Alert 12 – 16 Tag Line Releases Lifeboat During Lifting Operation

Alert 12 – 16 Tag Line Releases Lifeboat During Lifting Operation

WHAT HAPPENED:

During a lifting operation to move a steel plate during high winds, one of the tag lines being used caught on the port lifeboat release wire, releasing the gravity brake and allowing the boat to be lowered to the sea. The lifeboat did not disconnect from the falls and was winched back up to the davits without damage.