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BBC Marmara report and safety flyer published
Grounding of a general cargo vessel on the island of Eilean Trodday in the Little Minch, off the west coast of Scotland.
Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the grounding of BBC Marmara while on passage from Foynes, Republic of Ireland to Scrabster, Scotland in July 2021, resulting in significant damage to the vessel’s hull.
A safety flyer to the shipping industry was also produced with this report to summarise common themes from MAIB investigations where navigational safeguards had been circumvented.
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