Seafarer died follwing heart attack
A Filipino seafarer has died and three other Filipino crewmembers were injured on 7 February during a lifeboat drill on a car carrier, the Norwegian-owned, UK-flagged Tombarra, berthed at Bristol, England.
The seafarer died following a heart attack after the boat fell about 30 metres into the water. The incident follows recent warnings on lifeboat risks (see news story 28 January 2011).
The UK Maritime Accident Investigation Branch has suggested that 16 per cent of all lives lost on merchant ships have been in lifeboat accidents.
Source: ITF
