Safety warning after collision between vessels in Dover Traffic Separation Scheme with loss of 1 life

This document makes urgent recommendations to ship owners, masters and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Safety bulletin
• Date of occurrence: 9 October 2001

Safety Bulletin 2/2001

SB- 2-2001- Ash-and-Dutch-Aquamarin.pdf (170.47 kb)

Summary

Collision between between general cargo vessel Ash and chemical tanker Dutch Aquamarine, south-east of Hastings in the Dover Traffic Separation Scheme with the loss of one life 9 October 2001.

Published 23 January 2015