Officials Credit Drills for Crew’s Survival

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• Personal Author:
  Backus A ; Backus A
• Description:
  On Oct. 4, 2007, New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang publicly praised the captain and crewmembers of Jacob Alan, a 70' fishing vessel, for their bravery. The Jacob Alan sank off of Nantucket on Sept. 28. The five fishermen and one National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) observer on board survived the catastrophic event because they used the knowledge they gained from safety training courses and from an abandon-ship drill they conducted the day before the sinking. A triple mayday call on VHF radio plus activation of two EPIRB - one belonging to the vessel and one a personal EPIRB belonging to the fisheries observer - alerted the Coast Guard First District Command Center in Boston to the Jacob Alan's distress. The fishing vessel Sancor heard a subsequent radio broadcast from the command center and was able to rescue all six individuals from their life raft. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hunting Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Exposure Levels Fishing Fishing Industry Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Risk Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Seasonal Activity Seasonal Factors Training Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0273-6713
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062220
• Citation:
  Commercial Fish News 2007 Nov; :17A
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Backus, MS, Director of Outreach, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
• Email:
  abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Commercial Fisheries News
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225515/cdc_225515_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.62 KB ]