Safety warning after sinking of vessel results in loss of 7 lives

This document makes urgent recommendation to all owners/skippers of UK registered fishing vessels and to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

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

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Safety bulletin
• Date of occurrence: 11 January 2000

Safety Bulletin 1/2000

SB1-2000.pdf (2,941.81 kb)

Summary

Foundering 11 miles to the east of the Isle of Man of scallop dredger Solway Harvester with the loss of seven lives on 11 January 2000.

Issued February 2000

Published 23 January 2015