Safety Bulletin 1/2013 - RHIB Milly

Published 17 May 2013

Key issues:

• Test kill cords regularly to ensure that the engine stops when the kill cord mechanism is operated.
• Make sure that the cord is in good condition.
• Always attach the cord securely to the driver, ideally before the engine is started, but certainly before the boat is put in gear.
• Stop the engine before transferring the kill cord to another driver.

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Purbeck Isle Accident Investigation Report and Safety Flyer

Published 2 May 2013

Key issues:

• Purbeck Isle probably sank as a result of a catastrophic hull failure.
• The vessel was in a poor material condition and this had not been identified by the survey and inspection regimes in place prior to the accident.
• Three lives were lost when the vessel sank because:
• The alarm was not raised.
• The crew were not equipped to enter the water.
• The Liferaft failed to inflate because it had not been rigged correctly: Flyer issued.
• Financial influences and a poor safety culture contributed to a willingness to take unwise risks.

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