Safety Flash
Double man overboard resulting in one fatality
Double man overboard resulting in one fatality
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 21/20
- Emergency ResponseLine of FireMarine Operations
- Cold stressDrowningRisk management
- Personnel transfer
- Personal protective equipment
- Evacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A tug crew member fell into the water between a tug and barge during preparations to disconnect in worsening weather; a colleague also fell during rescue. One died and the other suffered hypothermia. The flash examines transfer practices, unsuitable rescue arrangements and lifejacket performance, recommending reviews of procedures, risk assessments and drills.
Classifications: Cold stress; hypothermia.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During preparations for disconnecting a tow tug which was moored to a barge in turn moored to the jetty, a crew member of the tow tug fell into water between the tow tug and the barge. A second crew member also fell into the water during attempts to rescue his colleague.
IMCA SF 21/20. Themes: emergency response, line of fire, marine operations.