Real Life Incident: Service Boat Sinks During Crew Change

A vessel was at anchor near a port and a service boat had been ordered for the transport of six on-signers to board. In the morning, the six vessel crew boarded the service boat. The three crew of the service boat let go of the lines and began the transport. The weather was good and the sea waves were at about one metre.

As the service boat was making its way, water started flooding into the machinery space. The service boat crew tried to find the cause of the flooding in order to plug the leak, assisted by some vessel crew.

Their efforts were unsuccessful, and the water level continued to