Investigation Report
Person overboard from rigid inflatable boat with 1 person injured
Person overboard from rigid inflatable boat with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Evacuation, Escape and Rescue
- DrowningLine of fireMechanical failure
- Navigation
- Rotating machinery
- Evacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Marine watersVessel
Summary
Investigation synopsis of a RIB accident off Abersoch involving three teenagers. Console detachment caused the driver to fall overboard; a passenger subsequently suffered propeller injuries. It examines incompatible console fitting, loosened self-tapping screws and an unused kill-cord, describes rescue, and records manufacturer actions and recommendations on accessory compatibility and vessel regulation.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue.