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Kirkella and Shovette report and safety flyer published

Collision between a fishing vessel and a harbour tug at King George Dock, Hull, England.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 13 June 2024

Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the collision between the UK registered fishing vessel Kirkella and the UK registered unmanned tug Shovette, resulting in pollution at King George Dock, Hull on 24 June 2022.

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

A safety flyer to the shipping industry has also been produced with this report.

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Published 13 June 2024