Marine investigation

摘要

A marine accident investigation into the death of a shore worker who became trapped while disembarking from a ship has found that the fatality could have been avoided if the hazard of an unguarded opening in the ship's side and the need to supervise visitors onboard had been recognised. Shore-based rope handler, Nick Perrin, was fatally injured in August 2015 in Ilfracombe harbour when he became trapped between the hull of the passenger vessel Oldenburg and a vertical fender as he attempted to disembark. He was employed by the Oldenburg's owner, the Lundy Company Ltd, and had gone onboard the vessel to socialise with the crew before its departure.