Investigation Report
Flooding and sinking of wooden potter Majestic
Flooding and sinking of wooden potter Majestic
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Structural and Asset Integrity
- DrowningStructural and asset integrityVessel flooding and foundering
- Fishing operations
- Personal protective equipmentPumpsValve
- Alarm managementCompetence and trainingEvacuation, escape and rescueFlood containment and watertight integrity
- Commercial fishing
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of Majestic’s flooding and sinking off Shetland on 21 January 2016. The precise ingress source remained unknown, but seawater-system failure was considered probable. Analysis examines unheard wheelhouse bilge alarms, unused pumping capacity, emergency drills and lifejacket use. Both crew abandoned into a liferaft and were rescued without injury.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Fishing operations.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: structural and asset integrity.