Morgans Cloud + PBO et al - Tethers and Jackstays

[Neeves]

This was in this mornings mail and might make a suitable discussion. Hopefully nothing new for those who sail offshore and have read the article already.

Jonathan

The Most Dangerous Thing Offshore Cruisers Do

 

[RunAgroundHard]

Link from article:-

Nearly half die when falling overboard >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Nearly half die when falling overboard​

Published on July 4th, 2023


Analysis conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has revealed that crew have, on average, under 11 minutes to recover a crewmate who has fallen overboard into cold water before the victim becomes unresponsive.
MAIB is a UK government organization, authorized to investigate all maritime accidents in UK waters and accidents involving UK registered ships worldwide.
The analysis of 20 accidents that occurred between 2017 and 2021 shows that the time decreases as the water becomes colder or the sea state rougher. In some cases, crew had just four or five minutes to coordinate a complex recovery under extreme pressure.

 

[Daydream believer]

I recall one day in Ostend when the Dragons were returning from a championship race. they were sailing into the harbour between the piers. One of the crew on a leading dragon was on the foredeck. He slipped & fell in. The boat totally ignored the fact & carried on sailing as if nothing had happened. At least 6 Dragons altered course to miss him. Then the safety boat, following a couple of hundred yards behind, with a couple of recovered race marks, turned up & unceremoniously dragged him aboard, before the tide swept him under the pier.
Other than that, nobody gave a toss about the poor bloke floundering in the water.
So I think the moral of the story is - Leave it to the life boat & carry on as normal.

 

[sarabande]

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