Investigation Report
Person overboard during unmooring operation on ro-ro passenger ferry Ernest Bevin with loss of 1 life
Person overboard during unmooring operation on ro-ro passenger ferry Ernest Bevin with loss of 1 life
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- DrowningHuman factorsLine of fireRisk management
- Mooring operations
- Mooring linesPersonal protective equipmentRotating machinery
- Evacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigates a fatal overboard accident during unmooring of Ernest Bevin at Woolwich on the River Thames. A mooring rope caught in the ferry’s propeller and dragged a deckhand overboard. The report examines rope handling, supervision, risk assessment, communication, lifejacket performance and difficulties recovering an unconscious casualty by workboat.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An investigation into a fatal person-overboard event during a ferry unmooring operation.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, marine operations, vessel and mooring.