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MAIB investigation into serious ice machine injury published
The 'Reliance III (BF-800)' was subject of an MAIB investigation after a crew member suffered a serious ice machine injury in the North Sea. The report, published on Jan 22, 2026, found that an ice machine was not switched off or isolated electrically before a crew member reached in to retrieve the cover. The crew member’s arm was trapped and cut by the machinery. The vessel had been trawling about 46 nautical miles south-east of Sumburgh at the time. The vessel’s skipper used pieces of towel as a makeshift tourniquet for the crew member. The skipper also restarted the ice machine to try and retrieve the severed limb, but this move introduced further risk. The MAIB praised the skipper’s “commendable initiative” in applying the tourniquet, and in co-ordinating the evacuation of the injured crew member. A paramedic was winched on board the fishing vessel, and the injured crew was airlifted to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The crew member’s arm could not be reattached. A preliminary assessment by the MAIB highlighted the lack of interlocks on inspection covers to ensure the machine stopped automatically when a cover was removed. The machine was not electrically isolated before maintenance, and noted the crew member did not inform others before acting. The vessel owner, the Reliance Fishing Company Ltd., has undertaken a number of steps to prevent a repeat occurrence. Full report: https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/serious-injury-to-a-crew-member-on-board-the-stern-trawler-reliance-iii-bf-800
Fisherman got arm amputated in accident off Scotland
A isherman's arm was amputated in an accident on the 'Reliance III-BF 800' on Oct 17, 2025, at 5.10 a.m. about 45 nautical miles southeast of Sumburgh, while fishing east of Fair Isle. The fisherman was cared for by the vessel’s crew, which alerted the HM Coastguard, while emergency services were en route. The quick thinking of the crew in administering first aid prevented the injured fisherman's condition from deteriorating. A Coastguard rescue helicopter arrived on scene and airlifted the man to Aberdeen for treatment.The Lerwick Coastguard Rescue Team also attended to prepare a helicopter landing site on shore. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has launched an investigation. The trawler returned to Peterhead on Oct 18 and left the port again for fishing off Orkney on Oct 20.
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