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A crew member unfortunately died yesterday afternoon on the Volendam when one of the lifeboat cables snapped...
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Re: Lifeboat accident on Volendam
Yet another death on a lifeboat, damn things kill more seafarers than enything else.
More to that than they are letting on, cables dont just let go for a start, and again why are people working in a semi open lifeboat or over the side and not wearing life jackets?
So sad.
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Was it the wire that parted or the hooks weren't re-set properly...??? If it's sailing in that part of the world I'd be suprised if their wires (and certificates) weren't up to scratch, our Captain on here is from NZ and was telling me yesterday that the Aussie authorities are **** hot on checking certificates. Saying that, if the wire han't been greased and maintained properly and was nearing the end of it's working life..... I'll be looking out for the report on this one.Comment
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The block doesn't appear to be hanging from the other cable - which you would expect if the onload release hooks had failed or not been reset properly - but then the picture isn't particularly brilliant, so I think the wire has probably parted - as unusual as it is!Originally posted by size4riggerboots
Shouldn't be long until the dutch / NZ authorities bring out the report.?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
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Sad to hear. Does anybody know what he was i.e. deck officer/cadet/passer by/maintenance? It just says crew.
One thing i don't get is it says "One man managed to use a bucket to stay afloat" could this man not swim? I know he should of probably been wearing a lifejacket but i would of also thought that you're taught how to tread water with gear on. Or is it that the gear is so heavy?
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If you ever tried treading water with boots on you get tired very quickly. Only done it in a pool god knows what it's like at sea.Comment
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You aren't required to be able to swim to work at sea
Also, unfortunately the "basic safety training" is not the same in every country - some basically get shown a video and issued the certificate for things like fire fighting and pst...?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
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Thought this might be the case.Originally posted by Lewis
wow. We are over here though right? i love swimming.Originally posted by alistairukYou aren't required to be able to swim to work at seaComment
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No.Originally posted by Just Ben
IIRC the Royal Navy require all their recruits learn to swim to a basic standard.Comment
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The idea is to keep the wet stuff outside the big metal box, then you don't need to bother swimming.
Are there any online stats for mariner deaths? I strongly suspect lifeboats are almost as deadly as enclosed spaces.'... English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't
just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages
down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for
new vocabulary.' - James Davis NicollComment
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I kinda see the point that really you don't need to swim but it seems strange.
Would also like to look at stats if anyone knows of any.Comment
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