Grounding of ro-ro cargo vessel Octogon 3

Location: South-east of Spurn Head at entrance to River Humber, England.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 22 October 1998

Accident Investigation Report: Octogon 3

Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:

octogon 3.pdf (1,358.61 kb)

Report summary

On 22 October 1998 Romanian registered ro-ro cargo vessel Octogon 3 ran aground south-east of Spurn Head at the entrance to the River Humber in England. The grounding was caused by the selection of course and no allowance for either wind or tide. The vessel was successful refloated the next day.

Published: 1 October 1999

Published 23 January 2015