Whilst the vessel was recovering the Daughter Craft after a Man Overboard exercise the Boatman took hold of the lifting ring, it was when he hooked the ring into the DC hook his left index finger became caught

During lowering of a lifeboat, the davits initially failed to lower due to an indentation in the face of the gripe cam on the forward arm. To complete the lowering the fall wires were tensioned using the manual

Three crew-members were in the FRC (Fast Rescue Craft). During recovery of FRC, the forward painter quick release parted just as the FRC lifted from the water. The FRC then swung to starboard causing the stern to come

Within the last month, a Marine Safety Forum member has reported separate incidents on two of their chartered vessels where limit switches have not operated as expected causing damage to Fast Rescue Craft both (FRC) with obvious potential

Upon request from the charterer our vessel proceeded to assist in an in-field emergency response situation. While the vessel was underway, the Master requested the Chief Officer to get the FRC prepared; the C/O delegated this task to

An ERRV was on location performing routine duties. The Daughter Craft (DC) had been used for a drill and was in the process of being recovered when the boat man, after attaching the davit wire ‘O’ ring to

After launching of starboard side lifeboat during hoisting and as it reaches the upper deck, it was noticed that the FPD was not properly secured or attached to the lifeboat.