Safety Flash
Failure of fall wire – fatality
Failure of fall wire – fatality
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/11
- Crane and RiggingEvacuation, Escape and RescueInspection and MaintenanceMarine Operations
- Mechanical failure
- Lifting operations
- Rescue craftWire rope
- Marine industry
- Marine waters
Summary
This safety flash summarises a fatal rescue-boat drill incident in sheltered waters. An overweight boat’s fall wire parted after hoisting to the stowed position. The boat and four crew fell nearly 29 metres into the water; one crew member died and two were hospitalised.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Summary
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Safety Bulletin 1/11 (attached) regarding an overweight rescue boat causing the failure of a fall wire and subsequent fatality.
IMCA SF 05/11. Themes: crane and rigging, evacuation, escape and rescue, inspection and maintenance, marine operations.