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Report: Inadequate training contributed to accident

An accident aboard the 'Eckerö', on Oct 13, 2023, in which two people were injured and a car was crushed under a hanging deck, happened as a result of the automatic control of the so-called hanging tires being broken, the Swedish Accident Commission stated in its report, which was published on Sep 30, 2024. At the same time, there were deficiencies in the safety functions for controlling the suspension decks manually, the accident commission wrote. The sailor who operated the hanging deck had not done so for a long time. Inadequate training of the staff was listed as a contributing cause of the accident. The suspension deck was also built and installed in a way that made the structure vulnerable to accidents. Inadequate repairs contributed to the platform's cable slack giving way under load. Eckerölinjen has been given time until January to ensure that the systems work and that the staff receives sufficient training.

Car ramp crashed onto quay

The "Eckerö" damaged its roro ramp in Grisslehamn on Dec 7, 2014 after having entered the port. A wire of the ramp broke, and the ramp smashed onto the quay within two seconds. One car almost was hit by the broken wire. The 188 passengers in 65 vehicles had to wait for two hours before being allowed to disembark. They were served with coffee and snacks. The "Eckerö" had to turn around so that the cars could leave via the stern ramp. All departures on that day were cancelled. The ramp has now been lifted and was to be repaired during the week. Loading and unloading of cars will therefore be continued via the stern ramp until further notice. The "Eckerö" returned to service on Dec 8 at 10:00 a.m. LT from Grisslehamn. The scheduled departure from Eckerö at 8.30 a.m. was cancelled. Swedish reports with photos: http://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/?news_id=86882 http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article19981476.ab http://norrteljetidning.se/nyheter/nyheter/1.2752759-bilramp-gick-sonder-pa-eckerolinjen http://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/ms-eckero-staller-alla

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Two men were hurt during a life boat exercise on board the "Eckerö" in the morning of Sep 3, 2010, in the port of Grisslehamn. They were taken to hospital in Norrtälje by ambulance. The police started an investigation. The accident happened during a port state control of the Finnish authorities. The boat was being lowered by the two crew members when a crank failed. The passage to Eckerö was delaiyed by half an hour, 500 passengers were affected by the delay. Ecerkölinjen expected no further delays regarding the next crossings.