WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286215 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-02-27 13:21:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-02-27 13:21:16 [post_content] => In a terrifying incident caught on video, two people fell overboard during a personnel transfer to the USNS Comfort. This Navy hospital ship stopped off the coast of Haiti in December 2022 during its Continuing Promise mission. Although the two sailors reportedly sustained only minor injuries, the event has once again put a spotlight on one of the key hazards faced by seamen and offshore workers alike: maritime personnel transfers. The risk presented by personnel transfers at sea is as old as the maritime industry itself. Embarking and disembarking can prove as hazardous as (or even more dangerous than) carrying... [post_title] => Spotlight on Maritime Personnel Transfer Accidents [post_excerpt] => In a terrifying incident caught on video, two people fell overboard during a personnel transfer to the USNS Comfort. This Navy hospital ship stopped off the coast of Haiti in December 2022 during its Continuing Promise mission. Although the two sailors... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => spotlight-on-maritime-personnel-transfer-accidents [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-02-27 13:21:16 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-02-27 13:21:16 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178058 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )