Yeoman-Bank

On Board of the Yeoman Bank, a Crew Member died early Wednesday morning on the Voyage from Glensanda/Great Britain to Brunsbüttel. German Report: https://www.havariekommando.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2020/20201216_MS_YEOMAN_BANK_2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1

The vessel was detained in Portbury as the emergency generator was not starting or running correctly. Other deficiencies identified were during enclosed space entry, no SCBA at entry as required by procedure - additional training to be made; three fire mans outfits (suits) had been were worn out; Insufficient cutting boards (coloured) in the galley.

A 22-year old crew member of the "Yeoman Bank" was airlifted from his vessel by the Stornoway Coastguard rescue helicopter on Apr 25, 2013, following an incident on-board in which his hand and fingers were crushed. Stornoway Coastguard station received a call for assistance from the "Yeoman Bank" which was positioned off Cape Wrath, at 12.17 p.m. Following a medi-link between ship and station, the rescue helicopter was tasked at 12.45pm (UTC) to airlift the casualty for treatment at Western Isles Hospital, returning to the Stornoway airport base at 1. p.m. The man was transferred by ambulance to the hospital for treatment where he was met by Stornoway Port Missioner Finlay Macleod and Fishermen’s Mission Chief Executive Commodore David Dickens, on island visiting the Lewis mission. It was believed surgery on the injured hand went well and he will now be cared for by Stornoway Fishermen’s Mission as the Port Missioners organises suitable travel for his return home.