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Had an unfortunate accident when doing maintenance on the port lifeboat. Swung out and lowered to boat-deck level where various small jobs were carried out by two apprentices. They climbed out and the boat was raised, the davits rotated back inboard but the air-cut-off valve failed to close and stop the winch so the after falls broke. In falling the lifeboat struck one apprentice on the head.
We were 100 miles S of Masirah at the time and I have to say the Omani airforce was right on the ball and had a helicopter on our deck within 2 hours.
The chap recovered and rejoined, but I hope never to have to push someone's brains back inside the skull again.
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