US Coast Guard Publishes Report on Fatal Lifeboat Drill Accident on Shell’s Auger Platform
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued its report from its investigation into a fatal lifeboat accident on Shell’s Auger tension leg platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in 2019. The incident took place during a routine lifeboat launch and retrieval drill on June 30, 2019. Two people inside the lifeboat were killed when it fell 80 feet, landing upside down in the water. Another person, who was exiting the lifeboat when it released, was seriously injured. According to the report, the aft hook on the Auger platform’s Lifeboat […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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