There was a fire on the container ship TSS PEARL on October 6, 2022. At the time, the vessel was in the Red Sea en route from Jeddah to Aden, Yemen. During the incident, a fire broke out on the cargo containers stacked on the vessel's deck. The fire quickly grew...
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Fire on Offshore Supply Tug Boat AEGEAN STAR
There was a fire on the offshore supply tug AEGEAN STAR on October 6, 2022. At the time, the vessel was at the Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece. During the incident, a fire broke out on the engine room of the vessel. Multiple vessels assisted in fire fighting...
Mass Poisoning on Bulk Carrier WU ZHOU 8
There was a deadly mass poisoning event on the bulk carrier WU ZHOU 8 on September 30, 2022. At the time, the vessel was in the Gulf of Thailand. During the incident, all twenty-one crew members are believed to have suffered from food poisoning. The source of the...
Deadly Boat Collision in Hastings, Minnesota
There was a deadly collision between two recreational boats in Hastings, Minnesota on September 29, 2022. During the incident, a cabin cruiser and a jon boat collided on the Mississippi River near Kings Cove Marina. A man and woman on the small jon boat were ejected...
Worker Falls off Platform Near Corpus Christi, Texas
There was an incident on a platform in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 1, 2022. During the incident, a scaffolder fell off of a platform at Kiewit Offshore Services into La Quinta Channel. The worker did not resurface after going overboard from the platform. The...
Dangers to Offshore Workers Due to Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian heads to the shore, many companies have become concerned over the safety of their offshore workers. Whether workers are on ships or offshore platforms, their safety must be considered as a dangerous storm approaches the Gulf Coast. As a result, many...
Crew Member Suffers Chemical Burn on TAYMA EXPRESS
There was an incident on the container ship TAYMA EXPRESS on September 23, 2022. During the incident, a crew member on board the ship sustained a chemical burn and was severely injured. At the time, the ship was about 70 nautical miles southeast of Shanghai. The...
Explosion on Cargo Ship OCEAN HARMONY
There was an explosion and fire on the cargo ship OCEAN HARMONY on September 23, 2022. At the time, the ship was in port in Incheon, South Korea. The boat arrived in port from China the day before. The captain on board the cargo ship was killed in the explosion of...
Fire on Crude Oil Tanker ALEXIA
There was a fire on the crude oil tanker ship ALEXIA on September 22, 2022. At the time, the ship was in the Gulf of Finland en route to Turkey. The fire is believed to have broken out in the cargo load. Although the fire was extinguished by the vessel's crew, the...
Fire on Ro-Ro Cargo Ship MIDNIGHT SUN in Tacoma, Washington
There was a fire on the roll on roll off (ro ro) cargo ship MIDNIGHT SUN on September 22, 2022. At the time, the cargo ship was docked at Tacoma, Washington. The fire broke out on the deck of ship following an equipment malfunction. The fire was extinguished by the...

