Accidental gybes by sailing yacht Roaring Meg of Cowes with 2 people injured

Location: 3.3 cables south-west of Hamble Point Buoy, near Southampton, England.

Accident Investigation Report: Roaring Meg

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

Roaring Meg.pdf (1,950.35 kb)

Annexes (2,912.95 kb)

Summary

Report on the Investigation of two serious injuries on board the IMX 38 yacht Roaring Meg of Cowes in Southampton Water, 3.3 cables south-west of Hamble Point Buoy on 20 May 2006

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2015