Heavy weather damage to ro-ro passenger ferry HRossey
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Completed PE Summary: HRossey
A short summary of the accident and action taken:
| Merchant Vessel/Accident Details | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | HRossey |
| Registered Owner/Manager | NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Limited |
| Port of Registry | Kirkwall |
| Flag | UK |
| Type | Ro-ro passenger vessel |
| Classification Society | Lloyd’s Register |
| Built | 2002 |
| Construction | Steel |
| Length Overall | 125m |
| Gross Tonnage | 11720 |
| Date | 03/11/2002 |
| Location of Incident | Off the Shetland Islands |
| Incident Type | Heavy weather damage |
| Injuries/Fatalities | None |
| Damage/Pollution | Vessel damaged - failure of bearing housings |
Synopsis
Heavy weather damage to passenger vessel.
Action taken:
The Chief Inspector of marine accidents has made the following recommendation to the owner and the captain of the vessel:
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The lessons learnt from this accident should be promulgated through the issue of a MAIB Safety Digest article.
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A Chief Inspector’s letter should be sent to the classification society and shipbuilder bringing their attention to the failure of the bearing housings