Crew member crushed

Drunk Officer Dies in Fatal Crush Incident

In its latest report, UK MAIB describes the fatal crush accident onboard the general cargo vessel “Karina C” at Seville, Spain back in May 2019.

The incident

On 21 May 2019, the general cargo vessel Karina C arrived in Seville, Spain and berthed port side alongside the Muelle del V Centenario. The vessel visited the port to load a cargo of cement, which commenced during the morning of 23 May.

As explained, during the cargo operations, the second officer had been working at the aft end of the main...

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Poor Coordination Crushes Crew During Pontoon Shifting Operations

According to a report published in the Nautical Institute, a crew member’s chest was crushed between the edge of pontoon 8 and the aft bulkhead.

Summary

A vessel in port was being discharged. Once the cargo above the tween deck had been offloaded, the deck crew needed to shift the pontoons with the vessel’s crane to facilitate discharging cargoes below. Pontoons 6 and 7 were shifted and stacked at the planned positions.

Two rigging crew moved from the aft access space and re-entered the cargo hold...

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