Investigation Report
Grounding and sinking of large private motor yacht Isamar
Grounding and sinking of large private motor yacht Isamar
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Vessel flooding and founderingVessel grounding
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipmentPumps
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFlood containment and watertight integrity
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This simplified investigation examines Isamar’s grounding off Corsica and subsequent sinking. It identifies reliance on outdated electronic charts at an unsuitable scale and the absence of appropriate passage planning. Unclosed watertight openings and ineffective pumping accelerated flooding; passengers and crew abandoned the yacht without injury.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Vessel grounding.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations, vessel and mooring.