Our accident investigation report into the capsize and sinking of the 17m twin rig stern trawler Ocean Way, 100 miles off the north-east coast of England on 2 November 2014, is now published. The vessel had 5 crew on board; 2 were rescued and 3 lives were lost.
The MAIB has produced a safety flyer to the fishing industry which accompanies its report. Along with a summary of what happened, the flyer also highlights important safety lessons for the fishing community regarding the fitting of EPIRBs with an integral GNSS receiver; ensuring that freeing ports are of the correct size and are functioning; and, quartering seas creating a broaching risk for well-found vessels.
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