Grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Sardinia Vera

Location: Entrance to Newhaven approach channel on the south coast of 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: 11 January 2005

Accident Investigation Report 19/2005

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

SardiniaVera.pdf (1,566.16 kb)

Annexes (2,443.06 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the grounding of the passenger ro-ro ferry Sardinia Vera off Newhaven on 11 January 2005. Published 21 September 2005.

Published 23 January 2015