Completed PE Summary

Arklow Racer

Category Merchant
Registered Owner & Manager: Arklow Shipping Ltd
Port of registry: Arklow Racer
Flag: Irish Republic
Type: General Cargo
Built: 2004
Classification society: Germanischer Lloyd
Construction: Steel
Length overall: 85.
Gross tonnage: 2999.00
Date & Time 13/07/05 09:30
Location of incident: Fowey harbour area
Incident Type: Grounding
Persons onboard: 7 crew
Injuries/ fatalities: None
Damage/ Pollution: Material Damage

Synopsis

The cargo vessel Arklow Racer was arriving at the port of Fowey, Cornwall, about to embark a pilot when she entered restricted visibility. Shortly after she grounded at the cliff face one cable south east of Punch Rocks at the entrance to Fowey.

Action taken:

The Chief Inspector has written to the vessel's owners and made three recommendations:

  • Improve the company ISM audit regime to ensure methods and procedures adopted on passage are in accordance with SOLAS instructions.

  • Review personnel monitoring and appraisal procedures to ensure employees, specifically masters,are competent to carry out their assigned duties.

  • Review ISM documentation to improve its effectiveness, particularly pre departure and pre arrival check lists accompanying the passage plan.