Maritime Administration of Latvia Division for Investigation of Marine Accidents Summary of Marine accidents and incidents in 00 Division for Investigation of Marine Accidents of Maritime Administration of Latvia (DIMA of MAL), Trijādības str., LV0, Riga Phone: + 0; Mob.ph..:+ 99; Email: ain@lja.lv
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Contents Most serious accidents in 00 Investigation of marine accidents and incidents Investigation reports Recommendations Other activities of DIMA of MAL Statistics Analysis
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Most serious accidents in 00 m/v SAVA OCEAN Latvian flagged m/v SAVA OCEAN on nd of January 00 in Atlantic Ocean, approximately 0 nm from Aveiro (Portugal), suffered main engine s breakdown in the result of what the vessel required tug assistance to tow the vessel to the port to carry out main engine s repairs. Marine accident, according to Regulation No. of the Cabinet of Ministers Investigation procedure of marine accidents, was classified as a serious accident. Initial investigation of this accident was carried out, but complete investigation wasn t due to the fact, that after the accident the vessel s owner registered the vessel under other flag. hopper SKRUNDA On th of April 00 Russian flagged hopper SKRUNDA was carrying ground from port of Skulte (Latvia) to spoil ground area near the port and while under way, drifted away from the fairway and grounded. Because of grounding the vessel suffered various ship s screw, steering gear and ship s hull plating damages. The vessel was putted into the dry dock for repairs. Marine accident, according to Regulation No. of the Cabinet of Ministers Investigation procedure of marine accidents, was classified as a serious accident. Initial investigation of this accident was carried out and DIMA of MAL, according to requirements of international normative acts, offered the Russian (flag state) competent authority to conduct an investigation of this accident. Russian competent authority didn t consider needful to investigate this accident. Vessel s master, under whose charge SRUNDA grounded in port of Skulte two times, was signed off from the vessel. Following the unofficial information from the vessel s crew, in both groundings, the vessel s master was under influence of alcohol abuse.
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Investigation of marine accidents and incidents In 00 DIMA of MAL received notifications about marine accidents and incidents: o very serious casualty o serious casualty o less serious casualty o incident Summary Very serious casualties Serious casualties Less serious casualties Incidents * Latvian flagged vessels Full investigation Preliminary investigation Other countries flagged vessels Full investigation Preliminary investigation In total *In one casualty, which is classified as a less serious casualty, two vessels were involved. Investigation reports Full investigation Date Ship s name 9.0.00 DAINA Ship s type Flag General cargo Lithuania Gross tonnage Nature of accident 9 Grounding Marine accident investigation reports are published in Maritime Administration of Latvia webpage: www.jurasadministracija.lv Recommendations In 00, safety recommendations were issued to the port of Liepaja (Latvia): Port of Liepaja Answer from the port of Liepaja was received regarding fulfilment of safety recommendations and informing that accordant activities to improve safety of navigation in the port have been carried out.
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Other activities of DIMA of MAL In 00 DIMA of MAL investigators participated in following forums and trainings: EMSA Marine accident investigators training seminar in Lisbon EMSA Consultative Technical Group for Cooperation in Marine Accident Investigation th seminar in Lisbon th European Maritime Accident Investigators International Forum in Oslo EMSA Consultative Technical Group for Cooperation in Marine Accident Investigation th seminar in Lisbon EMSA European Marine Casualty Information Platform database analysis training seminar in Lisbon Safety Management System (SMS) training course International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) training course Operational use of ECDIS training course From th till th of October 00, voluntary IMO member state audit took place in Latvia. On th of October 00, DIMA of MAL was audited by IMO auditors. During the audit, the work of DIMA of MAL was positively evaluated and it meets the requirements of international and national maritime accident investigation legislation.
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Statistics Site of accident port of Riga port of Liepaja port of Skulte Outside Latvian territorial waters 0 00
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Casualty statistics, 0000 Year Total number of Casualties/Incidents In Latvian territorial waters Outside Latvian territorial waters Type of casualty / incident Collision Contact Grounding Light grounding Fire or Explosion Engine failure Foundering / Capsizing Leackage Pollution Labour Other Casualty seriousness Very Serious Casualty Serious Casualty Less Serious Casualty Incidents Vessel type Bulk carrier Container General cargo Tanker Passenger Pass. / RoRo Fishing Tug boat Other Deaths, Total losses Deaths (result of marine casualty) Deaths (health problems, missing, etc.) Total loss of the ship 00 00 00 00 00 009 00 0 0 0
Summary of marine accidents and incidents in 00 Analysis Comparing statistic data of marine accidents and incidents in year 00 with the previous years, it can be concluded that in year 00 the total number of marine accidents and incidents is going down. Year Total number of Casualties/Incidents 00 00 00 00 00 009 00 In 00, there are no marine accidents under classification very serious. Number of marine accidents under classification serious has also decreased. Year Casualty seriousness Very Serious Casualty Serious Casualty Less Serious Casualty Incidents 00 00 00 00 00 009 00 Analysing data of marine accidents and incidents in 00, it can be concluded, that more attention to safety of those vessels should be paid, which are employed in dredging works in Latvian ports and who, leaving or entering the port, are free of obligation to take a pilot. For example, in port of Skulte Russian hopper SKRUNDA grounded two times and last accident was classified as a serious one, which resulted in multifarious vessel s hull damages. In port of Liepaja, hopper PAGADDER, while leaving the port without the pilot on board, collided with Latvian fishing vessel VENTAVA which was moored at the berth. In 00, there were no marine accidents and incidents with fishing vessels, because after loss of fishing vessel BEVERINA and her six crew members in the aquatorium (outer roadstead) of the port of Liepaja on December 00, and loss of fishing vessel UNORA and two of her crew members in the Baltic Sea on February 009, Maritime Safety inspectorate and Division for Accident investigation of Maritime Administration of Latvia, on the basis of results of investigation of these two accidents, carried out preventative activities to improve safety of fishing vessels and these activities gave positive outcome. DIMA of MAL Riga