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Marine Safety Investigation Unit
MARINE SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT
ANNEXES
Safety investigation into the failure of a lifeboat
wire rope fall resulting in five fatalities and three injuries
on board the Maltese registered passenger ship
THOMSON MAJESTY
while alongside in Santa Cruz de La Palma
on 10 February 2013
201302/008
MARINE SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT NO. 05/2014
FINAL / DRAFT / INTERIM
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex A Wire Rope Certificates of Quality
Annex B Chronology of the Wire Rope
Annex C Report on Wire Rope Load Test
Annex D Report on the Lifeboats and Release Gear Examination
Annex E Classification Society’s Survey Report
Annex F Destructive and Non-Destructive Tests on the Failed Wire Rope
Annex G Chemical Test Report on the Grease Samples
Annex H Davits Manufacturer’s Post-accident Report
Annex I Safety Alert issued by the MSIU
Annex J IMCA’s Wire Rope Purchase Specification
Annex K The North of England P&I Association briefing on Wire Ropes and their
Uses
Annex A
Wire Rope Certificates of Quality
Annex B
Chronology of the Wire Rope
History of the Wire Rope
DATE HISTORY STANDARD COMMENTS
11/01/2008 Cargo Gear SRT, Piraeus orders 10 reels of wire rope from JIANGSU CHANGJIANG STEEL WIRE ROPE CO,LTD. Zhuhang, China
Includes one reel of 24mm wire 1000m long 36x7 DIN 3071-S/Z 1770 (Tensile Strength)
Breaking load not mentioned.
20/06/2008 Wire rope manufactured by the JIANGSU CHANGJIANG STEEL WIRE ROPE CO,LTD. Zhuhang, China and sent to Cargo Gear SRT, Piraeus
36x7 24mm S/Z 1670 Actual Breaking load:306.3 KN
Information taken from MILL’S CERTIFICATE
17/O6/2010 Ship orders new wire ropes for No 9 Boat
Specifies 24mm Galvanized 95m Breaking Load:565 KN
23/06/2010 Core Marine purchases wire from Cargo Gear and delivers to ship.
No mention of Breaking Load.
22/08/2010 Wire falls changed on No 9 boat by experienced ex Bosun and crew
Davit manufacturers wire rope spec: 24mm, 1770 N/mm2, min Minimum Breaking Load:474 KN
10/02/2013 Wire fall parts
15/03/2013 Wire tested Control section parted at 26.4 Tonnes (263.1KN) Corroded section parted at 9.1 Tonnes (90.67KN)
Annex C
Report on Wire Rope Load Test
Annex D
Report on the Lifeboats and Release Gear Examination
Annex E
Classification Society’s Survey Report
