The Maritime Executive
Report: Fatal Lifeboat Accident Caused by Damaged Release Cable
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FROM 2019: Shell confirms two fatalities in routine lifeboat drill
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20 December 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued its final report into the fatal lifeboat accident that occurred aboard Shell’s Auger platform in 2019. The inquiry concluded that a degraded release cable – which had previously been identified by service technicians – was the primary root cause of the casualty.