Tag: man overboard

While the Bosun and an AB were recovering the accommodation ladder on a bulk carrier, heavy weather caused the AB to fall overboard from the lower platform of the ladder. The Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident. 

On 7 February 2021, the Danish-flagged container ship SANTA CLARA was about to berth in the Port of Bremerhaven when an OS fell overboard while rigging the gangway. Despite extensive searches, she was never found and presumed dead. DMAIB issued an investigation report on the incident. 

A chief engineer aboard the former seismic support vessel Silver Supporter was missing and presumed he had gone overboard. However, after hours at sea, Silver Supporter managed to locate him and rescue him.

Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on a fatal man overboard incident, involving a crew member while rigging a combination pilot ladder onoard the bulk carrier Navios Amitie, in February 2020. At the time of the accident, the crew member was not wearing a safety harness. It is very likely that he drowned because he had no lifejacket on.

Transport Malta's MSIU issued an investigation report on two man overboards from the bulk carrier MV Stara Planina, in January 2020. The two crew members were lost overboard when unexpected waves washed over the poop deck, as they were not secured to the vessel.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) issued its monthly Safety Flashes for December, analyzing the case where a man fell overboard.

The US Coast Guard recently announced that a 27-year-old male crewmember fell overboard from the tanker vessel Sagami near Sabine Pass, off Gulf of Mexico.

RMI issued an investigation report on a bosun's fatal fall overboard from the general cargo ship DELICATA, off Uruguay, in March 2020. The investigation identified poor compliance with the company's SMS and safe working practices, as the crew member was not wearing a lifejacket or a safety harness when he descended to untie a pilot ladder. 

According to the French Agency Premar Mediterranee, on Monday 13 April, a crewmember onboard the chemical tanker "Elandra Baltic" fell over the sea while working on the accommodation ladder. In fact, the 55-year old Latvian has fallen during the night, from at least 6 meters high.

A German passenger from the ferry cruise ship Color Magic was found dead after falling overboard off Strømstad, in the North Sea, in the afternoon hours of Wednesday. Following notification at about 7:30 pm, Swedish Maritime Rescue Center sent a helicopter to search for a man overboard from the cruise ship.