FATAL ACCIDENT DURING INSPECTION OF CHAIN LOCKER

During routine inspection of the chain locker with chain on board a stern trawler, one member of an inspection team fainted during the inspection and died shortly after. A second member fainted during the rescue operation but recovered. One member had entered the chain locker through a manhole on deck and had started the inspection approximately 2 metres below the deck. The chain locker is of the rectangular type and the chain rests on a perforated bottom above the bottom of the locker. The other two members of the team remained on deck. After a […]