A tanker was at anchor and undertaking ship-to-ship discharging operations outside a port. Crew changes had been planned at this stop and boarding arrangements had been made using a service boat.
The on-signing crew boarded via the combination pilot ladder and gangway. The first four seafarers boarded safely. As the fifth crew was boarding, he stepped from the pilot ladder onto the lower platform of the accommodation ladder but then slipped and fell two meters into the sea.
The crew onboard...