Person overboard from sailing yacht Huw Jars with loss of 1 life

Location: Holyhead, Wales.

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

• Vessel type: Recreational craft - sail
• Report type: Completed preliminary assessment
• Date of occurrence: 21 June 2006

Completed PE Summary: Huw Jars

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

	Recreational Craft/Accident Details
Vessel Name	Huw Jars
Registered Owner/Manager	Privately owned
Flag	UK
Type	Yacht
Built	1996
Length Overall	8m
Date/Time	21/06/2006, 1859
Location of Incident	Holyhead
Incident Type	Accident to person
Persons Onboard	6 crew
Injuries/Fatalities	1 fatality
Damage/Pollution	Minor Damage/None

Synopsis

The skipper from the sailing vessel Huw Jars fell overboard during a sailing club race. He was not wearing a lifejacket and, although rescued within 10 minutes, he had drowned.

Action taken:

The Chief Inspector has written to the sailing club recommending they:

• the requirements to carry and wear lifejackets

• the need for a backup, adequately experienced, crewman in case a skipper falls overboard or is incapacitated

• the need to establish man overboard procedures and provide appropriate equipment

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Published 23 January 2015