Parting of mooring line on ro-ro passenger ferry Dublin Viking with loss of 1 life

Location: Preparing to leave Berth 52 at Port of Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 7 August 2007

Accident Investigation Report 7/2008

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

DublinVikingReport.pdf (1,875.59 kb)

Annexes (1,743.91 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the parting of a mooring line on board Dublin Viking alongside at Berth 52 in the Port of Dublin, Ireland resulting in one fatality on 7 August 2007.

Published: 31 March 2008.

Published 23 January 2015