Investigation Report
Sinking of vivier creel boat Louisa with loss of 3 lives
Sinking of vivier creel boat Louisa with loss of 3 lives
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine Operations
- Cold stressDrowningFatigueLoss of vessel stabilityVessel flooding and foundering
- Fishing operations
- Gas cylinderHosePersonal protective equipmentProcess pipework and pipelinesPumps
- Alarm managementEvacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work proceduresPreventive maintenance
- Commercial fishing
- Marine watersVessel
Summary
Investigation of Louisa’s fatal foundering at anchor in Mingulay Bay examines probable hold flooding from a deck wash hose, disabled bilge warning and crew fatigue. Wreck examination and modelling accompany analysis of liferaft inflation failure, lifejacket performance, equipment servicing and delays in the distress-alert and rescue response.
Classifications: Cold stress; hypothermia.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
Classifications: Loss of vessel stability; capsize; vessel stability.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Fishing operations.
Classifications: Gas cylinder; compressed gas bottle; gas cylinders.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Commercial fishing.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Investigation into the sinking of a vivier creel boat, resulting in three fatalities.
Themes: marine operations.