A brand-new report shows that some 11% of crew fatalities registered with Marine insurer Gard are due to suicide.
08/07/2024
by
Shipping Telegraph
https://shippingtelegraph.com/markets/suicide-one-of-top-causes-of-seafarers-death-alarming-report/?
“This is
a worryingly high number, and we believe that the actual number could in fact
be much higher due to underreporting. We also believe that many cases of crew
deaths are preventable,” Gard said in the new report published the previous
week.
Over the
past 5 years, Gard has recorded over 400 crew fatalities. The frequency of
death claims is fortunately low at 0.01 deaths per vessel year with the worst
recorded year being 2021 in the last five years.
Gard
explains that this category of claims should “ideally be zero but as an
industry we are unfortunately far from where we would like to be.”
The
report, “Gard Crew Claims Report 2024”, is based on the analysis of five years
of people claims data and more than 20,000 cases.
When it
comes to the cause of death, 74% of the fatalities registered with Gard are due
to illness.
According
to the world health organisation (WHO), 74% of all deaths globally are due to
non-communicable diseases.
The most
common causes of death are cardiovascular disease, cancers, chronic respiratory
disease, and Type 2 Diabetes, according to WHO.
In the
new publication, Gard analyses some of the key trends within crew and
people-related insurance claims, highlighting the most frequent injuries,
illnesses and other risks that can face seafarers onboard.
The
report puts a particular spotlight on the importance of mental health, as well
as on preventive measures that can be taken by shipowners, managers and by the
seafarers themselves.
As far as
the crew injuries, Gard reports that while injuries formed only 32% of the
total crew claims during the past five years, the average claim amount for an
injury is usually higher than for illness claims.
In 2023,
Gard registered close to 1000 injury claims (both crew and non-crew) and the frequency
in 2023 increased by 44% compared to 2020.
The most
frequently registered causes for injuries are slips, trips and falls, whilst
the second most common cause is being hit by an object or a line, mostly during
mooring operations.
When
looking at the most frequent crew illnesses, abdominal pain was the most common
cause of illness followed by back pain and heart-related issues. COVID-19 is no
longer on Gard’s top ten list of most frequent illnesses.
“As an
industry, there is considerable work to be done to achieve the ideal state
where seafarers are safe and shielded from these risks,” Gard concluded in its
report.
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