Maersk Giant Lifeboat Drop: “vulnerable” brake and confusion

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority, PSA,  says an improperly adjusted winch brake, which it refers to as ‘vulnerable’, led to the unintentionally launch of a lifeboat from the mobile unit Mærsk Giant at about 05.10 on Wednesday 14 January 2015. This incident occurred during testing of the lifeboat systems. During testing, one of the lifeboats unintentionally [...]