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The Case of the Foggy Pilot – Online June 26 |
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When it comes to safe navigation, if you don’t ask a question right you’re not asking the right question and you won’t get the right answer. |
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| Keywords: Contact, allision, Cosco Busan, pilot, bridge team management, electronic navigation, fog. |
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The Case of the Benzene Bomber |
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An explosion on a vessel carrying flammable cargo is a master’s nightmare. This nightmare will make your hair stand on end. | ||
| Keywords:explosion, static electricity, flammable vapour, benzene, cargo surveyor. | |||
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The Case of the Cozy Captain |
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An exhausted Captain; single watch-keeping; a warm, cozy bridge at night; the heavy traffic of the Kiel Canal, and pirated navigational software. If you think that sounds like a recipe for disaster, you’d be absolutely right. | |
| Keywords:Grounding, fatigue, stress, bridge watch alarm, pirate software | ||
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The Case of the Errant Hookers |
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She’s powerful, unpredictable and pushy. If you don’t keep a firm hold it could mean a rocky relationship gets very deadly. | ||
| Keywords:Foundering, heavy weather, anchoring. | |||
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The Case of the Fall From Grace |
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If you don’t look after your lifeboat, it won’t look after you | ||
| Keywords:Fatality, lifeboat, corrosion, maintenance. | |||
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The Case of the Bosun’s Crush |
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Bosun Jack was dead. His body lay under the worklights beside a pool of blood. The instrument of his death was a short distance away. One thing is certain, his killer still hunts seafarers. | ||
| Keywords: Fatality, crane | |||
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