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Thea II and Svitzer Josephine report published

Grounding and recovery of a container feeder vessel and a tug in the approaches to the Humber Estuary.

From:
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Published
13 August 2020
Still taken from SAR helicopter video footage showing both vessels aground in storm force conditions

Photo: MCA

Our accident investigation report into the grounding and recovery of the container vessel Thea II and the tug Svitzer Josephine in storm force conditions on 15 December 2018, is now published.

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

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Published 13 August 2020

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