Investigation Report
Fall while climbing quay ladder from prawn trawler Osprey with loss of 1 life
Fall while climbing quay ladder from prawn trawler Osprey with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Marine OperationsWorking at Height
- DrowningFalls from heightHuman factors
- Mooring operationsPersonnel transfer
- Ladder
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescue
- Commercial fishing
- Port and quayside
Summary
Investigation synopsis describing a fatal fall from a quay ladder while an Osprey crew member went ashore to receive mooring lines at Lochinver. It recounts lifebuoy attempts, recovery and resuscitation, and emergency-service coordination. The cause remains speculative; poor ladder ergonomics might have contributed despite regulatory compliance.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Themes: marine operations, working at height.