Lods faldt i døden fra lodslejder

Den britiske lods, Francesco Galia, faldt i sidste weekend i døden fra en lodslejder, da han ville klatre om bord på et anløbende fragtskib, ud for Spurn Point ved Yorkshire på den britiske østkyst. Han blev hurtigt bragt i land, men hans liv stod ikke til at redde.

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Galia havde mere end 20 års erfaring som lods for Associated British Ports, og stod umiddelbart foran pensionering.

Den britiske havarimyndighed, UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch, har indledt en undersøgelse af dødsulykken.

”Ulykken understreger de udfordringer og farer lodser udsættes for hver eneste dag. At bevæge sig fra det ene skib til det andet ved hjælp af en simpel rebstige, er en yderst risikabel manøvre”, hedder det i en udtalelse fra UK Marine Pilots' Association, der opfordrer myndigheder og andre stakeholders til at gøre alt der er muligt, for at reducere risikoen mest muligt.

Det lykkedes besætningen på lodsbåden at få Francesco Galia trukket hurtigt op af vandet efter faldet, men selv om han straks blev fløjet videre til et hospital i land, overlevede han ikke.

UK Marine Pilots' Association tæller 500 lodser, hvilket svarer til godt 80 procent af de britiske lodser.

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