Electrical failure and subsequent grounding of feeder container vessel Clonlee

Location: River Tyne, England.

Accident Investigation Report 6/2012

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Summary

At 0110 on 16 March 2011, the Isle of Man registered feeder container vessel Clonlee suffered an electrical blackout as she entered the Port of Tyne, England. The ship바카라 사이트™s engineers were unable to restore the ship바카라 사이트™s power immediately and the vessel ran aground on Little Haven Beach at about 6 to 7 knots. The grounding caused no injuries and the vessel바카라 사이트™s hull remained intact.

Safety issues

  • the ship바카라 사이트™s critical systems had not been operated, tested or maintained in accordance with the manufacturers바카라 사이트™ instructions or the requirements of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code

  • Copies of the manufacturer바카라 사이트™s manuals for the electrical power supply and distribution systems were not held on board Clonlee because the ship바카라 사이트™s owners had not translated them into the ship바카라 사이트™s working language

  • the bridge team did not plan or execute Clonlee바카라 사이트™s approach to the Port of Tyne in accordance with the ship바카라 사이트™s safety management system, international maritime regulations or local requirements

  • the two-man bridge team was under-resourced to respond to the emergency situation

Recommendations

Recommendations have been made to Clonlee바카라 사이트™s owners, North Atlantic Shipping Ltd, aimed at addressing the atmosphere of complacency identified on its vessels and improving safety culture through effective safety management and training.

This report was published on 28 March 2012.

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2015