There was a methane leak on board the container ship FESCO TATARSTAN on February 25, 2023. At the time, the ship was located at Korsakov Port, Sakhalin, Russia. According to reports, methane began leaking from a 10-ton flexitank on the deck of the vessel. All crew...
There was a rollover crash of a charter bus in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on February23, 2023. According to reports, the bus was traveling southbound on Interstate 85, when it left the highway and overturned. The bus was en route to North Carolina. The driver of...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its investigation report into damage to the crane located at Arena Offshore's South Marsh Island 192 A Facility on September 7, 2022. At the time of the incident, production operators discovered...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its investigation report on the November 19, 2022 allision when the vessel Jacob Gerald struck the West Delta (WD) 31 Platform "E-DRL" Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the incident,...
Off the Texas coast, the Gulf of Mexico is home to hundreds of oil platforms, drilling rigs, support vessels, and supply chains—all relying heavily on personnel basket transfers to move workers between locations. While basket transfers are used worldwide in offshore...
There was a small plane crash in Little Rock, Arkansas on February 22, 2023. According to reports, a twin-engine Beech BE20 crashed after taking off from the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. Five people were on board the plane at the time of the crash, and...
There was an accident at a construction site in Washington, DC on February 20, 2023. According to reports, two workers were injured when they came into contact with overhead power lines. The workers were in a boom lift when the accident occurred. The construction...
There was a fire on board the container ship ESCAPE on February 22, 2023. At the time, the ship was located in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea, near Latvia. According to reports, the fire began in the vessel's engine room before spreading through the rest of the...
Side-impact collisions, often referred to as "T-bone" accidents, involving 18-wheelers are particularly hazardous due to the substantial mass and size of these vehicles. When a passenger car is struck on the side by an 18-wheeler, the consequences can be devastating...
In the vast and dynamic world of oil and gas extraction, workers confront numerous hazards that pose significant threats to their health and safety. Among these, the risk of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) exposure stands out due to its potentially fatal consequences. As a...