Research and analysis

Safety lessons: helping fishing vessel watchkeepers to stay alert

A safety message to the fishing industry about ensuring crews are properly rested and how a vessel abandonment, although successful, could have been improved.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 6 October 2010

Documents

MAIB safety flyer issued October 2010

PDF, 384 KB, 2 pages

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Details

This summary concerns the grounding and sinking of the fishing vessel Kerloch.

The information has been prepared for the:

• fishing industry

Related publication

An investigation report has also been produced for this accident.

Published 6 October 2010