The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the death of a pilot while attempting to board Finnhawk from the pilot vessel Humber Saturn, in Humber Estuary on
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the death of a pilot while attempting to board Finnhawk from the pilot vessel Humber Saturn, in Humber Estuary on 8 January 2023.
The Humber pilot fell from a pilot ladder after likely suffering a cardiac event while boarding the roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel Finnhawk from the pilot vessel Humber Saturn. The pilot hit the deck of Humber Saturn before falling into the water and losing consciousness. The pilot was quickly recovered onto Humber Saturn’s semi-submerged man overboard recovery platform, which could not be raised, and he remained semi-immersed in cold water for over 40 minutes until he could be transferred to a lifeboat. The pilot was then evacuated to hospital by a coastguard helicopter where he was later pronounced deceased.
The key safety issues identified were:
• the seafarer’s medical certificate issued to the pilot six months before the accident should not have declared him fully fit for duty given that he suffered from several chronic health conditions that might have affected his fitness to perform his role.
• the pilot vessel’s man overboard recovery platform had defects that probably rendered it incapable of lifting the pilot at
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