IMCASafety Flash
Lifeboat wire rope failure
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 03/21
- Date
- Themes
- Competence and TrainingCrane and RiggingEvacuation, Escape and RescueInspection and Maintenance
Summary
The forward fall wire failed during testing of a lifeboat, causing it to fall, flip upside down, then land in the water below
IMCA SF 03/21. Themes: competence and training, crane and rigging, evacuation, escape and rescue, inspection and maintenance.
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