The investigation after Bow Mariner is finished!

[Magne Jacobsen]

The investigation after Bow Mariner exploded is finished. The Captain of Bow Mariner is the guilty one, according to the report. The reason why Bow Mariner exploded was missing safety-routines. Read more about it here:
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=97582&ran=183936&tref=po

[Mats]

"Bow Mariner" casualty caused by a "stunning breach of safe practices" from the vessel's Greek managers and crew, says US Coast Guard.

Read the whole report here:

http://www.tradewinds.no/multimedia/archive/00072/Bow_Mariner_report_72653a.pdf

Best regards
Mats
Oslo

[Robert J Smith]

Just posted a photo of BOW MARINER that I took in 2002.

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=162384

[eastsailor]

Just completed the report reading (reports available for download from USCG web site). Sad conclusion, this is a good exemple of procedures that stayed on the paper and were not applied. The surviving third Officier did what he was trained for at the best of his knowledge. ISM code is often quoted as ''ballast papers'', sadly this is true when someone onboard or at the office decide it is...and work to prove it. This case is a hard and costy lesson to officers and operators everywhere in the world.   :-(

Eastsailor

[rgr004]

Could you please advise the link to the report ?

rgds / roland

[eastsailor]

You can found it in english, on the USCG web site:

www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/reportindexcas2.htm

Despite the sadness of this case, have a good weekend.

Regards

Eastsailor

[rgr004]

Thanks a lot, have a nice week-end.

Roland