Parting of mooring rope from container vessel Fremantle Express with loss of 1 life

Location: Berthing at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico.

• 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: 15 July 2011

Accident Investigation Report 29/2011

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

FremantleExpressReport.pdf (483.92 kb)

Summary

MAIB report on the investigation of the fatality on board MV Fremantle Express during mooring operations in Veracruz, Mexico on 15 July 2011.

Published 22 December 2011

Published 23 January 2015