ERRV Viking Islay - Marine Accident Investigation Branch

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Figure 2Chain locker - showing rope lashings used tostop anchor chain rattlingThe port anchor was not walked out and the port spurling pipe remained sealed withexpanded foam.The ship was alongside at 0950. The purpose of the visit was to take on bunkers andstores, undertake some minor repairs and, as was normal routine, conduct a full crewchange. Both the off-going and on-coming masters were regulars on Viking Islay, aswere the majority of the crew. Many crew members had been on this ship for severalyears, and all were experienced in the ERRV business. Those crew members who werenew to Viking Islay received their safety induction as per company instructions.The chain locker was not entered during the port visit.At 1150 on Saturday 22 September 2007, Viking Islay sailed for the rig ENSCO 92. Thepilot was dropped at 1420; the starboard spurling pipe was resealed using an aerosol ofexpanding foam (of the type commonly used ashore in building works). At 1625, VikingIslay arrived on station, the relief vessel was released and Viking Islay began its 28-daystandby routine. The weather conditions at that time were logged as swell 1.5m, sea0.5m, 3/8 th cloud cover, visibility good.4
Figure 38/12 Seaman’s cabinChainlockerMess roomSide and plan views of Viking IslayDue to the motion of the ship during the night, the starboard anchor chain beganto bang against something within the chain locker, probably the spurling pipe. Thisdisturbed the 8/12 seaman 2 , Mr MacFadyen, whose cabin shared a common bulkheadwith the chain locker. It is possible that others were aware of the noise, as the messroom also abutted the same bulkhead (Figures 3 and 4).No routine maintenance work was planned for Sunday 23 September. However, thecrew expected operational and emergency drills to be conducted during the afternoon.2 8/12 seaman: The crew member assigned the 8 to 12 watch (both am and pm) on a ship with a standardthree watch system.5
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