Completed PE Summary
Yacht Pinocchio
| Category | Leisure |
| Registered Owner & Manager: | Mr George Rawls |
| Flag: | UK |
| Type: | Yacht |
| Length overall: | 7.9 |
| Gross tonnage: | 0.01 |
| Date & Time | 03/06/04 14:28 |
| Location of incident: | Strangford harbour area |
| Incident Type: | Accident to Person |
| Injuries/ fatalities: | Owner suffered burns on right arm |
| Damage/ Pollution: | Constructive total loss/ Unknown |
Synopsis
While anchored in the Comber River, near Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland the yacht Pinocchio dragged her anchor and her masthead made contact with overhead 11,000 volt power cables. The owner received an electric shock and suffered burns to his right hand and arm. The yacht caught fire and was completely destroyed.
Action taken:
The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents wrote to the Northern Ireland Electricity Powerteam supporting the actions identified in their internal inquiry into the accident which included promulgating the lessons learned through the electricity supply industry.
