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Crew returns home after six months

With extreme effort of Indian seafarer welfare board (ISWB), the abandoned 21 crew members of the "Evangelia M" returned to their home country Philippines end of 2018 after being abandoned for almost six months at Port of Kakinada. They were abandoned in the port of Kakinada by the vessel Owner Sea Majesty Incorporated, Liberia and Managers Athenian Ship Management, Greece. The mariners were bereaved of their wages, basic provisions, fuel and essential first aid supplies. The Captain and Crew members expressed their sincere thanks to Capt. Shailesh Tiwari and Mr. N. Reuben Paul, N. Ravindra Babu Sea Mission International, Centre for Seafarers and Maritime Workers Union (Member of ISWAN, UK), FSUI, Port Welfare Committee of Andhra Pradesh and Philippine Embassy for their coordinated efforts and commitment towards seafarer welfare. Capt. Shailesh Tiwari, Legal Expert of ISWB and Mr. Reuben Paul have assisted crew members for their legal and welfare issues. The Sea Mission with help of the Philippine Manning Agency EVIC Human Resources, have supplied provisions, fresh water and bunkers during the vessel Blackout at port of Kakinada. The ISWB assisted crew member to file a case in Hyderabad High court for their pending wages and also for their safely repatriation. Report with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/thank-you-to-charities-that-support-seafarers-1

Engineer spent five hours in lifeboat after unexpected freefall

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a preliminary report on an accident on Mar 1, 2014, in which an engineer of the "Aquarosa" was launched off the ship in a freefall lifeboat and spent hours in waters off Western Australia's north. After the release system was incorrectly reset in Singapore, measures have been implemented to prevent such an accident occurring again, including installing a safety pin that can be placed into the release hook during inspections and maintenance. The Aquarosa was en route to Kwinana when the lifeboat was inadvertently released during a routine inspection, seriously injuring an engineer, who was in the vessel at the time. He had noted in Singapore that the lifeboat release system hydraulics appeared to be losing oil, so he topped-up the pump with oil and moved its handle three or four times. He intended to pressurise the system a little to see if he could identify any obvious oil leaks, but the boat shuddered and began to slide down the launching rails. Knowing that the boat had been released and that he was unable to get out, he took a seat and attempted to put on the seatbelt. The alarm was raised on the ship but it took about five hours to get the boat back on to the stern, with a 1.5 metre swell making manoeuvring and securing the lifeboat difficult. Lines were thrown in an attempt to secure it but became stuck in the propeller, and a pilot ladder was deployed, but the engineer could not climb it because he was injured. He was eventually helped onto the ship via a lowered gangway and later treated onshore for a fractured kneecap.

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