Dorikos - August 2015

Injury of three rescue boat crew members, onboard the container vessel DORIKOS on 27 August 2015, due to breakage of fall wire whilst the rescue boat was lowered.

During a regular drill the rescue boat fell approximately 7 meters into the water below, causing heavy injuries to the three crew members onboard the rescue boat.
The accident happened when the fall wire of the rescue boat broke, whilst the boat was lowered.
The rescue boat’s fall wire failed because it had been incorrectly assembled within the housing of the hook. Such incorrect assembly caused the wire to bend sharply at two locations resulting in mechanical damages on the wire surfaces, at the bends position

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