Grounding of general cargo vessel Lerrix

Location: Off the coast of Denmark.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Completed preliminary assessment
• Date of occurrence: 27 April 2006

Completed PE Summary: Lerrix

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

	Merchant Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name	Lerrix
Registered Owner/Manager	The Lerrix Shipping Company Limited
Port of Registry	Hull
Flag	UK
Type	General cargo vessel
Built	1976
Classification society	Germanischer Lloyd
Construction	Steel
Length Overall	73.5m
Gross Tonnage	1989
Date	27/04/2006
Location of Incident	Off the Danish coast
Incident Type	Grounding
Injuries/Fatalities	None
Damage/Pollution	Serious hull damage

Synopsis

The loaded general cargo vessel Lerrix grounded off the Danish coast, sustaining serious hull damage, while on passage from Rotterdam to Aarhus, Denmark in poor visibility.

Action taken

The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has written to the owner of the vessel concerning the following:

• The importance of completing a proper passage plan for each and every voyage, including laying the track to follow/ course line on the chart.
• The masters obligations concerning immediately reporting an accident such as a grounding to the coastal state when within territorial waters.

 

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Published 23 January 2015