Although autonomous, uncrewed ships are now being trialled, those vessels still need human workers to moor them when they ...
The mooring lines run from the vessel to the anchors on the seafloor. Anchor types include: drag embedment, suction and vertical load. A drag embedment anchor (DEA) is the most utilized anchor for ...
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch ( MAIB) has released its report into an August 2021 incident in which a ...
A crew member was killed by a recoiling mooring line during a bulker berthing move that contravened port procedures, UK ...
A 26ft (7.9m) sailing yacht which broke its mooring while using a marina in Guernsey has been rescued by marina staff.
The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) has successfully developed an advanced automated mooring system aimed at ...
The manual mooring process demanded substantial manpower and time, while the KIMM automated method removes these barriers.
A reports has now been published by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) on behalf of the Isle of Man Ship ...
mooring lines and anchors. “The barrier is hinged to the pontoon at the top and tied to the clump weight at the bottom, while the mooring lines connect the clump weight with the anchors fixed at ...