Associated British Ports (ABP) has confirmed the commencement of capital dredging activities at the Port of Lowestoft as part of the construction of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility. The dredging covers the port’s Outer Harbour and channel approaches. Up to 170,000 cubic metres of sediment...
Cherry Sand
MAIB publishes report on fatal man overboard incident on dredger in Rosyth, Scotland
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into a marine accident wherein a dredger crewmember was killed after he had ..
Poor On Board Safety Measures Crushed Master To Death
- The master of Cherry Sand was crushed between the dredger and the jetty.
- It happened when he fell while attempting to step ashore to assist berthing the vessel alongside ‘M’ Berth, Port Babcock Rosyth.
- The master was wearing a lifejacket and the ship’s crew were able to recover him from
the water in about 10 minutes. - The master was declared life extinct on the quayside.
- The postmortem examination report recorded that the master had sustained extensive injuries consistent with crushing.
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