摘要: |
A quick way to understand what occurs on your vessel when critical maritime safety issues are ignored, forgotten, or never understood in the first place is by reading the Safer Seas Digest. Since 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board's Office of Marine Safety has published the Digest, an annual publication organized around NTSB marine investigations completed during the previous calendar year. The Digest shares safety issues identified and recommendations developed during these investigations with the marine community. It also highlights lessons learned that can prevent or mitigate future losses. The 2021 edition looked at 31 marine accidents with an informative lessons-learned section that focuses on hazards critical to each accident. The 2022 edition has yet to be published but the following are several accidents based on NTSB reports that might be included. The accidents include a sinking, probably due to a misplaced deck plate; the meeting between four empty barges and a coal train due to the improper reading of an electronic chart; an engine room fire with faulty fuel tank ventilation; and a fatigue-induced collision with an oil and gas production platform. |