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November 27, 2022

CONFINED SPACE ENTRY INCIDENTS - USCG

 This incident again reminds us of the dangers of confined space entry.

"Last Fall a foreign flagged containership during a coastwise voyage reported upon leaving port that
the vessel’s second engineer was missing. Despite an extensive search by the vessel’s crew and
officers, the individual was presumed to have gone ashore and missed the sailing. Upon arrival at
the following port the individual was found deceased behind an access door to the main propulsion
engine’s scavenging air receiver:

Read how the fatality occurred in this link:

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/Alerts/0204.pdf

 


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