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Manufacturing defect, ineffective cathodic protection led to fatal 2019 pipeline explosion

15 September 2022

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on September 14 that the rupturing of a 30-inch natural gas pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. and a subsequent fire caused the 2019 death of one person and the destruction of five homes near Danville, Kentucky....
Explosion kills three seafarers on supply ship in Italy

01 September 2022

An explosion killed three people working on the deck of an offshore supply ship in Italy on August 31. The incident happened inside a container on the Palau-flagged ASSO while welding operations were taking place....
Increasing risk of lithium-ion battery explosions impacting supply chains, new report says

01 September 2022

The transport of highly inflammable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries is increasingly impacting shipping safety, a new risk bulletin has said. Business insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has said that fires and explosions are the third top cause of shipping losses over the past decade and the most expensive cause of marine insurance claims over the past five years....
Bulk carrier and LNG tanker collision causes oil spill off Gibraltar

01 September 2022

An LNG tanker collided with a bulk carrier off the coast of Gibraltar on August 30. The collision forced the British overseas territory’s port to close numerous times while the Gibraltar Port Authority worked to prevent an oil spill from spreading....
Poor bridge resource management and charting error led to the striking of an oil and gas production platform

30 August 2022

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said that poor bridge resource management and a charting error led to a bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico in January 2021....

Transformer fire breaks out at Hoover Dam 20 July 2022

A transformer explosion caused a fire to break out at Hoover Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the US, on July 19. No one was injured in the incident at the iconic dam which provides electricity to 8 million people across Arizona, Nevada, and California....

Water purification plant gas leak kills one, injures two 20 July 2022

A toxic gas leak at a water purification plant in South Korea killed one person and injured two others on July 20. The incident happened in the southeastern city of Daegu at the city operated Jukgok Water Purification Plant, Yonhap news agency reports....

UK’s Tank Storage Association publishes 2022 Annual Review of the bulk liquid storage sector 28 June 2022

The Tank Storage Association (TSA) published its 2022 Annual Review of the UK’s bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector on June 28. The review, a key reference for data and analysis, provides valuable information on terminals, process safety, occupational health and safety as well as the industry’s contribution to the UK economy....

Underground autonomous ‘Ratty the Robot’ makes pipe inspections safer 31 May 2022

Robotics experts at the Manufacturing Technology Centre have developed an autonomous robotic rat which can scurry along underground pipes carrying out inspection work. The invention has the potential for cost and efficiency savings for utility companies as well as reducing human exposure to hazardous environments and preventing pipework leaks....

US electric company fined $500,000 for 2017 explosion that killed five 10 May 2022

Tampa Electric (TECO) is facing a fine of $500,000 (£405K) in relation to an explosion that killed five workers at its Apollo Beach coal power plant in Tampa, Florida in June 2017. In court on May 6, TECO pleaded guilty to violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and now faces the fine as well as an order to pay compensation to the families of the victims....

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Manufacturing defect, ineffective cathodic protection led to fatal 2019 pipeline explosion

Explosion kills three seafarers on supply ship in Italy

Increasing risk of lithium-ion battery explosions impacting supply chains, new report says

Bulk carrier and LNG tanker collision causes oil spill off Gibraltar

Poor bridge resource management and charting error led to the striking of an oil and gas production platform