Safety Flash
Fatality after capsize of workboat with eight persons onboard
Fatality after capsize of workboat with eight persons onboard
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/11
- Emergency ResponseEvacuation, Escape and RescueInspection and MaintenanceMarine Operations
- DrowningLoss of vessel stabilityVessel flooding and foundering
- Inspection and maintenancePersonnel transfer
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work proceduresPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Marine watersVessel
Summary
A workboat capsized during a night-time personnel transfer to a cargo barge, leaving seven people in the sea and one dead. The flash examines an unremoved self-righting safety pin, maintenance shortcomings and inadequate remote man-overboard arrangements, and suggests changes to transfer procedures, rescue exercises and equipment checks.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A Member has reported an incident in which a workboat capsized during personnel transfer, causing seven people to fall into the sea, one of whom drowned.
IMCA SF 08/11. Themes: emergency response, evacuation, escape and rescue, inspection and maintenance, marine operations.