Investigation Report
Mooring deck accident on general cargo vessel Teal Bay with loss of 1 life
Mooring deck accident on general cargo vessel Teal Bay with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Line of FireVessel and Mooring
- Human factorsLine of fireRisk management
- Cargo transferMooring operations
- Mooring fittingsMooring linesWinch
- Emergency responseJob safety analysisOperating and work proceduresOperational supervision
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of a fatal mooring deck accident aboard Teal Bay during ship-to-ship grain loading at Kavkaz South anchorage. A tensioned spring line escaped an open roller fairlead during warping. The report examines upward line leads, shared fairlead use, insufficient crewing, planning and risk assessment, and delays in coordinating medical evacuation.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: line of fire, vessel and mooring.