The UK MAIB shared valuable lessons learned from a fatal fall of a bosun from a deck cargo during discharging operations, which stressed issues surrounding poor stevedoring practices. During this discharge operation, the vessel’s crew had witnessed a series of poor safety practices by stevedores, MAIB noted.
The incident
A bulk carrier was at anchor and discharging its cargo of sawn timber to barges.
During the sea passage, the deck cargo had been secured by top-over lashings, which were removed...
https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-fatal-fall-linked-to-poor-stevedoring-practices/