Investigation Report
Contact made by general cargo vessel Maria H with railway bridge with 1 person injured
Contact made by general cargo vessel Maria H with railway bridge with 1 person injured
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Marine Operations
- Vessel collision
- Mooring operationsNavigation
- Mooring fittingsMooring linesWinch
- Competence and trainingSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This investigation examines Maria H’s contact with Keadby railway bridge during unberthing on the river Trent. Control was lost in a spring flood tide, damaging the vessel and injuring the master. Contributing factors included line handling, apparently unsuccessful communication of the manoeuvring plan, and limited local unberthing experience.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The investigation examines the vessel's manoeuvring and the circumstances surrounding the contact.
Themes: marine operations.