Flooding and sinking of wooden trawler Vellee

Location: 6 miles west of Neist Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 6 August 2011

Accident Investigation Report 1/2012

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

Vellee.pdf (1,211.78 kb)

MAIB Report on the investigation of the flooding and foundering of fv Vellee in the Little Minch on on 6 August 2011.

Published: 23 February 2012

Published 23 January 2015