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Lube oil damage off Devon

A lube oil pump of the 'Karina C' broke in position 49 57 00.0 N, 002 56 00.0 W, 36 miles from Start Point, Devon, on Feb 2 at 08.15 a.m. The vessel is en route from Antwerp, Belgium, to Abu Kir, carrying bulk clay on board. The vessel was underway again, after the issue was fixed, at 08.47 a.m. with an ETA as of Feb 14.

Report: Officer had significant quantities of alcohol when dying in accident

The second officer of the 'Karina C' died after being accidentally crushed by a gantry crane, an accident investigation report has found. The Pole Maciej Reszkiewicz died on his 59th birthday on board the ship on May 24, 2019, as the ship was preparing to sail from Seville. He climbed into a small gap between hatch covers to cross the vessel, but was not seen by the crane operator. He was crushed when the crane moved and fell on to the deck when it was reversed. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found breaches in safe working practices and alcohol policy. The accident occurred on the second officer's birthday, and a post-mortem toxicology report showed that he had a significant quantity of alcohol in his bloodstream. He was initially thought to have suffered a heart attack so it was not reported as an on-board accident until four months later. The Cowes-based Carisbrooke Shipping has since implemented tighter procedures surrounding deck protocols and the operation of gantry cranes. Safe practice of all hazardous equipment is routinely and rigorously drilled, and so when a tragedy does occur the loss of a crew member is acutely and widely felt.

Exhaust gas compensator fault off Whitby

On Nov 24, 2020, at 11.20 a.m. the 'Karina C', while en route from Tees to Amsterdam with nine crew members on board, suffered a exhaust gas compensator fault 6,7 miles from Whitby in position 54 34 49.2 N, 000 29 16.2 W. The vessel had a cargo of 6.155 tonnes of fertilizer on board. The ship was NUC in Southerly winds of 5 Beaufort. The crew carried out repairs, and once they were completed it resumed its voyage to Amsterdam with an ETA as of Nov 25.