Safety warning after grounding and sinking of vessel results in loss of 1 life

This document makes urgent recommendations to owners/skippers of fishing vessels.

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

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Safety bulletin
• Date of occurrence: 1 October 1999

Safety Bulletin 3/1999

SB-3-1999-Rachel-Harvey.pdf (120.10 kb)

Summary

mfv Rachel Harvey grounded and foundered off Peninnis Head St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly with the loss of one life 1 October 1999.

Published 23 January 2015