Investigation Report
Grounding and subsequent loss of commercial swim event support vessel Channel Queen
Grounding and subsequent loss of commercial swim event support vessel Channel Queen
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine Operations
- FatigueHuman factorsRegulation and legislationVessel flooding and founderingVessel grounding
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipment
- Competence and trainingEvacuation, escape and rescueFatigue managementRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of Channel Queen’s grounding on the Varvassi wreck during an Isle of Wight relay swim on 20 July 2023. It examines inadequate passage planning, ineffective navigation equipment use, the qualified skipper’s departure and divided attention at the helm. Recommendations address qualified crewing and chart-based passage planning; flooding led to beaching and abandonment.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
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: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Fatigue management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations.