Accidents and Incidents Reports 2016

Safety Investigation Repo​rt​ No.Vessel NameVessel TypeAccident TypeOccurrence DateNational Occurrence No.Safety Investigation Report Status

01/2017​​

Minerva Pisces

Oil Tanker

Alleged collision with fishing boat Zhe Pu Yu 42234 in position 30° 17.1’ N, 123° 45.3’ E

13/01/2016201601/019Final

​02/2017​​

​Galaxy

​Ro-Ro Passenger​Mooring equipment failure and subsequent fatality of a Shipyard worker on board the Cyprus registered ro-ro passenger Galaxy​18/01/2017​201601/024​Final

​​03/2017

​Vola 1

​Bulk Carrier​Serious injury to crew member while letting go the towline in the port of Vlothaven, The Netherlands​05/02/2016​201602/017​Simplified Final

​04/2017

​Askara

Oil / Chemical Tanker

​Fire in the engine-room in position 22° 15’ N, 115° 01’ E

​05/03/2016​201603/006​Simplified Final

​05/2017​

​Cielo di Tocopilla

​Bulk Carrier​Serious injury during mooring operations in the port of Ilo, Peru​27/03/2016​201603/039​Simplified Final

​06/2017

​Skysea Golden Era

​Passenger​Serious injury to a crew member in the port of Baoshan, Shanghai, China​10/04/2016​201604/009​Simplified Final

​07/2017

​Azamara Quest

​Passenger

​Fire in the engine-room in position 19° 51.7’ N, 068° 31.8’ E

​27/04/2016​201604/038​Final

​​08/2017​

​Seagull

​Bulk Carrier​Fatal fall overboard in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka​28/04/2016​ 201604/040​ Final

​09/2017

​Catalina

​ Bulk Carrier

​Collision between the Maltese registered bulk carrier Catalina and the Chinese registered fishing boat Lu Rong Yu 58398 resulting in the loss of 19 fishermen in position 29° 32.33’ N, 123° 35.88’ E

​07/05/2016​201605/004​Final

​10/2017

​Delfini

​Passenger ship​Burn injuries to two persons at Sliema Ferries, Sliema​20/05/2016​201605/016​Final

​11/2017

​Perth I

​Bulk Carrier

​Crew member fatality on the Maltese registered bulk carrier Perth I, in position 26° 05.5’ N, 055° 49.0’ E

​31/05/2016​201605/030​Final

​12/2017

​S-20918

​Rigid-inflatable Boat​Fatality during recreational snorkelling at Ħondoq ir-Rummien, Gozo​19/06/2016​201606/041​Final

1​​3/2017​

​Malita

​Passenger / Car Ferry​Damage to the ship’s equipment and passenger link-span while making fast alongside at Ċirkewwa Terminal Quay No. 2, Malta​17/06/2016​201606/024​ Final

​14/2017

​HS Rossini

​Container​Fatal fall during bunker operations in the port of Durban, South Africa​19/06/2016​201606/035​Final

​15/2017

​Giannutri

​Oil Tanker​Crew member fatality following a fall into an empty cargo oil tank at a shipyard in Riga, Latvia​21/06/2016​201606/034​Final

​16/2017

​Horizon

​Passenger​ Grounding in Stavanger, Norway​25/07/2016​201607/035​Final

​17/2017

​SCA Munksund

​Container

​Serious injuries on board the Maltese registered container ship SCA Munksund in position 55° 43.7’ N, 015° 27.6’ E

​31/07/2016​201607/042​Final

​18/2017​

​Maria

​Heavy-lift​Allision involving the Antigua & Barbuda registered heavy-lift Maria and the consequent foundering of the Italian registered fishing vessel, Angela Arcella in the Grand Harbour, Valletta on 09 August 2016​09/08/2016​201608/008​Final

​19/2017​

​Sydney Trader

​Container​Fatality of a crew member on board the Maltese registered Sydney Trader off port limits anchorage, Hong Kong​02/09/2016​201609/002​Final

​20/2017

​Garip Baba

​General Cargo​Serious injury while working aloft in the Ionian Sea​15/10/2016​201610/022​Simplified Final

​21/2017​

​Samsun

​Bulk Carrier

​Fatality of a crew member in position 12° 12.44’ N, 064° 25.80’ W

​20/10/2016​201610/026​Final

​22/2017

​Thomson Majesty

​Passenger​Engine-room fire South of Gorgona Island​21/10/2016​201610/029​Simplified Final

​23/2017

​Catherine

​Ro-ro​Serious injury to crew member in the port of Leixos, Portugal​05/11/2016​201611/006​Simplified Final

​24/2017

Robusto

​Bulk Carrier

​Grounding of the Maltese registered bulk carrier Robusto in position 31° 10.18’ N, 029° 48.25’ E

​22/11/2016​201611/027​Final

​25/2017​​

Sider Capri

​General Cargo​Collision involving the Maltese registered Sider Capri and the Italian ro-ro vessel Grande Anversa in the Çanakkale Strait’s TSS​27/11/2016​201611/042​Final

​26/2017​

​V Due

​Bulk Carrier

​Self-combustion of wood pellets in cargo hold no. 5 in position 53° 23.70’ N, 004° 09.90’ W

​ 29/11/2016​ 201611/043​Final​