Supervising ship stability during cargo operations poses many difficulties. Factors such as reduction of ship crew and constant pursuit of profit, resulting in increased cargo handling capacity in ports, put ship officers in an uneasy situation, which leads to accidents. This paper outlines the main problem of supervising ship stability in port, such as loss of stability and hull structural stress. It also shows how an LCHS simulator can contribute to examine the concepts of stability loss and hull loads

Accidents, breakdowns or incidents threatening both human life and the environment are inherent parts in operating in the offshore sector. Regular monitoring and analysis of all kinds of events are important to isolate the most common and dangerous ones, to be able to prevent them in the future. The article summarizes the sources containing information regarding accidents occurred in the maritime offshore sector. Due to their widespread and easy access, the article is focused on electronically published databases and safety reports concerning the risk and dangers related to the implementation of marine exploration – mining projects. Based on these data, the authors made analyses, presented statistics and proposed ways to minimize threats in the offshore sector of the marine industry.