Oliver Jacob - January 2006

21 Jan 2006 Resource

During a lifeboat drill, there was a problem with the releasing gear safeguard when reattaching to the lifeboat. Despite this the lifeboat was hoisted. When this manoeuvre had been completed, two officers discussed the problem and decided to launch the lifeboat again. The davits were swung out and shortly after this the forward hook released, followed by the aft hook. The boat fell 15m to the water. Of the three crew members, two lost their lives.

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Oliver Jacob - Jan 2006

 

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