Investigation Report
Entry to enclosed space on dry cargo vessel Sava Lake with loss of 2 lives
Entry to enclosed space on dry cargo vessel Sava Lake with loss of 2 lives
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Confined SpaceEvacuation, Escape and Rescue
- Confined space hazardsHazardous substancesOxygen deficiency
- Confined space entry
- Operating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This investigation examines two crew deaths in Sava Lake’s forward store while approaching the Dover Strait. Oxygen-depleted air almost certainly migrated from a hold carrying ferrous metal turnings through altered ventilation connections. The synopsis discusses cargo identification, carriage restrictions and failures to recognise the store as an enclosed space.
Classifications: Confined space hazards; confined-space hazards.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Oxygen deficiency; oxygen deficient; oxygen displacement; oxygen depletion.
Classifications: Confined space entry; tank entry; enclosed space entry.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: confined space, evacuation, escape and rescue.