Completed PE Summary

Jacoba

 
Category Fishing
Registered Owner & Manager: Jacobje Pasterkamp & Ten Napel
Port of registry: Urk
Flag: Netherlands
Type: Fish catching/Processing
Built: 1975
Construction: Steel
Length overall: 37.11
Gross tonnage: 270.00
Date & Time 21/09/02 06:46
Location of incident: Penzance
Incident Type: Grounding
Persons onboard: 4 crew
Injuries/ fatalities: None
Damage/ Pollution: Material damage/ Pollution caused

Synopsis

Grounding of fishing vessel at La-Morna Cove.

Action taken:

In view of the action being undertaken by the owner and skipper of Jacoba, namely:

The fitting of a secondary backup system to the watch alarm

And that the lessons to be learnt from this accident can be successfully promulgated through:

  • The issue of a Safety digest article by MAIB

  • The issue of a Safety bulletin by MAIB

A full investigation is not considered necessary and therefore not recommended.