Interim Report Released On Death On Cruise Ship
An interim report has been issued into the fatal accident involving a passenger lift aboard the Bermuda-registered cruise ship Arvia during its voyage from Southampton to Tenerife last year.
The report said, “Interim report on the investigation of a fatal accident on the Bermuda registered passenger vessel Arvia while on passage from Southampton, England to Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands on 26 October 2025.
“The information contained in this interim report is based on the various aspects of the investigation completed to date. Readers are cautioned that there is the possibility new evidence may become available that might alter the circumstances as depicted in this report.
“This investigation is being carried out by the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch [MAIB] on behalf of the Bermuda Administration.
“At approximately 05521 on 26 October 2025, an electrical technician on board the passenger vessel Arvia was fatally injured inside a passenger lift shaft. The lift was being tested from inside the lift car by the electrical technician and the staff electro-technical officer [SETO] following repairs that had been completed during the night.
“The lift was stopped on deck 11 and the electrical technician proceeded to deck 12, intending to open the lift shaft doors and inspect the top of the lift car. The electrical technician attempted to open the lift shaft doors on deck 12 but was unsuccessful as the door release key did not operate. The electrical technician then proceeded to one deck above and opened the lift shaft doors on deck 142.
“As the SETO left the lift car, intending to join the electrical technician on deck 14, the lift car and lift shaft doors on deck 11 automatically closed. At about the same time the electrical technician entered the lift shaft from deck 14 and the lift shaft doors closed behind him.
“The lift then automatically reactivated and moved up, crushing the electrical technician between the lift car and the side of the lift shaft.
“At 0602, a medical emergency was declared. At 0607, the electrical technician was declared deceased by the vessel’s doctor. Arvia was diverted to A Coruña, Spain, where the electrical technician’s body was recovered from the lift shaft and taken ashore by the local emergency services.
“The electrical technician’s cause of death is as yet unknown, pending a postmortem report.”
The Interim Report follows below [PDF here]:
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