Safety Flash
Failure of rescue boat release mechanism
Failure of rescue boat release mechanism
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 13/11
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueMachinery and Equipment
- Loss of vessel stabilityMechanical failure
- Marine operations
- Rescue craft
- Marine industry
- Marine waters
Summary
An IMCA safety flash describes a rescue boat capsizing during a routine launch at sea. Early painter release transferred towing forces to the fall wire after the boat became waterborne. Failure of the painter release mechanism was considered possible, with further investigation ongoing.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Flash 11-36 regarding the failure of a rescue boat release mechanism.
IMCA SF 13/11. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, machinery and equipment.