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Accident with car deck won't happen again on Wightlink ferries

The Isle of Wight ferry company Wightlink is cutting the lifespan of the wires supporting its car decks after one of them gave way injuring four people on July 18, 2014. The accident happened while the ferry was berthed at Fishbourne on the eastern side of the island. A crewman was knocked unconscious and three passengers suffered minor injuries while seated in their cars. The vessel had sailed from Portsmouth Gunwharf with 181 passengers and 11 crew onboard.They will be now be replaced every 30 months following an inquiry by the UK Marine Accident. An inspection found the deck's steel wire lifting ropes had failed. Wightlink has brought in an electronic system to plan its maintenance work. The "St. Helen", was permanently taken out of service and subsequently sold, now serving as "Anna Mur". Report with photos: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-35490337

Driver did not apply handbrake - rolling coach injures crew man

A crewman of the "St. Helen" was caught between two cars after one driver did not apply the handbrake properly on Sep 8, 2014. The man was taken to hospital. The accident happened while the ferry was enroute from Fishbourne tp Portsmouth. The employee got his ribs crushed against another vehicle. The QA hospital, after examination, released hiim shortly afterwards.

Isle Of Wight Ferry Deck Collapse: Four Hurt

Four people have been taken to hospital after the upper deck of a car ferry collapsed. Paramedics, police, fire crews and the coastguard were called to the incident at the Fishbourne terminal on the Isle of Wight at around 10.30pm on Friday, July 18. In a statement, Wightlink ferries said: "As part of the usual disembarkation process, after vehicles on the lower deck had left the ship, the starboard forward mezzanine deck with nine cars on board was lowered. "When it was a short distance from the deck below, it dropped a few feet and made contact with the lower deck. An Isle of Wight Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Four patients required ambulance treatment for a variety of injuries, none of which are believed to be life threatening. All are conscious and breathing. "All patients have now left the scene and are on their way to the hospital at Newport." He added: "We are not aware of the nature of the injuries. It is very fortunate that it was only four people injured, all things considered." Wightlink ferries said a full investigation into the incident is now under way. "The incident has been reported to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and Wightlink is fully co-operating with the authorities," it said. "St Helen, in common with all Wightlink ferries, is inspected regularly by external surveyors. The last independent engineering survey of the ship, including its mezzanine decks, took place in May 2014 during her annual refit."