Lessons Learned: Crew Sustains Head Injury During Heavy Weather

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  • IMCA reports of a head injury when crew member fell over in bathroom during heavy weather.
  • Cause: The vessel was transiting at full speed across a heavy swell, on the instructions of the client. The high speed was causing the vessel to roll up to 17 degrees.

IMCA, in its Safety Events, reports of a head injury when crew member fell over in bathroom during heavy weather.

What happened

A member of the crew fell over in the bathroom of his cabin while the vessel was rolling violently, and suffered...

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