The Sea King Case: SAR and Risk Management (7 Dec 21)

Tuesdays Second Chance offers to learning lessons from past incidents at sea. This edition, held on 7 December, discussed the events surrounding the sinking of the Fishing Vessel Sea King off the Columbia River Bar in January 1991.

The event resulted in deaths of 3 persons, including a member of the US Coast Guard (USCG) team attempting to assist the vessel. The facts of the case were presented in detail including the decisions taken and the information that subsequently emerged from the investigation of the incident. Western Indian Ocean audiences