Collision between bulk carrier Alam Pintar and potter Etoile des Ondes resulting in potter sinking with loss of 1 life

Location: 15 miles north of the Cherbourg Peninsula, France.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over, Fishing vessel
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 20 December 2009

Accident Investigation Report 11/2010

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

EtoilesdesOndesAlamPintarReport.pdf (988.30 kb)

Annexes (6,350.58 kb)

MAIB Report on the investigation of the collision between the bulk carrier Alam Pintar and the fishing vessel Etoile des Ondes 15 miles north of the Cherbourg Peninsula on 20 December 2009, resulting in one fatality and the loss of the fishing vessel.

Published: 16 September 2010

Published 23 January 2015