On 1 July 2012 at 11:22 hrs, while lifting an 8-man personnel basket with 8 passengers from Express 54 to BEWB, the tag line became entangled with the AB’s right boot as the basket was lifted from the deck. Immediately on feeling the pressure exerted by the rope he tried to free himself. When unable to free his foot from the tag line, he reacted by changing from holding tag line to grabbing the tagline firmly causing himself to be lifted up in a standing position approximately 2-3 m. from deck (4-5 m. from the sea) Immediately, the vessel banksman on observing the incident immediately signaled the crane driver by hand signal and walkie-talkie to stop the lifting operation and return the personnel basket back to the deck. The crane driver lowered the personnel basket over the deck, The AB was landed on the deck in the upright position. He loosen and free his foot from the tag line safely. The personnel basket was then lifted up to complete the passenger transfer