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Safety Bulletin 1/2019 published

Urgent bulletin on remaining in vehicle cabs while ferries are at sea, issued after a shift and toppling of freight vehicles during heavy weather.

From:
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Published
26 March 2019
Toppled vehicles on board European Causeway

The MAIB has today issued a safety bulletin after the shift and toppling of freight vehicles on board ro-ro passenger ferry European Causeway during heavy weather while on passage from Larne, Northern Ireland to Cairnryan, Scotland on 18 December 2018.

The bulletin, available via this link, contains details on the background of the incident, initial findings, safety lessons and recommendations.

A full report will be published when the investigation is complete.

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Published 26 March 2019