29 August 2017
How to prevent failures due to anchor windlass machinery
Following many incidents due to anchor machinery failures, OCIMF and INTERTANKO recommend measures in an effort to enhance anchor windlass safety. Stellar Voyager incident involving crew injury is a typical example of these failures. UK MAIB report has found that the most likely cause of the catastrophic failure onboard Stellar Voyager was over-pressurisation of the system due to the reversal of the hydraulic motor as the chain rendered.
