Safety Flash
MAIB: Flooding, capsize and foundering of small vessel after issues with towing wires
MAIB: Flooding, capsize and foundering of small vessel after issues with towing wires
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/22
- Emergency ResponseMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Loss of vessel stabilityVessel flooding and foundering
- Fishing operations
- Personal protective equipmentWire rope
- Alarm managementEvacuation, escape and rescueFlood containment and watertight integrityRisk assessment
- Commercial fishing
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises a fishing boat loss involving hull damage from trawl doors while uncrossing towing wires, unnoticed flooding and capsize. It examines absent watertight subdivision, unheard bilge alarms and abandonment to a life raft. Lessons address reassessing changed operations, checking unattended spaces, wearing lifejackets and using emergency equipment.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Fishing operations.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Accident Report 2/2022 into the loss of a fishing boat in August 2020.
IMCA SF 07/22. Themes: emergency response, marine operations, vessel and mooring.