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CV24 report published

Grounding and loss of a commercially operated yacht at Cape Peninsula, South Africa.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 28 June 2018

Our accident investigation report on the grounding of the UK registered yacht CV24 on 31 October 2017 during a round the world race, is now published.

CV24 was abandoned with all the crew rescued safely.

The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations made.

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Published 28 June 2018