A Svitzer crewman was not wearing protective gear when he fell to his death from a tug in the UK, an investigation has found.

Engineer Kevin Jackman was crushed as he moved from the 267-gt Svitzer Moira (built 1998) to an unmanned vessel at Bristol on 29 December last year, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said.

“The job was deemed as routine by the crew and assumptions were made,” the report said.

“A