Transport Malta’s MSIU issued an investigation report on a fatal occupational accident onboard the Maltese registered bulk carrier ‘Eleni M’, in November 2017. The fatal injury occurred as the crew member got trapped between the mooring rope on the winch drum and the deck on the poop deck. The safety investigation of the fatal accident revealed that in order to perform the task of stowing the mooring ropes on the winch drum, the crew members had to engage physically with the ropes while the...
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