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OSHA – safety violations following shipyard explosion

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a news release stating that five contractors have been cited for safety and health violations after three employees were fatally injured and two others critically injured following an explosion on a towboat in a Kentucky shipyard. The five companies collectively received 55 violations with proposed penalties totaling $795,254. (7/24/18) [https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/07242018].

Malta – ECDIS-induced grounding

Transport Malta issued the report of its investigation of the grounding of the container ship Kea Trader on a reef in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia on 12 July 2017. The officer of the watch was monitoring the ship's route on ECDIS, but failed to notice that the zone of confidence (ZOC) of the electronic chart was 'D' and a caution symbol was displayed. The ECDIS route check function had not been enabled. The audible alarm had been set to zero. Report 14-2018 (7/27/18) [https://mtip.gov.mt/en/msiu/Documents/MV%20Kea%20Trader_Final%20Safety%20Investigation%20Report.pdf]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.