Snagging and flooding of stern trawler Heather Bloom resulting in vessel sinking with loss of 1 life

Location: Approximately 60 miles north of Cape Wrath, Scotland.

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

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 3 December 1994

Accident Investigation Report: Heather Bloom

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

MAIBReport_HeatherBloom-1994

Summary

Report of the investigation into the loss of the fishing vessel Heather Bloom INS 110 with the loss of one life on 3 December 1994.

Published: 23 November 1995

Published 23 January 2015