Investigation Report
Grounding of general cargo vessel Priscilla
Grounding of general cargo vessel Priscilla
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine Operations
- FatigueHuman factorsVessel grounding
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipment
- Alarm managementOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of Priscilla’s grounding on Pentland Skerries examines uncorrected track deviation, an unsafe alternative route, distracted watchkeeping and inadequate navigational warnings. It analyses passage planning, ECDIS settings, lookout arrangements and coastguard intervention, using AIS reconstruction and bridge simulation. Significant hull damage occurred, without pollution or injury; periodic sleep remained possible rather than established.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Vessel grounding.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations.