Accident while lowering bow visor of ro-ro passenger ferry Fivla with loss of 1 life

Location: Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 16 July 2000

Accident Investigation Report: Fivla

Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:

fivla.pdf (166.47 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the death of an engineer on board Fivla in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland on 16 July 2000

Published 23 January 2015