Accident to skipper of scallop dredger Ronan Orla with loss of 1 life
Location: 3 miles north-east of Porth Dinllaen, north Wales.
Accident Investigation Report 12/2015
Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:
Summary
At about 1100 on 30 March 2014, the owner/skipper of the 9.98m scallop dredger Ronan Orla was fatally injured when he became entangled on the starboard warping drum of the vessel바카라 사이트™s winch. The skipper was operating the vessel single-handedly and was attempting to recover his dredge gear on board when the accident happened. About 4 hours later, the crew of another scallop dredger noticed that Ronan Orla appeared to be in trouble. They came alongside Ronan Orla and a crewman climbed on board and stopped the winch. It was apparent that Ronan Orla바카라 사이트™s skipper was deceased.
Safety lessons
- Ronan Orla바카라 사이트™s skipper became entangled on the vessel바카라 사이트™s rotating winch drum and was unable to free himself or stop the winch
- the skipper was operating single-handedly. There was no-one on board to help him or raise the alarm
- the vessel바카라 사이트™s winch had not been properly maintained. It was in a poor state of repair and was not fitted with emergency stops
Recommendations
Our recently published report into a serious accident that occurred on board the fishing vessel Wanderer II (Report No 6/2015) makes several recommendations that address safety issues identified in this report. However, recommendations have been made to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (2015/129) and Seafish (2015/130), which seek to ensure that fishing vessel owners are compelled to send copies of the mandatory self-certification assessments to the Regulator, and the increased risks associated with lone working and single-handed operations are emphasised in safety awareness training courses.
Related publications
A safety accident flyer highlighting a number of the safety issues was produced for this report.
Published: 5 June 2015