MSF: Injury – Failure of hatch holdback arrangements
- Safety Flash
- Published on 23 September 2013
- Generated on 23 January 2026
- IMCA SF 15/13
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 13-32, regarding an incident in which a crew member was injured when there was a failure of the mechanism holding back a heavy watertight door.
The incident occurred because the arrangements for holding back the door were not adequate.
Full details of the safety flash are available on request from the Marine Safety Forum.
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