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Grounding of the Chinese registered bulk carrier Shen Neng 1

Grounding of the bulk carrier Shen Neng 1

Learn about the 2010 grounding of the bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal near the Great Barrier Reef. Discover how fatigue, navigational errors, and inadequate safety management led to a major environmental incident, and explore the lessons for safer maritime operations.
Grounding of MV Ince Inebolu

Grounding of Ince Inebolu

Discover the causes and consequences of the grounding of the bulk carrier Ince Inebolu off Astypalea, Greece, in September 2014. Learn how officer fatigue, lack of vigilance, and bridge management failures led to the incident, and explore key lessons for safer maritime navigation.
BBC Marmara

Grounding of MV BBC Marmara

Learn about the 2021 grounding of the cargo vessel BBC Marmara off Scotland’s west coast. Discover how alcohol consumption, disabled safety alarms, and lack of a lookout led to the incident, and explore the critical safety lessons and management failures highlighted by the official investigation.
Priscilla grounding

Grounding of MV Priscilla

Discover the causes and lessons from the 2018 grounding of the MV Priscilla on Scotland’s Pentland Skerries. Learn how distraction, poor watchkeeping, and disabled safety systems led to the incident, and explore the critical recommendations for safer maritime navigation.
Grounding of MV Horizon

Grounding of MV Horizon

Explore the events and causes behind the 2004 grounding of the container ship MV Horizon near Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Quebec. Learn how navigational errors, bridge resource management failures, and the absence of modern electronic aids contributed to the incident, and discover the lessons for safer vessel operations and emergency response.
MV Vera Su grounding

Grounding of MV Vera Su

Explore the 2021 grounding of the MV Vera Su on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. Learn how fatigue, disabled safety systems, and poor bridge management led to the accident, and examine the environmental impact, legal consequences, and critical lessons for maritime safety.
FLEVODIJK COLLISION

Collision of MV Flevodijk

Explore the 2011 collision of the container ship MV Flevodijk with the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Sea Wall in Japan. Learn how officer fatigue, lack of vigilant watchkeeping, and sole bridge manning led to the accident, and discover the key safety lessons for preventing similar maritime incidents.
Tundra grounding

Grounding of MV Tundra

Explore the causes and consequences of the 2012 grounding of the bulk carrier MV Tundra in the St. Lawrence River. Learn how pilot fatigue, ineffective bridge communication, and missed navigational cues led to the incident, and discover the lessons for improving maritime safety and fatigue management.
Kaami grounding

Grounding of MV Kaami

Learn about the 2020 grounding of the general cargo vessel Kaami on Scotland’s Sgeir Graidach shoal. Discover how inadequate voyage planning, ECDIS misuse, and missed warnings led to the ship’s total loss, and explore the critical safety lessons for modern maritime navigation.
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