THE snapping of a rope has been identified as the reason for the Thomson Majesty tragedy which claimed the lives of five crew members on 10 Feb (CW 12 Feb). Currently the Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta and the Marine Safety Investigation Unit are investigating the cause of the...
THE snapping of a rope has been identified
as the reason for the Thomson Majesty tragedy
which claimed the lives of five crew members
on 10 Feb (CW 12 Feb).
Currently the Merchant Shipping Directorate
within Transport Malta and the Marine Safety
Investigation Unit are investigating the cause
of the accident, and thus far it has been
established that one of the wire ropes securing
the lifeboat as it was being lowered snapped.
A full report on the accident will be released
at the conclusion of investigations.