Completed PE Summary

Devotion/ Fruitful Bough

Vessel name Devotion
Category Fishing
Registered Owner & Manager: Caley Fisheries Ltd
Port of registry: Peterhead
Flag: UK
Type: Fish Catching/Processing
Built: 1978
Construction: Wood
Length overall: 22.77
Gross tonnage: 46.88
Date & Time 24/06/02 01:23
Location of incident: High Seas
Incident Type: Collision
Injuries/ fatalities: None
Damage/ Pollution: Ship lost

Vessel name Fruitful Bough
Category Fishing
Registered Owner & Manager: Elegance Fishing Co Ltd
Port of registry: Peterhead
Flag: UK
Type: Fish Catching/Processing
Built: 1986
Construction: Wood
Length overall: 21.3
Gross tonnage: 61.85
Date & Time 24/06/02 01:23
Injuries/ fatalities: None
Damage/ Pollution: Material Damage

Synopsis

Two pair trawlers were on passage to fishing grounds travelling on close parallel courses when one lost steering causing the vessels to collide. The collision resulted in the loss of one of the vessels.

Action taken:

To prevent a similar accident occurring in the future the owners of both the vessels were recommended to ensure that:

  • a vigilant lookout is kept at all times while their vessels are at sea

  • their vessels do not make passage unnecessarily close to another vessel

  • the wheel house is not left unattended when their vessels are underway

In addition the owner of one of the vessels was recommended to ensure that:

  • he does not assume that a problem has been fixed and will not recur unless he is certain of its cause

  • he is extra cautious if there exists doubt about the reliability of any of his vessel's key safety or navigational equipment