Man overboard is a situation in which a person has fallen from a boat or ship into the water and is in need of rescue. Whoever sees the person's fall should shout "man overboard" ("man" here meaning "person") to alert other crew members and attempt to maintain visual contact with the person in the water. Pointing continuously at the victim can aid the helmsman in approaching the victim.
Causes
A person may fall overboard for many reasons: they might have been struck by a part of the ship, they may lose their footing due to a slippery deck or an unexpected movement of the boat, they may jump deliberately in a suicide attempt, or any number of other reasons. Falling overboard is one of the most dangerous and life-threatening things that can happen at sea. This is especially so from a large vessel that is slow to maneuver, or from a short-handed smaller boat. When single-handed and using self-steering gear it is usually fatal.
Therefore, it is important to prevent such accidents from happening, and to be prepared for them if they do. On large vessels, passengers on deck should never climb or sit on the railings. They are usually high enough for people to keep their center of mass well below the top rail and in all but the fiercest weather; from this position it is difficult to be washed, blown or to trip overboard. On yachts and motorboats this is not always the case and so extra precautions are necessary. Every passenger and crew-member should have their own safety harness that has been adjusted to fit them before leaving port, and it should incorporate leg or crotch straps and built-in inflatable floatation if possible. On the deck and in the outdoor sitting areas there should be jackstays and strong points provided so that everyone may clip the tether of their harness safely to the boat.
Man Overboard! (also known as Cold-Blooded Murder) is a detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, first published in 1936. It is the fifteenth novel in the Inspector French series. The book is set largely in Northern Ireland, and re-uses two of the characters from the earlier novel Sir John Magill's Last Journey (1930) which was set in the same country. As a MacGuffin, the novel centres on a supposedly newly discovered (though possibly fraudulent) reversible chemical process that converts petrol into an inert form which is much safer for transport and storage. The potential commercial value of this discovery leads to intrigue, theft and murder, with everything finally solved by Inspector French after his usual dogged legwork and some flashes of inspiration.
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“Upon closer inspection of a video taken by the informant, we immediately recognized it as the type of dummy used for man overboard drills by maritime organizations and training schools.” ...HM CoastguardFleetwood rescuing a "dummy" ... ....
The man who climbed on to the boat said he estimated there were 200 fish on board and they were “generally very small” ... The man threw the fish overboard, along with a chilly bin another swimmer then took ashore, Mueller said ... Photo / Jay Farnworth ... .
The man went overboard late Thursday afternoon, around 3 p.m., as the ship was sailing from Ocho Rios, Jamaica, en route to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas... The cause of the man’s fall overboard has ...
SYDNEY ...Smith, 65, was a crew member of the Bowline, competing in the race for the fifth time ... In a night of drama, one man was also swept overboard from the yacht Porco Rosso and carried far out before being rescued by his crew, Jacobs said ... .
Search and rescue operations were said to have been initiated promptly, with crew members throwing a flare in the water to mark the ship's position when the 'man overboard' was reported.
A 51-year-old man went overboard on a Norwegian Cruise ship in the Caribbean, with hopes of finding him abandoned after an “extensive” search, the cruise line said ... The man fell overboard around 3 p.m.
Authorities have called off the search for a 51-year-old man who went overboard Thursday on a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel ... "Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones during this difficult time.”Man goes overboard on Norwegian Epic.
A 51-year-old man, who has not been identified, went overboard on the Norwegian Epic around 3 p.m ... Here's what we know.Who went overboard on a Norwegian Cruise line? ... Where did the man go overboard from the Norwegian Cruise Line?.
A 51-year-old man, who has not been named, fell overboard at 3 p.m., and the search was called off later that night ... Man overboard pic.twitter.com/5svyQ7HnhF— George Sakellaris (@GSAKTECH) December 26, 2024.
The tragedy marks the 19th overboard incident on a cruise ship this year, with only two passengers successfully rescued. (Image credit. Lynne Sladky) ....
Both vessels have been taken out of the race and an investigation is underway, he said.</p><p>Another man, aboard the Porco Rosso, fell overboard during the night but was rescued, McNulty ...
You only need to be hit broadside by a wave and it will knock you across," Jacobs said, adding however that the weather was not "extreme" for ocean racers.</p><p> - 'Shaken' ...
