Lesson Learned: Overboard Incident Highlights Need for Improved Safety Measures on Container Vessel

A crew member fell overboard from a container vessel while approaching a Mediterranean port due to an unguarded opening near a fairlead.
The crew member was quickly rescued and unharmed.
An investigation found the hazard could have been prevented through regular safety assessments.
The company installed a railing to mitigate risk and issued a fleetwide safety bulletin, emphasizing the importance of dynamic risk assessments and notifying the fleet of unguarded openings.
This incident...