Investigation Report
Person overboard from passenger ferry Hotspur IV with 1 person injured
Person overboard from passenger ferry Hotspur IV with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Evacuation, Escape and Rescue
- DrowningSlips, trips and falls
- Mooring operations
- Personal protective equipment
- Competence and trainingFall prevention
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This investigation synopsis describes a Hotspur IV deckhand slipping overboard while throwing a mooring rope ashore. He injured his forehead, swam to the pontoon and was recovered. Recommendations address training, non-slip footwear and deck covering, alongside an MCA review of bulwark height.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue.