Investigation Report
Capsize of an open speedboat with loss of 3 lives
Capsize of an open speedboat with loss of 3 lives
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine Operations
- Cold stressDrowningLoss of vessel stabilityVessel flooding and foundering
- Marine operations
- Personal locator beaconsPersonal protective equipment
- Emergency response
- Marine watersVessel
Summary
Investigation of a recreational speedboat capsize off Lowestoft, leaving one man dead and two missing. The report considers probable propeller fouling during longline recovery, stern-first exposure to waves and reduced freeboard. It examines cold-water survival, flotation protection and distress signalling, while acknowledging uncertainty about the precise accident sequence.
Classifications: Cold stress; hypothermia.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Personal locator beacons; PLB.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Investigation into an open speedboat overturning while recovering longline fishing gear off Lowestoft.
Themes: marine operations.