in safety procedures after a crew member sustained serious injuries aboard the bulk carrier Golden Zhejiang when the ...
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How lifeboat release hooks were designed to save lives, and why they keep dropping boats during drills
The onload release hook was a clever engineering solution to a real problem, but adding safeguard after safeguard has made lifeboats more complicated and, in some ways, more dangerous. Here's how the ...
On 1 March 2014, the 190 m Maltese registered bulk carrier Aquarosa was on a voyage from Singapore to Kwinana, Western Australia, when its freefall lifeboat was inadvertently released during a routine ...
Lifeboat release systems have come under the spotlight as investigators assess the accident which killed five crew members on board Thomson Majesty at the weekend. Although it is not yet known what ...
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