AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Human error may be cause of M'lheim grounding.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| April 01, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Lloyds List)

HUMAN error was probably to blame for the grounding of the RMS M'lheim near Land's End, the ship's charterer admitted yesterday, writes Katrin Berkenkopf and Janet Porter.

The general cargo vessel remains firmly wedged on the rocks and is too badly holed to be refloated.

However, insurers do not think they face an excessively large bill for damages, with much of the diesel oil dispersed in the sea and most of the cargo regarded as sinkable.

Hull underwriters are expected to confirm that the ship is a total constructive loss very soon, said Martin Nannen of charterer Rhein Maas und Seeschiffahrtskontor's insurance department, as it cannot be salvaged.

The hull was insured about E 4.6m ($5m) in the German market.

Once the vessel is declared a wreck, Sweden's Skuld P'I club will be responsible ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Human error is not a passing phrase. (risk management) (column)
Magazine article from: Risk Management Best, Chris F. June 1, 1989 700+ words
Human Error is not a Passing Phrase Risk management...shibboleth of all must be the words "human error." We incant the phrase regularly during...to take steps to reduce the scope for human error in the future. As a result of doing...
To reduce human error ... go beyond preaching & disciplining.(Petersen's page)
Magazine article from: Industrial Safety & Hygiene News Petersen, Dr. Dan November 1, 2005 700+ words
...many of the organizational causes of human error, why does occupational safety ignore such data? Human error is a subject near and dear to my heart...years of possible progress in reducing human error. Causes of error An injury or other...
Cutting the costs of human error.(The Human Factor)
Magazine article from: Marine Log March 1, 2004 700+ words
...Most marine casualties are caused by human error. In 1995, a U.S. Coast Guard QAT...actual percentage of all accidents having human error as their root factor at 80%. Five...first Analysis of Major Claims found human error accounting for 58% of all claims over...
Human Error.(Human Error: Causes and Control )(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch May 1, 2006 700+ words
Human Error George A. Peters & Barbara J...95 www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com Human error is a part of daily life--but it can...control attempts, too. That's where HUMAN ERROR: CAUSES AND CONTROL comes in: it blends...
IT downtime: assessing the human factor; A number of recent studies cite human...
Magazine article from: CMA Management Stoller, Jacob November 1, 2005 700+ words
...Transportation Safety Board, was asked if human error was a factor. "We don't look at human error," he replied. "Humans are humans...the question. He was emphasizing that human error is not something that can be irradiated...
'Human error' brings Google to a grinding halt.
News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. February 1, 2009 700+ words
'Human error' brings Google to a grinding halt Washington...Google came to a grinding halt when a "human error" temporarily prevented millions of...that the fault had been caused by "human error" during updation of harmful sites...
Reduce human error mishaps with MRM.
Magazine article from: Flying Safety Vaughan, Ed "Hertz" October 1, 2007 700+ words
...attributed to preventable maintenance human error. Further, Federal Aviation Administration...mishaps or efficiency losses due to human error. These were aviation-related mishaps caused by non-aviator human error. What constituted "human error...
Mistakes by design: examining the categories, causes, and culture of human...
Magazine article from: Industrial Engineer Petersen, Dan July 1, 2003 700+ words
...The scientific study of the causes of human error probably got its real start in World...years of possible progress in reducing human error. As a result, we have little true...show for 30 years of work. Types of human error Human error happens to all of us. Babe...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA