Coronial

11 results for vessel survey

WA2012

Inquest into the Death of Christmas Island Tragedy

27y · Female·Immersion (drowning) and injuries from impact with rocky shore and debris in the…

On 15 December 2010, the suspected irregular entry vessel SIEV 221 crashed on the rocky coastline of Christmas Island during the monsoon season in rough seas, resul…

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VIC2010-08-05

Finding into death of Jenifer Elliott

Female·injuries sustained in an explosion

… were clean when they knew otherwise. The purchaser was unlicensed, inexperienced, and not informed of the vessel's problematic history. Had proper surveys been conducted, tank contamination disclosed, and the buyer adeq…

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NTPodcast2016-06-03

Inquest into the death of Ryan Harry Donoghue

20y · Male·ventricular fibrillation secondary to electrocution

… Donoghue, a 20-year-old deckhand, died from ventricular fibrillation following electrocution on a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He was using a 240-volt angle grinder on a wet deck when a wave washed over hi…

occupational and environmental healthemergency medicinesystemcommunication
NSW2023-09-14

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Allan Beeby

74y · Male·Drowning

…ditions (1m following seas, 15-18 knot winds from northeast). Expert naval architect analysis revealed the vessel had a critical design flaw: insufficient stability for coastal cruising operations, failing ISO 12217-1 st…

occupational and environmental healthemergency medicinesystemdiagnostic
WA2012-02-23

Inquest into the Deaths of SIEV 221 Victims (Christmas Island)

Drowning from immersion in the sea; for those whose bodies were not recovered, d…

SIEV 221, a fishing vessel carrying 92 people, sank on Christmas Island on 15 December 2010, killing 50 asylum seekers and crew. Thir…

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VIC2015-10-19

Finding into death of James Terrance Sullivan

71y · Male·Drowning

A 71-year-old man drowned after a recreational fishing vessel sank in Port Phillip Bay. The vessel had been extensively modified from its original design, removing seal…

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WA2018-02-28

Inquest into the Death of Murray Allan TURNER and Mason Laurence CARTER and Chad Alan FAIRLEY

Male·immersion (drowning) for Murray Turner; unascertained but likely immersion for C…

Three men died when the fishing vessel Returner capsized in Nickol Bay, Western Australia on 11 July 2015. The vessel had undergone extensive mod…

occupational and environmental healthdiagnosticprocedural
QLD2008-05-23

Mosby, Phillemon Edward

55y · Male·Drowning following fall into the sea during pilot transfer operations

Phillemon Mosby, a 55-year-old deckhand on the pilot vessel Alert, was lost at sea on 27 October 2004 while transferring a pilot's luggage during vessel-to-vessel ope…

occupational and environmental healthemergency medicinesystemcommunication
QLDcommunity2009-02-12

Malu Sara vessel - Flora Enosa, Wilfred Baira, Ethena Enosa, Ted Harry, Valerie Saub

Drowning or immersion; the precise medical cause could not be ascertained as onl…

This inquest examined the loss of the Malu Sara, an immigration vessel that disappeared in October 2005 with five people aboard in the Torres Strait. The custom-built vessel had…

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VICcommunity2010-08-05

Finding into death of Alexander John Elliott

Male·Injuries sustained in an explosion of the Leda II motor cruiser caused by igniti…

…f accumulated flammable petrol vapour in the bilge when Mr Elliott attempted to start the port engine. The vessel had petrol tanks that were heavily corroded and contaminated with stale fuel, sludge, and metallic debris.…

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TAS2019-05-10

Coroner's Finding: Russell, Allan Geoffrey

72y · Male·drowning

…ckhand, drowned after a tender dinghy capsized while operating independently from a larger abalone fishing vessel. He was not wearing a lifejacket when found in water aged 14°C despite legal requirement. The employer (si…

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