Stema Barge II Case Study
A collision between a general cargo ship, Saga Sky and the anchored stone barge, Stema Barge II happened on November 20,2016 near to the port of Dover, England at around 8:40 am during the height of the storm Meranti.
Saga Sky a general cargo ship has 200m long, a molded beam of 30m, deadweight of the vessel is 47,034 DWT and the gross tonnage is 29,381 GRT. The general cargo ship was built by Oshima Shipbuilding in Saikai, Japan in 1996. The Stema Barge II a stone carrying barge is a 135x42 flattop barge was built and designed for maritime construction.
The Saga Sky was sailing in ballast to Uruguay after discharging a cargo of wood pulp in Brake, Germany. A storm named Angus, the first named storm of the season with a wind speed of over 80 …show more content…
At around 10:10 am local time, a Dunkrik pilot had aboarded the vessel to take the ship into port.
Managers are thankful to the rescue teams, to the government and to the local authorities for their help and quick response to the incident, especially the difficult rescuing and evacuating the 11 non-essential sea-staff during the height of the storm.
During navigation, the first thing that we should put in our mind is our safety and security on the sea. We can face different kinds of calamities in the middle of the sea, many struggles and problems can be experienced during our navigation and accident can be happen anytime.
We don’t know if what situation can we experience during our navigation, we also don’t know when the situation will happen so we should always be prepared and always consider first our safety and security on the sea to reach our port of destination.
We should always be prepared if what kind of calamities will happen during our navigation, we should always update and check the weather condition regularly so that we can make a plan on how to avoid those calamities and to know what actions will be done when those calamities …show more content…
In order to overcome those struggles and problems that occur during our navigation, all crew must cooperate and help each other. We should always obey and follow the orders of the master. All assigned tasks must be done correctly and properly. We should follow all the rules and regulations implemented on board to avoid struggles and problems.
Officers of the watch (OOW) should have proper sleep and proper rest before their duties. They should be always active and alert during their watch. They should not sleep during their duties and they should not leave the bridge during their duties. When visibility was reduced and when any risk of collision or accident occur, the officer of the watch should report to the master because he is the one who is in charge for the safe operation of the ship.
Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed all the time so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision. The speed of the vessel must depend to the state of the wind, sea and current. Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed adapted to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted
Saga Sky a general cargo ship has 200m long, a molded beam of 30m, deadweight of the vessel is 47,034 DWT and the gross tonnage is 29,381 GRT. The general cargo ship was built by Oshima Shipbuilding in Saikai, Japan in 1996. The Stema Barge II a stone carrying barge is a 135x42 flattop barge was built and designed for maritime construction.
The Saga Sky was sailing in ballast to Uruguay after discharging a cargo of wood pulp in Brake, Germany. A storm named Angus, the first named storm of the season with a wind speed of over 80 …show more content…
At around 10:10 am local time, a Dunkrik pilot had aboarded the vessel to take the ship into port.
Managers are thankful to the rescue teams, to the government and to the local authorities for their help and quick response to the incident, especially the difficult rescuing and evacuating the 11 non-essential sea-staff during the height of the storm.
During navigation, the first thing that we should put in our mind is our safety and security on the sea. We can face different kinds of calamities in the middle of the sea, many struggles and problems can be experienced during our navigation and accident can be happen anytime.
We don’t know if what situation can we experience during our navigation, we also don’t know when the situation will happen so we should always be prepared and always consider first our safety and security on the sea to reach our port of destination.
We should always be prepared if what kind of calamities will happen during our navigation, we should always update and check the weather condition regularly so that we can make a plan on how to avoid those calamities and to know what actions will be done when those calamities …show more content…
In order to overcome those struggles and problems that occur during our navigation, all crew must cooperate and help each other. We should always obey and follow the orders of the master. All assigned tasks must be done correctly and properly. We should follow all the rules and regulations implemented on board to avoid struggles and problems.
Officers of the watch (OOW) should have proper sleep and proper rest before their duties. They should be always active and alert during their watch. They should not sleep during their duties and they should not leave the bridge during their duties. When visibility was reduced and when any risk of collision or accident occur, the officer of the watch should report to the master because he is the one who is in charge for the safe operation of the ship.
Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed all the time so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision. The speed of the vessel must depend to the state of the wind, sea and current. Every vessel shall proceed at a safe speed adapted to the prevailing circumstances and conditions of restricted