There was a deadly incident on board the bulk carrier MATHILDE OLDENDORFF on January 29, 2022. At the time, the ship was in port in Tianjin, China. The officer was on the vessel's pilot ladder in an attempt to measure the vessel's draft. During this work, he...
Month: January 2022
Fire on Bulk Carrier NORD BALTIC
A fire broke out on the bulk carrier NORD BALTIC on January 28, 2022. Reports indicate the fire broke out in one the vessel's holds which contained scrap metal. At the time the ship was in Southampton, England. Fire engines were able to control the fire before it...
Beech K35 Plane Crashes at Salem Municipal Airport – Two Killed
There was a small plane crash in Salem, Oregon on January 29, 2022. The plane, a single-engine Beech K35 Bonanza, crashed while attempting to land at the Salem Municipal Airport on Saturday. Two people were on board the plane at the time, and were pronounced dead...
Cessna 421 Crashes while Landing at Addison, Texas Airport
There was a small plane crash in Addison, Texas on January 29, 2022. The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 421, crashed while attempting to land at the Addison Municipal Airport on Saturday afternoon. Reports indicate the landing gear failed, and the plane left the...
Explosion and Chemical Release at Oxychem Plant in Ingleside, Texas
There was an explosion at the Oxychem Chemical Plant in Ingleside, Texas on January 27, 2022. Reports indicate that a valve ruptured when workers at the plant started up a piece of equipment. This resulted in a release of chlorine which ignited. Crews were able to...
Product Tanker B OCEAN Hijacked by Pirates
The product tanker B OCEAN was attacked and hijacked by pirates on January 25, 2022. At the time, the vessel was south of Abidjan, Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, en route from Cameroon to Cotonou, Benin. Reports indicate that pirates boarded the vessel and stole...
Worker Critically Injured in Fall from Roller Coaster at Kemah Boardwalk
A worker was critically injured in a fall at the Kemah Boardwalk in Texas on January 24, 2022. During the incident, the worker was performing maintenance on the Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster, about midway up the tracks. Officials estimate he fell between 35 to 50...
Explosion at Westlake Chemical South Plant in Sulphur, Louisiana
There was an explosion at the Westlake Chemical South Plant in Sulphur, Louisiana on January 26, 2022. Reports indicate an Ethylene Dichloride storage tank exploded at the plant. Ethylene Dichloride is a chemical used in the production of plastic and vinyl products,...
Worker Electrocuted at Construction Site in North Carolina
A worker was killed after being electrocuted at a Raleigh, North Carolina construction site on January 24, 2022. During the incident, the worker was pulling cable from a boom truck. As he did so, the boom came close to electric lines at the site. Electricity arced...
Recreational Boat Capsizes off Coast of Virginia
A recreational boat capsized in Chincoteague Bay, Virginia on January 22, 2022. Reports indicate the 16-foot boat capsized due to waves that hit the vessel. There were four people on board at the time. A nearby vessel was able to rescue two of the boaters. The...